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mause
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Nuts are old hat!
This Great Spotted Woodpecker seems to prefer having fatballs on his diet today!! I think they must be nesting a bit away from the feeding station, as I've not seen either of them for a couple of weeks now. Unless, of course, they're coming when I'm not there.- delia todd
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- 2024 april blairgowrie dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Maybe the last.....
..... picture of one for a bit. Don't think I've seen a Long-tailed Tit up at Mause since this one (did at the other feeders the other day). Actually thinking a bit harder, that's not quite true... had a fleeting glimpse of one, but before my hand had even reached the camera he was gone. But he...- delia todd
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- 2024 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie long-tailed tit march mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Shy
What a thrill it was to see a Yellowhammer after such a long time; think it was way back in May last year since one had visited the Mause feeders. Didn't give much of a view though, did he LOL Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 april blairgowrie emberiza citrinella mause perthshire saturday fun scotland yellowhammer
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Do you think he'll mind....
..... if I go and get some? At our Mause feeders, this cheeky Coal Tit, looked like he was sizing up the risk of being caught by the Chaffinch LOL. Saturday fun- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie chaffinch coal tit fringilla coelebs march mause nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire saturday fun scotland
- Comments: 7
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Gate Crasher
It was so pleasing to have Long-tailed Tits, visiting our new Mause feeders. However, this Blue Tit thinks "they're not going to stop me getting fed, however many of them there are!!" Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie blue tit cyanistes caeruleus january long-tailed tit mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
- Comments: 6
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Going up
One of the species that really gives me a thrill to see at our feeding station. The Eurasian Treecreeper is my favourite woodland bird. Here he is, having feasted on some peanut butter and is now making his way up to a fat log, which he also enjoys.- delia todd
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- 2019 blairgowrie certhia familiaris eurasian treecreeper february mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
- Comments: 10
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Some birds....
..... can be tricky to identify from the back, unless you get a handy head turn. Not so with Long-tailed Tits LOL, they can't be mistaken for anything else in our trees. In addition they usually arrive mob-handed. Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie february long-tailed tit mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Peanut lover
A handsome Great Tit filling his tummy on the peanuts at our Mause feeders. I think the tree in the background makes a rather nice colourful backdrop, Not sure which type of pine it is.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie great tit january mause nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Going Boss-eyed
A Great Spotted Woodpecker wondering what on earth is stuck on the end of her bill and how the heck to get rid of it! Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie dendrocopos major february great spotted woodpecker mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
- Comments: 11
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Athletic
Well what other title could I use with the World Athletics Championships coming from Glasgow LOL!!? We arrived at the feeders to find this Common Pheasant sitting on top of a gate post, perhaps it was warmer on his feet up there as the ground was rather frozen with snow on the ground.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie common pheasant january mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
- Comments: 11
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Pensive
Rather dull light on the afternoon of the last day of 2023. So this picture of our Robin was rather tricky.- delia todd
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- 2023 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie december eurasian robin european robin mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
- Comments: 9
- Category: Britain & Europe
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All the sixes!
I've shown you a good dose of Long-tailed Tits at the Craighall Feeders, but the only visit we'd had at Mause was back in the spring last year. It was therefore a wonderful surprise to see six of them call in at the end of January (and still visiting today as it happens). Gorgeous wee...- delia todd
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- 2024 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie january long-tailed tit mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
- Comments: 14
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Posing
We don't seem to travel too far at this time of year, so this is a Eurasian Blackbird spotted in a tree before coming down to feed. Checking out the opposition perhaps LOL- delia todd
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- 2024 birdwatching mode blairgowrie eurasian blackbird january mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland turdus merula
- Comments: 14
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Old Ivory bill
A very cold setting for this Common Pheasant, but I guess he's used to it LOL. Don't know why really, but I rather like this picture, taken at our Mause feeders.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie common pheasant january mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire phasianus colchicus scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Christmas present
Christmas eve found us back at the Mause feeders. Couldn't believe my eyes when this Eurasian Magpie called in for his dinner! It had been nearly a year since we'd caught sight of one there (back in February!). What a lovely Christmas present eh! They're still such a rarity here.- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie december eurasian magpie mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire pica pica scotland
- Comments: 11
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Is he back???
I showed you a Red Squirrel some months back, which was the last time we saw him in July. Then when we visited on the 24 November, there was one stuffing his face with peanuts. Oh how excited we were to see one back. Sadly we've not seen him since. So not a Saturday Fun one today. I thought...- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie mause nikon coolpix p900 november perthshire red squirrel sciurus vulgaris scotland
- Comments: 7
- Category: Wild Mammals
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Not so big, big boy
They really can look large at times can't they. Great Tit are reliable regulars at the feeding station up at Mause (and the other one too, lower down), unlike at home where they've always been very occasional, though becoming a little more regular now, though very far from daily.- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie great tit mause nikon coolpix p900 november parus major perthshire scotland
- Comments: 9
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Upside-down Living
Much to my delight a Eurasian Treecreeper has become a fairly regular visitor to the Mause feeders. For so many years I'd been unable to get even a half-decent picture of one. Now I seem to be doing a little better with this P900. They must have a strong grip to defy gravity in this way LOL...- delia todd
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- 2019 blairgowrie certhia familiaris eurasian treecreeper mause nikon coolpix p900 november perthshire saturday fun scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Chaffinch December 2023 A happy Chaffinch from my Mause feeders greets you this year. I hope you all enjoy the holiday.- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie christmas 2023 common chaffinch mause merry christmas november perthshire scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Isn't it nice....
.... when a Great Spotted Woodpecker gives you such a clear view of the nape so you can definitely ID it. So many of my pictures I end up searching through, blowing them up, getting the magnifying glass out, just to check whether I can see the teeniest weeniest bit of red!!! One of the pair...- delia todd
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- 2023 august blairgowrie dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker great spotted woodpecker male mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
- Comments: 9
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Sometimes it's just not fair
It was pouring with rain when we got to the Mause Feeders. There were some birds around stuffing their faces. We struggled on filling the feeders right to the top, getting wetter and wetter, thinking of hot coffee in the car. Eventually we were done. Sat in the car, window open, camera ready...- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie mause mause feeding station october perthshire scotland
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- Category: Landscapes
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Balance beam
This Common Pheasant seems to be getting quite brave now - I've not seen him on the top rail before, the lower one once, but he usually reaches up to it to grab any spilt seed. Really not sure how he manages to keep his balance up there LOL. Back home now, hopefully the end of hospital visits...- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie common pheasant mause october perthshire phasianus colchicus saturday fun scotland
- Comments: 11
- Category: Britain & Europe
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A woodie treat
It's not often I get two Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the picture, I think the female is a bit of a bully and he disappears as soon as he thinks she's around. If he doesn't get the message straight off she's at him and there's a bit of a chase round the trees!! They were a bit more comfortable...- delia todd
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- 2023 august blairgowrie dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
- Comments: 11
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Coalie
How strange.... I did a look back through my Gallery and I don't seem to have shown you a picture of a Coal Tit yet from the Mause Feeders. So not before time I give you this... how could I have over-looked them for so long - those feeders have now been up a year!!- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie coal tit mause nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland september
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Who's a pretty boy then?
These male Common Pheasant really are so attractive when seen in their proper habitat, aren't they. This is a regular visitor to the Mause feeders, having a great time picking up what has fallen either by our clumsy hands or the habits of the birds who constantly drop seeds LOL.- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie common pheasant mause nikon coolpix p900 october perthshire phasianus colchicus scotland
- Comments: 10
- Category: Britain & Europe