What's Black 'n White all o'er?
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
United States
June 15, 2019 12:24pm CST
Yup, those cute lil black'n white 'cats' (reality - skunks) 're usually what'd come to mind.
This morn whilst tryin' to visit folks here, I kept catchin' brief shots 'f color dartin' to'n fro'n my lil sanctuary. When the light hit such jest right, looked blue's a Blue Jay, but the size 'n speed 'twas all wrong.
So's, 38 pics later (dang, these lil birds're quick!), I share with ya a pic 'f a Black and White Warbler (one'd think they'd a fancier name?) . Yup, must be confused?? 's their normal habitat 'd be deciduous forests. Not out here'n the arid High Plains 'f New Mexico.
'tis also said ('ccordin' to The Cornell Lab 'f Ornithology) they nest'n the ground near the bases 'f trees. I'm thinkin' this'un must be lost durin' migration?? Coz with all those feral cats a successful breedin' ground this'd not be.
Here's more 'bout this lil cutie if'n ya've the desire to read'p'n 'em. I find this sight purty useful fer figurin' the feathered friends who come to visit.
One of the earliest-arriving migrant warblers, the Black-and-white Warbler’s thin, squeaky song is one of the first signs that spring birding has sprung. This crisply striped bundle of black and white feathers creeps along tree trunks and branches like a n
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
aint they though? 'bout the time i'd get 't focused, 'twas'n 'nother branch 'r 'ntire tree, lol. i'm hopin' to catch 't back here 'gain with fingers crossed fer a better top 'r e'en side view. we've the lil yellow'uns here (had?? aint seen 'em this year...danged cats...) 'n i finally, 'fter 10 yrs 'f tryin', got some decent pics 'f 'em last year 't the waterfall.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx Yes especially the smaller birds. It take s a lot of patience. Cats are their biggest predators for sure. The waterfall? That would be cool to have nearby.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
@CarolDM patience'n a steady hand. i've loads 'f the first, not so much'n the latter, lol. yes ma'am, the hubs herd 'f feral cats've not been kind to the birds here... though they'd be purty good 't gopher gettin'.
i've a pond'n my lil sanctuary with a waterfall. not a roarin' 'un, more 'kin to a babblin' brook. the birds favorite place to shower 'n wash their prey.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
yes ma'am :) 'twas a delight to see a new visitor.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
@NJChicaa no such critters 'round these parts. did get a flock 'f peach face parrots come one horrid winter. i 'rrived home from work that morn'n a blizzard'n found my apple tree nearly completely covered by such a beautiful site. they spent the day here (shelter, food 'n water) 'n then flew off sometime'n the night when the storm'd passed.
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@NJChicaa (115992)
• United States
15 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx The only bird I pay attention to is my parrot. 
And the osprey, sand pipers, sea gulls, and pelicans at the beach.
And the osprey, sand pipers, sea gulls, and pelicans at the beach.1 person likes this
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jun 19
Oh my gah this little fluffy guy is so cute! I checked the link - this is not a bird we get here . . . don't see birds with any white in their coloring in our neighborhood). Yah, ground nesting doesn't sound like a good idea with ground critters lurking about - they most certainly wouldn't thrive here.2 people like this
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx Yes, many of ours are in the black, brown, beige, gray families . . . some with mixed in reds, yellows, and greens at times. Any white would definitely stand out.
Strangers 'n town - yep! I feel like I've heard of too many species getting confused about migration this year . . . weather/climate changes? I may have mentioned those Painted Lady butterflies - I heard they normally would not come our way but they did.
I hope your little onesie finds others out there . . . 
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- yep! I feel like I've heard of too many species getting confused about migration this year . . . weather/climate changes? I may have mentioned those Painted Lady butterflies - I heard they normally would not come our way but they did.
I hope your little onesie finds others out there . . . !1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
@much2say i've been most dis'ppointed the bullock's orioles didn't return this spring. their bright yellow 'n shockin' black 'twas show stoppin'. i've very few hummers 't seems, too. i dunno if'n such'd be due to the weird weather all o'er, 'r the herd 'f cats...
i've fingers crossed the orioles'll brave both 'n return when the grapes're ready. e'en the lil red housefinches 'f stayed clear :(
dunno 'bout that sweet lil bird? could've a nest here 'n 'twas takin' said catch back to 'ts nest? one ne'er knows 's nature most oft finds a way.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
yes ma'am, quite the cutie! somethin' diff'rent here's well 's i've ne'er seen one?? most'f our natives birds 're shades 'f creams, blacks'n browns. 'lways catches my eye when there'd be 'strangers' 'n town, lol.
i'm hopin' this's one who'd jest gotten lost?? i've been keepin' one eye out fer others jest'n case.
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@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
16 Jun 19
That's cool! Not for the bird maybe, if it's lost, hopefully it'll find it's way back to where it's supposed to be.
