How many birds can you recognise by sight?
@magicalmerlin (1623)
March 30, 2007 9:30am CST
Learning about birds is just something we did whilst growing up. I think children these days don't do this so much. I am in England and could recognise by sight all of these types of birds (and probably more that I just could not remember to list). Could you give a rough idea of your age so that we can see how that compares. Could you recognise all of these, more or fewer?
Sparrow, robin, blackbird, jay, crow, magpie, bluetit, starling, collared dove, wood pigeon, swan, duck, heron, seagull, bird of prey (but I am never sure which they are),chaffinch, they are so rare I think I have never seen a thrush, owl (but only at a show). I don't go bird spotting as such just whilse walking our dog or in our garden.
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@LordGregoroftheSith (667)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Probably about 5. lol. I am not a big bird person. I think they are gorgeous creatures, but I do not study them or anything of that sort.
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@meander (168)
• Canada
8 Apr 07
I have always thought a lot of people in England were birdwatchers and that it was a country pastime.I would not recognise a magpie or a bluetit nor a thrush. The others are native to North America and here in Canada. Chaffinch I have never heard of.Finches are rare here altho we have the 'Common Redpole'. It is written that we have 150 varieties of Thrushes. I don't think I have ever seen one.Owls are magnificent. In the center our our city is a great mountain in which a few owls live.We have the common pigeon,like you see almost worldwide in any city. Indeed,even on my back porch and if I would stop feeding them they might just go away.Spring is here now and outside my kitchen window swings a tubular bird feeder,now half full of tiny black seeds. The only birds which feed from it are tiny grayish black colored ones with vivid yellow markings on their wings. Alas, I don't know the name.
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@magicalmerlin (1623)
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8 Apr 07
It is great to have received replies from around the world. Thank you.
@magicalmerlin (1623)
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12 Apr 07
It was a very difficult choice as the responses were great. Thank you all very much. I have chosen meander as 'best response' to encourage her in MyLot.
@fieldhunter (11)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
I can recognize as much as 30+ species of birds by sight. Diff. species of doves, robins, ducks, egrets, bird of preys can be spotted anytime of day in my area. Some migratory birds such as snipes and teals can be seen during the migration period. BTW, I live in the philippines. :)
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@magicalmerlin (1623)
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10 Apr 07
Thank you for replying. You really are a great bird spotter. It is good to have received replies from around the world.
@R6S15R (2)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I recently had a family of Cardinals move in to a bush next door. Cardinals are in my top 5 well known birds. Down here in Florida I get to see many different types of birds all year round, especially Blue Jays as of late. I was in for a treat the other week as I saw my first floridian humming bird! Only other place I've seen a humming bird is on the island of Trinidad. Amazing how fast they can flap, ever seen a bird fly backwards? ;)
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@magicalmerlin (1623)
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31 Mar 07
It must be great to live in a place to just see a Humming Bird outside. I would love to see one someday. No, I have never seen a bird fly backwards.
