There are birds that live on the roof of the house and they hang out on the poles and wires often. They hang out and make noise early in the morning and in the afternoon.
There are like two types of birds that live on the roof. I'm not a bird expert, but these are common birds in the Philippines. They have nests on the roof since I can also hear some tiny birb chirps... often times I would even see tiny ded birbs on the balcony. :/ There was this one time a young bird also landed just outside the door and it seemed dizzy or on "sleep" mode then it recovered the next day.
Pretty sure this bird is looking at me while I'm taking pics of them despite me being maybe 20ft away. They are such scaredy cat type of birds. One small noise or motion and they fly away. :D
They were on high alert when I was taking pics of them lol. Like gurl I'm not interested in yo kids or home.
Aside from those tiny birbs, there are also these pigeons who come to the balcony every now and then for whatever reason.
These pigeons I would see them often on the pavement... doing some pigeon things. Dunno what they always peck but it seems like they always have something to pick from the ground lol. I would say these pigeons aren't that scaredy cats unlike those tiny birbs. You can get quite close to them and they still won't fly away. This one stayed for quite a long time, maybe curious what I was doing. :D
Another type that hangs out is this Asian Glossy Starling (I guess). They look very smart and intimidating... maybe because they are. I would hear some random sound like a cat or a baby crying or screaming from time to time and I have always wondered where tf that sound coming from since it sounds close. I researched what these birds are and apparently they like to mimic sounds. So it was them!!! Crazy lol.
These mfs bully my cats (and other cats nearby lol). They make this shriek that's very different from what I usually hear. It would happen sometimes and it was loud enough for me to investigate and that's when I caught them in action... They would "dive" to the ground really close to the cat to scare them away while making that sound. They would not touch the cats nor get too dangerously close to them but they do that like 5x. Whenever I would watch them do that, I would see my cat looking at me like "yeah, they're bullying me, can you believe this :<". My cat wouldn't try to jump to attack them tho, I guess she is quite scared lol.
I do think they're really smart though. Just the way they observe us when we're outside. Like playing with Ethan or something. They know the dog and I were not a threat so they leave us alone.
They have such red bright eyes that's almost scary to look at.
I've always wondered what the others were but apparently it's the same type of bird, just juveniles.
Look at this teenager showing her butt!
They are free to live nearby but the only annoying thing is that they drop a lot of seeds that clogs the drainage outside. Also those seeds also grow when dropped on the lawn which is also hard to maintain.. and they drop poop as well lol.
Hopefully they don't start mimicking our doorbell otherwise that would be soooo annoying haha!
Great shots. I love doing photography of birds. It is fun trying to follow them around while they fly.
I tried doing that but it was hard haha especially when you're already pretty zoomed in. I wish there were more variety of birds here, even at some parks I think I will see the same species.
What camera and lens are you using for birb stalkin? maka suya kaayo.
I used a 70-300mm Fuji lens. :D A lot of them are cropped to oblivion hahah and they still have good quality. :D
Wow, I also do the same thing with 50mm, do a crop photo but yours kay nindot jud kaayo mura gyud naka zoom lens for bird photograpy.
Nat Geo feels. hahaha
haha right, can't afford this lens pa oi.
They look so beautiful🥰🥰
These are some nice shots, where I live it is rare to see birds or at least I haven't realized it. The only thing I see are pigeons and they are not afraid at all 😄 What lens did you use for these photos?
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I also only realized they’re a lot when we moved here and just cos they live on the roof haha. In other places in the city I don’t notice them often but know that they are there. Pigeons are so cool especially when they’re on the ground on you just run towards them and they all fly together 😅 But disgusting poops haha. I used 70-300mm Fujinon lens and a lot of them are cropped.
The bird species, the way those wires wrap around each other, the distance between each cable, the tiling on the roof... I reckon I know your exact address! [My warning - and advert to check my post lol
That red eye bird though, would be nightmare material for me if I didn't love all birds equally
Yup haha I've actually always been really careful with locations unless they're not home. But whenever I post something from home I always check everything to make sure I don't give clues where we live. Not even showing what the neighbor's house look like. It's curating in Curie back then that made me really careful of what to post since a lot of times I'm able to see information (sometimes even exact locations) from things they've shared publicly. 😅
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We have an urban legend about Asian Glossy Starling. The bird will become very scary when it makes bad sounds and omens in the house it lands on. usually indicates a death in the house he was going to. Indeed, it has become a belief to this day. Maybe, this bird is rarely found here. Even though I often hear his voice near a temple in Bangkok city and it's not scary at all.
Damn really? Haha we might have them here too but I haven't heard any yet since it's mostly coming from old people.. Sometimes I think they judge us from above lol. And I kinda feel like they're watching the house over which is a good thing. They've never done anything destructive in the house tho thankfully (I think those marks in the plants weren't their doing) so I think they respect our space and I also don't touch them.
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Whoooooaaa those eyes are something else!!!