If Garfield was a bird...

This Blackbird, aka Garfield showed up a couple of days ago. He's a loner, and moves very slow, must have eaten a couple of pounds of seed someplace before showing up here. Sometimes he just sits for 10 minutes and looks around. I can walk within just 5 feet of him and he doesn't mind. Another one came by later, and he was very slim and active. Garfield will just have to be taken in the car when it's time to go South...heh..heh.

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lol nice shot of this fat bird Steve.

Nice shot

He looks perturbed, but content Steve... great light on the feathers... I take it your monsoon is over? I checked the weather maps and I was wondering if you were near this week's tornado activity?
Hope you have a siege of warm, sunny weather at the canyon....

db

That's one plump bird. Nice catch, Steve.

He might be a member of the elderly black bird group.....great catch Steve.

You might have to FedEx him south Steve! Or maybe that flat rate shipping offered by the USPS. "If it fits, it ships."
Of course this boy may not fit.

Excellent shot!!

That's one fat bird! Great shot Steve.

Gaurav S. wrote in post #11063090
lol nice shot of this fat bird Steve.

akhan wrote in post #11063101
Nice shot

dbriz wrote in post #11063483
He looks perturbed, but content Steve... great light on the feathers... I take it your monsoon is over? I checked the weather maps and I was wondering if you were near this week's tornado activity?
Hope you have a siege of warm, sunny weather at the canyon....

db

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #11063942
That's one plump bird. Nice catch, Steve.

Shar824 wrote in post #11063996
He might be a member of the elderly black bird group.....great catch Steve.

Gator Stealth wrote in post #11064033
You might have to FedEx him south Steve! Or maybe that flat rate shipping offered by the USPS. "If it fits, it ships."
Of course this boy may not fit.

Excellent shot!!

txcanon wrote in post #11064750
That's one fat bird! Great shot Steve.

Thanks Gaurav, akhan, db, Levina, Sharon, Phil, and Brad. He was out there again this morning just sitting and eating and more sitting. A very mellow fat bird. db, the bad weather was about 60 miles south of here, and the sun is out again. Having beautiful fall weather now, very cool at night. Soon the oak leaves will be turning out at the waterhole. I will try to get out there next week.

Nice shot. Are there cats in your neighborhood? Wonder if he would be able to escape them.

At some point that has to become a disability considering hollow bones and all. Nice capture and great name for the bird Steve.

encphotogjoe wrote in post #11067849
Nice shot. Are there cats in your neighborhood? Wonder if he would be able to escape them.

Thanks, haven't seen any cats lately, the park service has put out traps and caught quite a few over the last year. Although hawks are passing through and I wonder if Garfield will make it!

Diamond Lil wrote in post #11067920
At some point that has to become a disability considering hollow bones and all. Nice capture and great name for the bird Steve.

Thanks Lil, he sure is a fat one. I've never seen one this plump before!

RPFL!! Somebody needs a diet!!!

very nice photo Steve .... nice work ....

jgrussell wrote in post #11069908
RPFL!! Somebody needs a diet!!!

It's not my fault Judy, this bird showed up looking like this. He's gone now, maybe started walking South. heh..heh.

dons wrote in post #11088654
=don's;11088654]very nice photo Steve .... nice work ....

Thanks don...couldn't resist taking a shot of the little porker.