Some garden visitors

[mark1000]

Hi everyone, after reading how you guys attract the birds into the garden i set up some new feeders and have had some success.

I have a pair of Collared doves, here is one of them, don't know how to tell the different sex though.



Some Blue tits.




And a fat Wood pigeon who eats all the food, don't mind though.




I hope to get some pics of the Great tits later and some more of the Robins too.

Thanks for having a look,

Mark.

[Pippa]

Hi Mark ,pleased you are getting the birds in.

The first pic of the C.Dove doesn't look too healthy but probably me and it's just fluffed up because of the cold weather.


Anyway,you sound so happy and doing good.Well done you.

[ron1863]

Nice shots Mark, good to see the feeders being succesful.
I have the same problem with the Wood Pigeons, they will eat anything and everything.

[Ruth Daniel]

Glad you're getting some birds now Mark......nice shots too!
I don't think you can tell the sexes of Woodies and Collareds by looking at them........they know tho!

[mark1000]

Originally Posted by Pippa

Hi Mark ,pleased you are getting the birds in.

The first pic of the C.Dove doesn't look too healthy but probably me and it's just fluffed up because of the cold weather.


Anyway,you sound so happy and doing good.Well done you.

Thanks Pippa, that dove was looking quite well while eating and having a drink, it then sat on the post and fluffed up just for a minute or two while waiting for its mate to Finnish, it was bitterly cold though.

Mark.

[Pippa]

Originally Posted by mark1000

Thanks Pippa, that dove was looking quite well while eating and having a drink, it then sat on the post and fluffed up just for a minute or two while waiting for its mate to Finnish, it was bitterly cold though.

Mark.

That is great to hear Mark.

[mark1000]

Originally Posted by ron1863

Nice shots Mark, good to see the feeders being succesful.
I have the same problem with the Wood Pigeons, they will eat anything and everything.

Thank you Ron, i don't mind the greedy woody if i'm honest, they all need the food in this weather, but if they start to take advantage to the exclusion of the other birds then i'll shoo them away after they have had some food.

mark.

[mark1000]

Originally Posted by Ruth Daniel

Glad you're getting some birds now Mark......nice shots too!
I don't think you can tell the sexes of Woodies and Collareds by looking at them........they know tho!

Thanks for taking a look Ruth, that post the dove is on is where they usually mate in years gone, but i still cant tell the difference once they have done the deed.


Mark.

[Pippa]

I don't mind Woodies either and i think they are beautiful too.Talking of them, i am sitting watching a pair, right now.

[mark1000]

Thats a busy feeding station and right by the road too, gives me great hope for my feeders now.

Mark.