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In the discussion thread: If you know anything about catbirds swooping down on people and dogs, please stop here [View all]

Response to Samantha (Reply #64)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 11:10 PM

TuxedoKat (2,509 posts)

66. Well

these drawings aren't that good. Just some pencil sketches I copied from other drawings in bird books. I would send you one in a PM if I could figure out how to do it, but I'm not very computer literate.

Blackbirds, huh? Well the most common ones I can think of are the Red-Winged Blackbird -- all black but with a red and yellow patch on its wings, best seen when it is inflight. Brewer's Blackbird -- all black but with a little yellow circle around its eyes, and Cowbirds, black but with a brown head. I think Cowbirds are blackbirds. They are about the same size.

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74 replies	Author	Time	Post
If you know anything about catbirds swooping down on people and dogs, please stop here [View all]	Samantha	May 2012	OP
Safety goggles and a healthy dose of ignore?	ret5hd	May 2012	#1
Didn't you see Hitchcock's The Birds?	ashling	Jun 2012	#58
FWIW, catbirds only stay in the nest for 10-11 days after hatching, so you might not have this	Arkansas Granny	May 2012	#2
Thank you so much for the information	Samantha	May 2012	#3
umbrella when you go out	irisblue	May 2012	#4
I have been carrying an umbrella, one of those pop up things, with my hand on the button	Samantha	May 2012	#6
sam, walk out under the umbrella. bird buzzes it, not your head	irisblue	May 2012	#9
The big thing about the hose is that I have to crawl into the bushes between the two nests	Samantha	May 2012	#12
Baseball Bat ... I'll bet it's just like hitting a curveball.	OneTenthofOnePercent	May 2012	#5
I thought about a baseball bat, but I am only 5'1" and don't have much of a good swing upwards	Samantha	May 2012	#7
The birds won't hurt you. They just want you to think they will.	The Velveteen Ocelot	May 2012	#8
Are you absolutely certain of this	Samantha	May 2012	#10
I know a number of bird watchers	The Velveteen Ocelot	May 2012	#11
Is a songbird the same as a catbird?	Samantha	May 2012	#13
A catbird is one of many types of songbirds,	The Velveteen Ocelot	May 2012	#14
Very interesting and good to know	Samantha	May 2012	#15
Look what I found! What do you think about this?	Samantha	May 2012	#18
If they move away their babies will die.	The Velveteen Ocelot	May 2012	#19
I don't want their babies to die	Samantha	May 2012	#21
TVO is right, Samantha.	sarge43	May 2012	#17
Well, that is a very interesting idea -- the mylar balloon	Samantha	May 2012	#20
I should think any place that sells party supplies n/t	sarge43	May 2012	#23
Agree with this	TuxedoKat	May 2012	#43
Mockingbirds do this too	TuxedoKat	May 2012	#16
I think my neighbor was wrong telling me these were catbirds; I think you are correct	Samantha	May 2012	#22
Well	TuxedoKat	May 2012	#41
I have always heard this and have been listening to their sound	Samantha	May 2012	#46
Hmmm...	TuxedoKat	May 2012	#49
I listened to the whole video	Samantha	May 2012	#50
Some thoughts/info	TuxedoKat	May 2012	#51
I just got home and checked my email to see if you had read my post	Samantha	May 2012	#52
When I got up this morning	TuxedoKat	Jun 2012	#53
Hey, we have been under a tornado watch/warning in the DC area so I am staying off my computer	Samantha	Jun 2012	#54
So when the heavy rains abated, I stood at my living room window looking out	Samantha	Jun 2012	#57
Hey	TuxedoKat	Jun 2012	#59
Hi TuxedoKat -- yesterday was a very interesting day	Samantha	Jun 2012	#61
Hello again	TuxedoKat	Jun 2012	#63
Are you too bashful about your drawings to scan one and send it to me?	Samantha	Jun 2012	#64
Well	TuxedoKat	Jun 2012	#66
I thought from a distance they look like blackbirds	Samantha	Jun 2012	#67
I think that	TuxedoKat	Jun 2012	#69
Hello again	TuxedoKat	Jun 2012	#65
man I can relate	Corgigal	May 2012	#24
That looks exactly like the ones hanging out around here	Samantha	May 2012	#25
Let me tell you how dangerous these birds are:	ret5hd	May 2012	#26
well thats good to know	Corgigal	May 2012	#27
That is a pretty scary story to me	Samantha	May 2012	#28
If mockingbirds were a danger to humans, they would be the ones with TVs and rmote controls...	ret5hd	May 2012	#29
Really good one, ret5hd	Samantha	May 2012	#31
Hold the babies hostage	Duer 157099	May 2012	#30
Wow, that would solve the problem, but I am not a brave soul like you	Samantha	May 2012	#32
Don't go upstairs.	rug	May 2012	#33
Believe me, I thought about this movie several times the last three days	Samantha	May 2012	#34
Can you go out the back door?	XemaSab	May 2012	#35
No, the back door is a side door that is contained within a separate apartment I rent out	Samantha	May 2012	#36
Super-Soaker (giant squirt gun)!	femmocrat	May 2012	#37
Well. I had a bird actually snatch a french fry from me as I was eating it.	alphafemale	May 2012	#38
I find that amazing	Samantha	May 2012	#39
Well it WAS funny.	alphafemale	Jun 2012	#72
You know what else is amazing	Samantha	Jun 2012	#74
A group of us were sitting at an outdoor patio restaurant - a guy had just gotten his T-bone steak -	haele	Jun 2012	#70
Wow, thank you for sharing this story	Samantha	Jun 2012	#71
For a time. In the early 70's a fellow named Richard Bach had people enthralled...	alphafemale	Jun 2012	#73
I used to play golf at this little municiple course near the Salinas airport.	bluesbassman	May 2012	#40
Thank you for your advice and story, bluebassman, but I am not trying to achieve a hole in one!	Samantha	May 2012	#45
I'm really glad that worked Samantha.	bluesbassman	May 2012	#47
Yes, I can see where this can be a problem:	MrScorpio	May 2012	#42
Thank you, MrScorpio	Samantha	May 2012	#44
Glad things are better	XemaSab	May 2012	#48
Wow, fascinating thread!	kimi	Jun 2012	#55
Well, this is a neat story	Samantha	Jun 2012	#56
i used to get divebombed by redwing blackbirds	Enrique	Jun 2012	#60
In my experience, I am just going to say	Samantha	Jun 2012	#62
The beautiful thing is that they are communicating	flamingdem	Jun 2012	#68

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