What kind of bird is this?
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We found a bird in my backyard that nobody has ever seen before. Can you help us figure it out?
+It’s pretty small (about 3-5 inches)
+Deep blue wings
+Bright red chest
+White body
+Cone shaped beak
We live in coastal New Jersey if that helps.
At first we thought it was a woodpecker because it lives in a tree (inside it not in the branches of it) but it is too small to be a woodpecker.
Sorry, we can’t take a picture. We can’t get close enough because they keep flying away.
Thanks!
- ~Lexi~
HELP asap real emergency?
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Okay, so I know this is supposed to be in the “pets” section, but nobody has answered my question:
I have some baby finches that were born today on my back porch. Their mom is there and everything, but I have two hunting dogs who have repeatedly killed baby birds who try and fly from their nests!
What can I do, and how long will it take for them to be able to fly?
yes, I know this is not fashion, but it’s important, and you get so many more answers and ideas here. again, thanks for all your answers! 
- Kate V
I found a bird, what kind is it?
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I found a baby bird in my backyard, and want to help raise it. It has little feathers, and its skin is very pale. It’s beak has a yellowish-greenish tint to it, and the feathers and eyelids are black. It has several long white hairs over its torso. Please help identify!!!!
- Culin
What is a big blue bird with no red on it that lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon?
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We have them in our backyard and are wondering what they are called. Oh, they also love sunflower seeds, if that helps.
It doesn’t have a pointy head thingy like a cardinal, though.
- Tenette
Hair Emergency! LOL. ?
by adminFiled under Bird Emergency
I Just Got Platinum Blonde Highlights Bleached Into My Hair The Other Day …
My Highlights Get Waaayyy Toooo Dry And Get Tangled Really Easy.
I Wash My Hair Twice A Day And Straighten It Too …
And Leave In Conditioners Turn My Hair Into A Birds Nest! =P
What Should I Do With My Hair … ? LoL
Thx =]
- Kal
EMERGENCY–Cornish hens?
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Got everything ready to cook and the oven has quit working. How else can I cook these birds. They have been in teriyaki marinade. Please help soon…….THANKS
- gypsy5
Jet Engines: The danger associated with Bird Strikes?
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Why dont the engine manufacturers [pratt and whitney; rolls royce; whomever else has the jet engine market share these days] just invent a screening that can be fitted over the compressor wheel? a second question, that might be a stupid question: do you think capt sully’s plane will ever be restored and re-flown? or is it headed for the scrap heap? a third question (not so stupid.) Air Traffic Control was told total engine failure. then they ask him if he can make to an airport in New Jersey? that was a waste of time even discussing it. how many people would have died if he attempted that? shouldnt ATC have known better than to ask that? 4th question: do you think the FAA should work with the Coast Guard to require all tug boat and ferry captains on the East River and the Hudson River in New York to be tuned into La Guardia and Kennedy ATC frequencies, in case they have to make an emergency clearance on the river?
jimmbo, come to my house and give me a list of topics you approve of, that I can second guess!!! excuse me for being interested in a topic enough to ask probing questions!!!!!!! I second guessed the ATC; call the FBI!!! call the Secret Service!! How dare I!!!!! Jimmbo is going to tell me what topics I can ask question on.
My apology to everybody else. I got annoyed with Jimmbo’s arrogant comment. Thanks to everybody else who answered.
- Marc S
Can a 6 year old cockatiel that hasn’t been around other tiels, adjust to life with other tiels?
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Is it possible she might bond with them and maybe even find a mate? She calls out to my backyard birds sometimes and seems interested in watching them.
- kaloka
Can you help me with any tips or corrections for my first college paper?
by adminFiled under How to Attract Birds to Your Yard
***we had to write a journal on a place of great importance to us. We had to paint a picture with our words. We had to use great details any tips you have or corrections i can use to make it better thank you**
(ps im 16 my first college paper!)
Behind a white, bricked house is an acre of land, my back yard. A clear field of ankle high grass covered with leaves fallen from the yard’s surrounding trees.
An old rusted down shack stuffed with odds and ends needing storage stands her. Its collapsed tin roof and slanted posture gives it the appearance of careless owner.
Next to the shack stands the only tee in the yard. Like a hero this tree stands tall and strong. With only three bald, thin branches the tree provides little shade. Marching, as if they were soldiers preparing for war, a trail of ants crawls up the thick bark of the tree. Under this tree I an sit for hours just the ants and I. We share this tree in harmony. Almost a half mile away from the house you almost feel non existent back her. This is a place of sanctuary for the ants and I.
Around the tree, beneath my bare feet, I can feel the dry and prickly texture of summer grass. Every step is a test of faith for your feet. The sharp jabs and stabs of pebbles, rocks, and old screws on your feet is a reason for tears. Still the way the warm grass hugs your toes is a feeling only it can give.
The mesquite smell of the bark of the tree reminds you of hot summer nights and long afternoon barbecues at the park.When you inhale you can almost taste the smoky flavor of the bark. It might be this that attracts so many birds. Looking up in the cloud less sky, many birds soar above you. Their songs of joy and mating are your music.
A place like this can almost seem quite tedious to a person of technology and machinery but to me it’s a place of great importance.
- TICKTICKBOOM!!
Why do people let their cats roam and gets angry if anyone does anything?
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We have 2 dogs and 2 potbellied pigs. Our yard is fenced in and we work hard to make sure our animals don’t bother no one else. We have bird feeders and houses everywhere because we love to see all the differant birds. But cats come over our fence and kill our baby birds. We have attracted them here and someone thinks their cat can just roam and kill what we have built as our sanctuary. I finally called the law and they said if any animal got into our yard that it was legal to shoot them. I tried telling our neighbors about this and they got angry. It’s alright that their cats kill our birds but we are not suppose to kill their cat? Doesn’t make much sense to me. Only seems fair. Their cat has no right in our yard when we have worked so hard to make sure our animals don’t get in theirs. Why do people think this is alright. I don’t hate carts, but I just don’t want them in my yard. Why don’t people with cats take on more responsibility for their pet? All people don’t want them!
One thing I do control my animals. They all have been trained. The pigs are cleaned up regularly and on their side of the fence there is no one that can live on that side but we do have a privacy fence there. But their yard is cleaned regularly. Our dogs our mainly inside and if not, they are in our yard. I do not see why people think I should put out money to control others peoples animals. We have our fence put up to control ours, and it mostly keeps other peoples animals out, except for cats out of control. And if I did have a cat it would be inside or on a leash because I will not let my animals bother anyone else. They are my babies. Because it is the only responsible thing to do. And when I said I talked to someone about this it was the sheriff. So I do believe he knows the law. Like I said I have nothing against cats and maybe one day I will have one. But I will be responsible with it considering my neighbors would proubly expect me to like I do the rest of them.
- Terri Thompson