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I can’t seem to find a website that either sells a bird house in the shape of an owl or will build one for me. I would like to paint it and give it to an "owl lover" as a gift. Does anyone know where I can find such an item? I don’t need a bird house for an owl, she doesn’t live in an area for owls, I want one in the shape of an owl.
It doesn’t not have to be a functional bird house, she will probably put it on a shelf but even if she hung it outside it doesn’t need to house birds, she just loves owls. I know most birds are afraid of owls, maybe she can put it in her garden or something.

Is it supposed to be a functional birdhouse? I don’t know if birds would nest in an owl or not.

If you’re an ebay afficionado, that might be a good place to look. Otherwise, this is the only one I found that really looks like it would work in a garden but it’s not a birdhouse.

Sometimes there is one male or one female symbol while other times there is a double male or double female symbol. What is the correct meaning both ways?

The double gender symbol is often used to denote breeding plumage.

Pandemic? Epidemic? Outbreak? I mean, really, there is not a single case in this country or anywhere else in North America. There are NO documented cases of it ever being transmitted human to human. Are we to just be scared of things that just could happen, that there is a possibility it could mutate? Well, the AIDS epidemic is real, and people are still contracting the disease and dying from it all over the world, but especially in countries that can least afford the devastation it is causing. Let’s stop the epidemic that is happening, now.

hi, if so it is a global hoax, I come from Norway, and we have not getting any signs of bird flu here, but just a bit over the border to Sweden there was 2 cases, but no humans involved. however, it is first if the virus mutates and begin to make people sick, so the virus is going from human to human then we might have a problem, the last big one was in 1968 i believe, but it may go both ways
as we are more aware today. but it could get ugly.
peace and love from Norway

There is a small baby robin that fell out of its nest and we dont know where the nest is so we want to know what to feed it. Something besides worms becuase we can not find any right now! THANKS!!

Take the bird to the nearest wildlife shelter. You won’t be able to feed it properly. Robins are carnivores. They do eat worms and regurgitate them, partially digested, for the chicks. Yum!

Hey there,
I’ve been researching Lady Gouldian Finches, but nowhere I look specifies if Lady Gouldian Finches can be good companion birds.

Are they more of a "trophy" bird, or can they also be a companion bird? Any websites or recommended reading is well appreciated.

–Phoenix

I guess it depends on what you mean by "companion."

If you mean, can you hold them and play with them as you could a cockatiel or other hookbill, the answer is no.
For the most part the are really not companion birds - mostly just beautiful things to look at.

I have hand raised 7, and because I didn’t hand raise them to keep them tame, they are just as frightened of me still as any of my others.
They are quite different from hookbills who will remain tame after hand feeding - once the finches are weaned, they are virtually done with you.
I know of a few breeders who hand raised a few for the purpose of them being tame - and it worked, but they had to put a lot of time and energy into holding and coddling the babies while hand feeding, and thereafter.
I didn’t do that with mine because I handfed them simply to keep them alive and for later use as breeders, not for handle-able pets.

And the other poster is correct - they can not be kept singly.
They need to be kept in at least a pair (even if it is same sex), because they are flock birds.
If you want a solitary bird, you can get a male canary.

I do not have a green thumb, but would like to have a lot of pepper bushes that area hardy. "What type of BIRD PEPPER is the hardiest and easiest to grow in Houston Texas"

I don’t know of any pepper that will be fully hardy in your area - as far as I know, none will tolerate any frost. Otherwise, any of them should flourish there. Check with your local cooperative extension agent - look in the phone book under Harris County.

A friend and I are aruging on whether the hooting outside is an owl or some other bird. I’m pretty sure owls are nocturnal but she insists that it is an owl. I hear this hooting all the time but i’ve never in my life seen an owl here.

Can someone please tell me what this hooting is?!

A bird that you are likely to hear in the daytime that some inexperienced birders identify by sound as being an owl, is actually a Mourning Dove, cooing. You can see it, read about it, and hear it here: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?source=&parkid=&searchText=&allSpecies=&shapeID=968&lshapeID=0&curAbbr=&lastView=default&lastGroup=1&lastRegion=&lastFilter=4&lastShapeName=&trackType=&curRegionID=&size=&habitat=&fruit=&color=&sortBy=family&curFamilyID=&regionSelect=All+regions&regionZIP=&curGroupID=1&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=12

Is that the bird you are hearing?

Other than wing types, neck, tail, tail shapes, and feet… what other structures of a birds’s anatomy could be studied for identification? =]

Color and size are the two characteristics on the top of the list. Special color markings are helpful for telling species apart.

I found an injured bird. Its an adult, i believe its a breed of gull or tern, not sure which. It eats fish, i figured that out today. I need to find out what kind of bird it is, so i can find out what kind of diet it needs to be on long term, what kind of habitat i need to build for it, and anything else. I have searched and searched and searched and found no gulls or terns that look like it exactly, but the beak and leg style is the same.
the beak is totally black as are the legs, the body is a brown. grey and so are the head and wings. The belly is white. i need to get in contact with some one who has a north american bird watchers guide book, or some one who knows about southern georgia/ northern florida native birds. any point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. thanks…
it only has one wing… the other one is totally gone…. and the closest "rescue center" i could find is 3 hours away…..and Im not "playing vet" I took it to my vet, and ….nm…..paprently no one wants to asnwer the questions I asked

You don’t need to identify the bird, you just need to get it to a wildlife rehabilitator. They are the only people in the US who are authorized to house, treat, and re-release native wild birds.

All native wild birds in the US are protected by state, federal and international wildlife and migratory bird laws. No one is allowed to have them in their possession unless they are a wildlife expert with a license and the permission of the federal government. You can only have this bird in your possession for the sole purpose of transporting it to a rehabber. If you keep the bird, and are caught, you face large fines and jail time.

Do not handle, or attempt to feed the bird. If injured it needs immediate medical treatment.

Please use this link to locate a rehabilitator or clinic in your area:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Assn:
http://www.fwra.org/

Wildlife Rescue Coalition of Northeast Florida:
http://www.wildlifecoalition.com/

Rehabbers can also be located by searching google for "wildlife rehabilitation" and your closest major city, or onlline through your state DNR, or DFG, or DFW.

Wildlife rehabilitation services are typically free to the public. You will not be charged.

I just need the phonetic translation of "Bird" or "Robin" for a fan fiction story I’m writing. Thanks!

Bird: Pakshi (पक्षी)