Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
Had a male GSW for the first times this year with a Nuthatch calling a few gardens away, both species scarce visitors to my garden.
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Very busy at the bird feeder today! (6 Viewers)
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2slo
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Serves you right you greedy Crows!
^ enjoying seeing the pics of this years juv's, keep them coming :t:
Good result! I hear them in friends gardens in urban areas but the reason I think we see them all the time here is the fact that we have woodland next door, a natural habitat for them. Our Nuthatches and GSWs have both produced this year. If time permits I'll be looking to photograph them soon.
I put food out for the birds this afternoon inc some poultry mixture which the Pheasants seem to enjoy. 3 female Pheasants came straight out from the bushes to start devouring it and were promptly seen off by a couple of common Crows. The Crows got a taste of their own medicine though when this usually timid bird landed between them and sent them packing!
^ enjoying seeing the pics of this years juv's, keep them coming :t:
Good result! I hear them in friends gardens in urban areas but the reason I think we see them all the time here is the fact that we have woodland next door, a natural habitat for them. Our Nuthatches and GSWs have both produced this year. If time permits I'll be looking to photograph them soon.
I put food out for the birds this afternoon inc some poultry mixture which the Pheasants seem to enjoy. 3 female Pheasants came straight out from the bushes to start devouring it and were promptly seen off by a couple of common Crows. The Crows got a taste of their own medicine though when this usually timid bird landed between them and sent them packing!
Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
The latest young 'un to turn up is a Red-bellied Woodpecker.
What a tongue!
Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com
What a tongue!
Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com
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2slo
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Good shot Dave. Good looking birds when seen close up. We get Coaltits in the garden but so far I haven't seen any young birds this year.
Same here, the juv's are feeding well so getting through more than usual
Well timed shot Jeff, good looking bird.
Spent a few minutes yesterday trying to get shots of the juv's. I didn't get much but interesting to see that three different species were at the same stage of development. In the case of the GSWs, Mum was trying hard to coax her two fledgelings down out of the trees and onto the feeders. They'd follow her from branch to branch but wouldn't come down to take food for themselves, waiting while she flew down to collect suet or nuts when they would squawk loudly until she returned to feed them (see 1st pic). I then saw very much the same behaviour from a nest full of Crows which have fledged at the top of one of my trees (2nd pic). Also the same from the Nuthatches which, although I didn't get a decent shot, have 3 in their brood and both parents were feeding them. Young GTs are more established, the juv's are feeding themselves now, although they still sit chirping and fluttering their wings in the hope an adult will take pity on them and bring an easy meal!
Foxy
Well-known member
It's been a funny year so far. The Goldfinches are now the most numerous and regular and there is at least one regular juvenile coming now, they are loving the sunflower hearts but the Greenfinch have all but disappeared for the last year, just the odd one where previously I'd have half a dozen at a time. Coal and Great Tits regular, Starlings only when I put suet cake out. Lasts a day!
But the best visitor recently has been an adult Tree Sparrow last week and earlier this week a juvenile
But the best visitor recently has been an adult Tree Sparrow last week and earlier this week a juvenile
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Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
Most of the Blackbirds and Starlings pitch right onto my hanging suet feeder but a few birds seems to prefer leaping up and grabbing a few beak fulls before fluttering down again. Too good an opportunity to miss with the Camera although it took a bit of setting up to catch it in the mid air pose.
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Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
This was with my new (but trusty) 400/5.6 Phil, I got it a couple of weeks ago and now I will decide between it and the 150-600.
BTW just heard that it has been made BBC nature wildlife photo of the day (BBC web site/twitter and Facebook) fame at last LOL.
DanC.Licks
AKA Daniel Bradley
Huey, Louie, and Sue
Things have been very busy around here for the last couple of weeks. The little ones have had their fill of worms and other squishy sources of protein, and have discovered a passion for sun flower seeds. Here three of our favorites, whom we have named Huey, Louie and Sue in order to keep track of them. Mama and Papa have also been regulars, Mama less so than Papa, who we see three or four times a day.
Huey
Louie
Sue
Mama
Papa
Things have been very busy around here for the last couple of weeks. The little ones have had their fill of worms and other squishy sources of protein, and have discovered a passion for sun flower seeds. Here three of our favorites, whom we have named Huey, Louie and Sue in order to keep track of them. Mama and Papa have also been regulars, Mama less so than Papa, who we see three or four times a day.
Huey
Louie
Sue
Mama
Papa
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Mary
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I've not seen photos of juveniles before, so thanks for sharing them here. :t:
Lovely birds.
DanC.Licks
AKA Daniel Bradley
Numbers 6 (Sixtus)
and 7 (Sepp).
I have been using closeups of the eye ring to make sure I am not seeing the same bird twice. So we now have 7 individuals! What a treat!!
and 7 (Sepp).
I have been using closeups of the eye ring to make sure I am not seeing the same bird twice. So we now have 7 individuals! What a treat!!
DanC.Licks
AKA Daniel Bradley
I am beginning to think that Huey and Louie are one and the same....
Cheshire Birder
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Loads of House Sparrows at my parents the last few days.
CB
CB
abandoned Blue tit nester?
This is my first time having a nester with a Blue Tit. She has laid several eggs and then disappeared. I don't know what to do next. She came back after almost 3 weeks, looked into the nester but did not go in. Then she left and has not returned. I have just left the nester alone, but am not sure if I should assume she has abandoned the nest. How long should I wait? Do I eventually have to clean out the eggs and the nest? Thank you for any advice and help.
This is my first time having a nester with a Blue Tit. She has laid several eggs and then disappeared. I don't know what to do next. She came back after almost 3 weeks, looked into the nester but did not go in. Then she left and has not returned. I have just left the nester alone, but am not sure if I should assume she has abandoned the nest. How long should I wait? Do I eventually have to clean out the eggs and the nest? Thank you for any advice and help.
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