Participant Photos

Common Grackles--Photo by Jim Shows, Waxahachie, Texas
I have a lot of grackles that visit my bird bath daily and I have noticed that several of them steal dog food from the neighbors yard and bring it to my bird bath to wash and soften it so they can eat it.  I have to clean the bird bath out every day the water gets so soupie from so much dog food. I even saw one yesterday bring a green grasshopper and washed it before she ate it.  I have not noticed that the male doing this. I just wondered if that was un usual behavior for that bird. Click here to find out.

Nesting Mourning Doves--Photo by Colleen Burgess Crank
I love spring time and finding a nest in an unexpected place.  This was in my mother-in-law's plant container.  She was planning to plant some flowers in it, but those plans obviously have been placed on hold .

Photo by Miyoko Chu, Oakland, CA
Miyoko's son gets a close-up view of pigeons by participating in Project PigeonWatch .

Night Heron--Photo by Renee Stein
I saw this bird perched on a sign in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn, New York in one of their fish ponds on Saturday morning, April 17, 2004 at approximately 11 A.M. watching the goldfish swim by.  It caught one and swallowed it.  I have never seen one of these birds before and wanted to report it to you.

Nesting Rock Pigeon--Photo by Andrea Levy
This bird is nesting on my mother's balcony.  I think it is a rock pigeon, but am not totally sure.  Could you confirm this, or suggest what else it might be?