Friendliest bird species (1 Viewer)

[Birdingcraft]

What are your votes for the friendliest bird species?

By name, I suppose Kinabalu Friendly Warbler of Borneo has to be up there.
For the Americas, my vote is for the House Wren- aptly named, they love to hang around human habitations and will often enter houses. They also have a cheery, bubbly song.

 

[Natalie]

Around my house, undoubtedly the Chestnut-Backed Chickadees... They'll come and eat at their tube feeders even while I'm holding them (I learned that from some impatient birds who don't want to wait for me to hang the feeders back up after filling them). Their cheerful chick-a-dee calls and bouncing movement also make them seem very friendly.

The Pine Siskins are a pretty close second - they are almost as tame as the chickadees, but the fact that they are constantly screeching and squabbling with each other sort of detracts from their friendliness factor.

 

[Peewit]

I have to say IMHO Blackbirds are the friendliest in the UK.

They greet me in the morning by hopping around close to my kitchen window, making themselves known everywhere I go in the garden through verbal communication (low volume chinks)

I love them, and to make friends with one is lovely. I have more than once so I am convinced that they do like people being around to feed them (mainly)

The best friendship I had was when one Mr Blackbird I knew, would sit on my bedroom window sill to say good morning to me. So cute!!.

Kathy
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[IanC_UK]

Friendliest bird i have witnessed lately, is a Chaffinch, not normally renowned for being outgoing, but this is one of about 40 that enjoyed being handfed in Scotland recently

Mum and Dad have Ducks and Blackbirds that will actually come into their kitchen looking for their food if they havent been fed too lol

 

[christineredgate]

Blackbirds-yes.We have our own Charlie,who visits for his sultanas every day during the breeding season.Also Stonechats,esp the males.They love to perch atop the gorse bushes and wait for their photo to be taken.

 

[steveo]

Around here I would say red-breasted nuthatch. I don't know if they are friendly or that they are so hyperfocused on getting the next seed they will do anything. Example I can stand with my face 6-8 inches from the little nut and they seem unbothered while grabbing a seed. That is until a black bear assaulted my feeders and smashed the sh!t out of them. (It sucked but was cool at the same time).

 

[Hanno]

By name, I suppose Kinabalu Friendly Warbler of Borneo has to be up there.

Are you kidding? That was a real %#$%# to find

 

[Allen S. Moore]

When I was in Australia 2 years ago I thought that the Willie Wagtails were very friendly birds, feeding near to me, no bother!
Allen

 

[birdboybowley]

Are you kidding? That was a real %#$%# to find

I'll second that!!!

 

[mrmanning]

Around here, it has got to be Black Capped Chickadees and Red Breasted Nuthatches....both will feed right from your hand.

House Sparrows and rock doves too...you can walk right up to them in the city core and they barely move.

Also, down by the river, you can feed mallards, canada geese, and even the trumpeter swans will take bread from your hands.

 

[Chewbaxter]

I'd say that it's 'my' Robin that comes in the garden when called... as to wheter 'friendly' or just that he can tolerate human company though, but it's great to see a wild animal that isn't scared to be in your vicinity.

Also, I'd say the Mute Swans in this country as re: Mr Manning's comments above, these also take bread from one's hand - beautiful birds too.

:t:

Neil.

 

[bobthebirder]

Also, I'd say the Mute Swans in this country as re: Mr Manning's comments above, these also take bread from one's hand - beautiful birds too.

Friendly? You're kidding! Not so long ago I parked my car by a small lake to see what was around and before I'd even switched the engine off a herd of these things came bowling up and proceeded to pound the driver's window with their bills demanding food! It was downright intimidating.

Vagrant Nutcrackers have a reputation for being very friendly.

 

[Chewbaxter]

Friendly? You're kidding! Not so long ago I parked my car by a small lake to see what was around and before I'd even switched the engine off a herd of these things came bowling up and proceeded to pound the driver's window with their bills demanding food! It was downright intimidating.

Good grief!

Well, they're friendlier in Wigan I have to say!

AND... not one has ever tried to break my arm, as often reported in the 'old wives tales'!

Maybe Mallard are safer though... they have that 'demanding quack' but as far as I know are only verbally intimidating!

:t:

Neil.

 

[Nightranger]

I asume we are not talking about semi-domestic widlfowl in parks here.

I would have possibly said European robin up until a few weeks ago after the many times I have been visited by one in hides. However, a flock of long-tailed tits was pretty obliging recently and I got the birds even closer by 'pishing'. However, before I get too carried away with the character of long-tailed tits, I doubt they were being friendly so much as ignoring me through not constituting a danger.

 

[Fozzybear]

I've been 'investigated' by a long-tailed by the river recently. Was watching a flock flitting about the trees and as they started moving up-river one flew into the tree I stood under and moved down, stopping to look at me every so often, ending up hanging upside down on a small branch just out of arms reach and turning his/her head back and forth as it looked at me before flying off to join the others. Was pretty cool!

 

[JeffMoh]

In Houston, Texas

Our Carolina Chickadees are pretty friendly. However, our Northern Mockingbirds are much bolder and more demanding: for example, if we forget to put out peanut butter, one of the Mockingbirds will sit on the fence and remind us by screeching and flapping its wings.

Jeff

 

[Peewit]

Hi there

I have to admit I loved the Pied Wagtails I had in my garden area while living a remote farm in the hills in Stirling,Scotland. This one Pied Wagtail would run up towards my lounge window every morning, and jump up and down like he was on pogo stick in front of the window to get my attention (while I was watching TV).

He was a bit of a character, and he would do this every morning, and evening (sometimes) until I filled the bird feeders and fed him (his birdie treats)

On my way home from work he would met me as I walked up the farm track at night (while the light nights where here).

When he had a family of his own he sat his chicks directly in front of my lounge window, so I could see them and they where so sweet.
I saw them grow up and move on and it was one of the nicest gestures to have going in the bird world. This bird trusted me enough to have its chicks close to me and the house at the same time.

The bonus we had was that we had a pair of Grey Wagtails in the same vicinity and they also had chicks and the two set of Waggies lived in harmony. It was just fabulous to see this happening, better than TV any day. Watching the parents feeding their youngsters was a joy to see. The Wagtail chicks looked odd as they only had a little tail to move so it looked odd for a while until the full set of tail feathers came through.

I sometimes get the feeling that birds seen to know that you are alright, and would never harm them for any reason at all. The bond just seems to be there :-O

Kathy
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[Birdingcraft]

A lot of mountain birds are pretty friendly too (minus Kinabalu Friendly Warbler aparently). Here in Costa Rica Collared Redstarts are very friendly while Back-billed Nightingale Thrushes will forage right around your feet!

 

[Buddhist Vegan Birder]

Whether other people would include them or not, I don't know, but feral Pigeons always seem very approachable.

I feed seed to a group of them at my workplace car park. They seem to recognise me, whatever clothes I'm wearing, and actually fly and walk towards me when they see me (no-one else) walking across the car park, hoping that I have remembered their seed for the morning. And people say animals are dumb!

Lisa

 

[Motmot]

Here in Costa Rica Collared Redstarts are very friendly

They are locally named "Amigo de Hombre"