What kind of bird?

[Moose7060]

As long as we are playing "What kind of Bird?".....

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My guess is curved bill thrasher but I'm no orinthologist.

 

[Daren Todd]

For some reason they LOVE the stucco on new house next door,even though there's 14 big trees on the lot....

My grandparents had one that would peck at their aluminum siding..... at daylight

Only during certain times of the year. I'm figuring it was being loud and obnoxious trying to attract a mate

 

[The Evil Twin]

Definitely appears to be an angry woodpecker. At my parents lake house, there was one who routinely tried to peck through a neighbors metal vent at around 5am every morning. It was as annoying as you can imagine...

I'd be out there with a .22lr at 04:45.

 

[DustyRusty]

As long as we are playing "What kind of Bird?".....

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Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

 

[GreensvilleJay]

everybody's hear about the bird........... ( now who sang that ?? )

 

[DustyRusty]

everybody's hear about the bird........... ( now who sang that ?? )

 

[WFM]

I've got alot of trees here the pilated woodpeckers have cut in half, then the rot or wind busts them off.
On the grill the pilated tastes alot like crow !!!
The bent bill bird I'd guess is the Liar bird known as the Pinocchio bird.

 

[Lil Foot]

My guess is curved bill thrasher but I'm no orinthologist.

We have a winner!

They have been nesting in a big cactus in our backyard for about 17 years, one or two broods a year.
The one pictured has an exceptionally long, exceptionally curved beak, most are half that in length & curvature.
Fish & game has no explanation for the exceptional beak, they have never seen one like it.
It is so exaggerated that he has too lay his head sideways to get seeds off the BBQ, (pictured) but it is great for getting seeds from cactus fruits and similar things.
These birds are way bigger than the Little Spiderhunter, 10"-12" long.

 

[Lil Foot]

I always remember Surfin' Bird from the movie Full Metal Jacket.
One of the scenes while that song was playing showed a Sikorsky H19 Chickasaw landing.
Years ago a Chickasaw was used to place a large AC unit on top of the machine shop building I worked in.
As it came in, it was blasting Surfin' Bird from loudspeakers.
Classic!

 

[Moose7060]

We have a winner!

They have been nesting in a big cactus in our backyard for about 17 years, one or two broods a year.
The one pictured has an exceptionally long, exceptionally curved beak, most are half that in length & curvature.
Fish & game has no explanation for the exceptional beak, they have never seen one like it.
It is so exaggerated that he has too lay his head sideways to get seeds off the BBQ, (pictured) but it is great for getting seeds from cactus fruits and similar things.
These birds are way bigger than the Little Spiderhunter, 10"-12" long.

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That is quite special having in your yard nesting for about 17 years! Enjoy them and thanks for sharing.

 

[bbxlr8]

For some reason they LOVE the stucco on new house next door,even though there's 14 big trees on the lot....

Put two holes in my hard coat stucco. Resisted the urge to grab the 22 so far.
They seem to have stopped in the last year and yes, it is usually @ 5AM

Edit - I actually leave up some standing dead just to give them something to go for...
Interesting one with the curved beak