Didn't find anything that black and white in my pictures, but I found a picture of a mallard colour variation. It's quite different from usual mallards, I first thought it was a hybrid of some sort but it its variation that I've seen several places in Europe.
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@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
16 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx I've seen them in Vienna and different places in Germany. I think I also saw a duckling with the colour variation once, but as usual, I can't find the picture. It's probably on one of the other external harddrives.
It should find a tree with really thin branches. Junipers should be good, at least the junipers we have here. But they're not trees as much as big bushes, so we might not have the same variety. Do you get juniper berries? The kind that takes years to get ripe?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 19
@Torunn i fear i've ne'er been outside 'f the u.s.a. 'xcept fer that trek 'cross canada (not pleasant'n those days 's the 'alcan hiway' 'twas mostly dirt 'n gravel). back'n the hills from which i hale, mallards 're quite common. they might've some here't our zoo?? dunno, i've not been'n years. the critters 'bodes 'r most depressin'. no 'ttempts to make 'em natural lookin' habitats.
yes ma'am, that'd be why i suspect such'd be hangin' out there. 'tis where the yellow'uns reside. i get berries 'n there'd be some birds who jest pass through who devour 'em jest'n a couple 'f days.
trees're not native to these parts, 'tis plains the bison used to roam back'n the day.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 19
thanks fer sharin' this! nope, i can say i've ne'er'n all my days seen a black'n white mallard. they've 'lways been most colorful. what a treat to see such :)
i've not seen the lil darlin' today, so dunno if'n that meant such moved'n 'r i've 'd the misfortune 'f jest not seein' 'ts where'bouts. lots 'f thick foliage out'n my lil sanctuary. pine, maples, eastern red cedars 'n then there'd be all those danged vines, lol. there'd be rows 'f junipers 'n cedars 'long the edge 'f the drive, could perhaps be there? a lil safer 's the cats've troubles 't seems climbin' those.
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
15 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx I agree, the small ones move way too fast. I guess because they are so small they have to move fast to survive.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
thanks! i wish i could'a captured't from the topside 's with the sunlight dapplin' through the trees, those black streaks looked a royal blue. jest 's stunnin' 's that'n a blue jay. these wee'uns 're quite the challenge to get focused'n 's they move faster'n i can blink, lol. yer words 're jest too kind ~ 
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 19
well, i didn't get a decent pic 'f 'ts lil head :( i keep searchin' fer the wee'un today with no luck.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 19
@just4him ya can barely see 'ts lil beak :) crappy pic, but seemed the best 'f the lot, lol.
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx Oh good. I thought it was just me not seeing his head.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Jun 19
What a pretty colored bird. I think I need to take out my camera and leave it on my dining room table so I can grab it when I see something interesting.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
17 Jun 19
aint 't jest cute? well, the parts ya can see anyhow, lol. i've pics 'f 't from the top 'n front but fear they're quite blurry... yes ma'am! i keep mine out'n still 't times aint quick 'nough.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
19 Jun 19
Now that I think about it... I don't think that I have seen a black and white bird around here. Lots of black ones, but not black and white. I will have to take my coffee out this afternoon and just watch to see if one decides to prove me wrong!!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
19 Jun 19
perhaps ya might see ya a black-billed magpie? not fer certain what all birds'd be'n yer area. this'un 'twas a surprise. wish i'd been able to get better pics'f the lil darlin' 'coz i aint see 't 'gain.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 19
this 'un was movin' faster'n i could focus, lol.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 19
thanks, lol. didn't see such if'n 't returned this eve to try fer better pics. will be'n the lookout 'n the morn.
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@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
15 Jun 19
I think I bookmarked that site on my phone. There are times I've wondered about a bird but one day I might want that more often.
Better to be visited by a bird than a skunk or was it kitten, lol.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jun 19
sure comes'n handy 'n quicker fer me'n the monster book i've got'n north american birds, lol.
i've a resident skunk 'n family currently residin' out'n my big ol' hay barn (that the hubs's filled with 'schtuff' - now stinky coz either the cats 'r the fox 've disturbed said family numerous times...). oh kittens...i saw this morn that one'd finally'd her kittens. nary a clue's to where nor how many more're gonna be added to the 'collection'.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
17 Jun 19
yes ma'am, they're purty lil. they say 4.3 -5.1" long from beak to tip 'f tail. yer's might be finches??
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx Could be finches, they are so small you can hardly see them . They stand on the tree and walk straight up the tree. I've never seen another bird do that.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx I'd never seen them before,but maybe since they are so tiny I'd looked over them.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
16 Jun 19
During the winter, I photographed several birds. I was quite surprised that I even got them to take photos, because they quickly flew. I like this picture
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 19
how fortunate! 't times i get pics 'f birds that don't reside here, jest passin' through 'n lookin' fer respite. some're really camera shy'n the slightest hint 'f movement 'r hearin' that shutter'n there gone 'fore ya can blink. i was plum tickled this'un mostly came out so's one could 't least say 't looks to be a bird, lol. thanks!
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