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10-07-2009, 09:49 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
I wish I had my camera ready all the time... today I was watching a Great Spotted Woodpecker on my peanuts when a Jay flew in. The two of them hung on the feeder until a carefully aimed peck from the Jay saw off the GSW. Then 2 juvenile Jays flew in and perched on the bench under the feeder, demanding to be fed.
By the time I had my camera ready this was all I could get...  |
10-07-2009, 10:15 PM
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I can't decide between the Kestrel that was hovering around me so low I could almost see his eyes or the bullfinch, the second time I've ever seen one. I saw both today on my walk but for one reason or another didn't get a decent pic of either  
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11-07-2009, 11:10 AM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
It may seem trivial but I finally saw a bird on our feeding station other than Starlings, Blackbirds, Pigeons or Doves. It was a young Bluetit too. We have Goldfinches living very close to our garden but they don't visit anymore due to our 3 cats. I designed a highrise bird station which sits in the middle of the garden about 7 feet high. They just don't seem interested even though we use a range of RSPB bird food. |
11-07-2009, 11:50 AM
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photo's of the Bluetit |
11-07-2009, 01:09 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alice Holt Forest, near Farnham
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Wonderful...I was standing musing on my verandah watching blackbirds busily going about their business, a great spotted woodpacker flying over, a juvenile robin, collared doves, a goldfinch..as scene full of birds.
Then all of a sudden a lovely whitethroat appeared on the fence, and I was just thinking "this is BotD"...
....then along came the pair of bullfinches that are resident herabouts and three fledged youngsters, being fed on thistle seed by Dad. Never seen that before...definitely it's the Bullfinch family for BotD!
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11-07-2009, 08:45 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
been briding at fairburn ings today.
mute swans, greylag geese, greenshanks, spotted woodpeckers,goldfinches, chaffinches, oyster catchers, but the winner a pair of
black swans with 2 young |
12-07-2009, 09:21 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alice Holt Forest, near Farnham
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Originally Posted by captaincarot  been briding at fairburn ings today.
mute swans, greylag geese, greenshanks, spotted woodpeckers,goldfinches, chaffinches, oyster catchers, but the winner a pair of
black swans with 2 young | "Briding"? is that an old term for going on the pull?  
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12-07-2009, 08:37 PM
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A pair of juvenile Goshawks around their nest site & Crossbills from the New Forest this evening. |
12-07-2009, 10:45 PM
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Green Woodpecker eating the ants on my front lawn! |
12-07-2009, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by blacknest "Briding"? is that an old term for going on the pull? | it took me 6 attempts to see what you were referring to.  |
13-07-2009, 01:22 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wiltshire
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
three beautifull Buzzards all sat fairly close together on fence posts, and a Kestrel sat more or less opposite on the other side of the road on my way to work at 0640 this morning beautiful sight all of them. |
13-07-2009, 05:04 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Saddleworth, West Yorkshire
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A single solitary House Sparrow on the feeders today, nothing amazing about that but it was notable as it's the first Sparrow to visit for a while.
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13-07-2009, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by James M A single solitary House Sparrow on the feeders today, nothing amazing about that but it was notable as it's the first Sparrow to visit for a while. | Poor things are a bit on the decline - even so it's always a joy to see even the everyday
This one today for me - it's certainly an 'only a Mother could love it' moment!! I love 'em!
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13-07-2009, 10:57 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
black swans and little ones they are a bit defensive lucky i was on a bridge out of the way  | | |
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