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14-05-2006, 08:24 AM
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Call me Miss Oblivious, but I've just seen my first baby bird of the year! I'm not counting ducklings and what have you, just garden birds. I was washing up and saw on the grass in front of the house, a baby blackbird being fed by Dad!
Any other sightings?
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14-05-2006, 12:35 PM
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Had a couple of young house sparrows and collered dove  |
14-05-2006, 03:18 PM
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That must be nice
The young blackbird was in our garden today, looking rather uncouth!
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14-05-2006, 06:10 PM
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Blackbird and Starling toddlers in our garden so far. |
15-05-2006, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark43 Blackbird and Starling toddlers in our garden so far. | Awww, I love that expression!
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15-05-2006, 08:51 AM
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I saw a baby heron in mid April pretty early but there it was! |
15-05-2006, 09:32 AM
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How lovely! My glimpses of herons are usually from afar, ordinarily from a train.
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15-05-2006, 12:17 PM
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i saw a juvenile robin at the week end
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15-05-2006, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton I saw a baby heron in mid April pretty early but there it was! | Herons usually start breeding early to mid-february, so it's actually pretty late!  |
15-05-2006, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Imaginos Herons usually start breeding early to mid-february, so it's actually pretty late! | Yeah just checked the date on my field notes and it was the 7th. I just remembered being a bit suprised after the survey and checking the breeding dates. I did some heronry watching for a couple of years in south wales and it still seemed early, allowing for 4 weeks inclubation and fledging after forty odd days it seemed pretty tight!!
S/he was still fluffy around the edges with quite a short beak quite stumpy looking all round bless it! |
15-05-2006, 03:50 PM
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Our school blue tits hatched over the weekend. Typical, happens when the camera is off!
Out of 13 eggs, 8 hatched. Parents are working their little wings off to feed them. It's great for the children to watch. I made a live mealworm feeding station today so that it gives them a bit more of a chance. Funny--the staff didn't want the mealworms kept in the fridge...wonder why?  |
15-05-2006, 04:43 PM
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I always look forward to seeing the baby moorhens - they're remarkably sweet!
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15-05-2006, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by May I always look forward to seeing the baby moorhens - they're remarkably sweet! | Baby coots are better |
15-05-2006, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark43 Baby coots are better | Oh, I've never seen a baby coot!
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15-05-2006, 05:27 PM
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Which do you think are the ugliest, pigeons? |
15-05-2006, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan Which do you think are the ugliest, pigeons? | Oh there are no ugly baby birds! Just messes of feathers waiting to become sleek!
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