Beautiful birds, and there seems to be a fair few about this year so hopefully they are doing well. Nice pics by the way.
steve
steve
New guys on the patch...
We have seen Goldfinches in the local area, but have never had them on the garden.
So a bit of investigating as to why..wrong food
So a Finch feeder and some Nyger seed and hey presto, 2 days later we got visitors
So a bit of investigating as to why..wrong food
So a Finch feeder and some Nyger seed and hey presto, 2 days later we got visitors
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We also have some new feathered arrivals on our patch - 6 Muscovy ducklings
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wish we had room for some ducks...
the second of the 2 photos of the goldfinches is not to clear but they turned up with 3 youngsters..
the second of the 2 photos of the goldfinches is not to clear but they turned up with 3 youngsters..
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Nice photos StAubyns. Cheers for that
I have just got to try and get a herd of gold finches. A while ago I posted a pic of what I thought was an exotic rare bird only to be told it is a bull finch. How was I to know. It didn't look very much like a cow although its feathers were the right colour for one.
I don't thing I have even see one flying past so either way I am going to stick it up and see what happens.
At the moment I seem to be inundated with ring necked doves, starlings and blackbirds, robins and my highlights are - two types of wood pecker. One turns up weekly the other turns up once a year. And my newest and favourite is the squirrel bird. He sits under the bird thing and eats that which is dropped by the starlings who always are untidy diners.
Just go to find some Nyger seeds. Brill pics.
New subject. Did the ducks just simply arrive or did you put them there. :?
How was I to know. It didn't look very much like a cow although its feathers were the right colour for one.I don't thing I have even see one flying past so either way I am going to stick it up and see what happens.
At the moment I seem to be inundated with ring necked doves, starlings and blackbirds, robins and my highlights are - two types of wood pecker. One turns up weekly the other turns up once a year. And my newest and favourite is the squirrel bird. He sits under the bird thing and eats that which is dropped by the starlings who always are untidy diners.
Just go to find some Nyger seeds. Brill pics.
New subject. Did the ducks just simply arrive or did you put them there. :?
just one more..
and they really are beautiful birds
apart from these its ring doves, massive pigeons, blackbirds who get cheekier every day. On Sunday the male bought a chick into the conservatory whilst I was in there 8O a pair of wrens, sparrows, starlings and dunnocks.
But no blue tits
and they really are beautiful birds
apart from these its ring doves, massive pigeons, blackbirds who get cheekier every day. On Sunday the male bought a chick into the conservatory whilst I was in there 8O a pair of wrens, sparrows, starlings and dunnocks.
But no blue tits
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Lovely pics, St Aubyns.
This years' visitors are mainly Starlings and Magpies. There's a few Blue Tits, Great Tits, and the odd Robin and Dunnock. I saw one lonely Goldfinch.
The unexpected new regular visitors on the feeder are a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers. I even saw the female chase away a Magpie who must have been four times her size. Feisty little bird!
SD
[PS hope the pic uploads - haven't tried this before.]
This years' visitors are mainly Starlings and Magpies. There's a few Blue Tits, Great Tits, and the odd Robin and Dunnock. I saw one lonely Goldfinch.
The unexpected new regular visitors on the feeder are a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers. I even saw the female chase away a Magpie who must have been four times her size. Feisty little bird!
SD
[PS hope the pic uploads - haven't tried this before.]
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I have tits but they can only be seen peering through a tiny hole in next doors fence. I think I have blue tits but although they definately are tits I am not a 100% sure which tit is what.
I do have a small book of birds all paintings rather than pictures and I have yet to see on bird that resembles anything like I have in my book.
That is why I am bereft of knowlege and can only really positively identify a ****ehawk having seen enough of them. 8)
I think I have blue tits but although they definately are tits I am not a 100% sure which tit is what.I do have a small book of birds all paintings rather than pictures and I have yet to see on bird that resembles anything like I have in my book.
That is why I am bereft of knowlege and can only really positively identify a ****ehawk having seen enough of them. 8)
it is spooky
are you set up for them?
http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/p/BirdFeeders/M-NYJERFEEDER.htm
speedydux
can you tell me how to get woodpeckers? love to be able to photograph them as you can
I have heard but never seen one
are you set up for them?
http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/p/BirdFeeders/M-NYJERFEEDER.htm
speedydux
can you tell me how to get woodpeckers? love to be able to photograph them as you can
I have heard but never seen one
Thank you for the useful link for bird seed. My woodpeckers just come for no reason. They never eat the bird food only get daddy long leg things out the lawn - I think.StAubyns said:it is spooky
are you set up for them?
http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/p/BirdFeeders/M-NYJERFEEDER.htm
speedydux
can you tell me how to get woodpeckers? love to be able to photograph them as you can
I have heard but never seen one
Only one type I believe makes the traditional woodpecker sound and it is not sending morse or skyping to other members of the family but digging out grubs from tree bark. (Or it was the other way round.
)I am just muting getting a pukka camera with a decent lens so I can start getting proper pix of these magnificiant creatures and it may be also useful for the beaches of St. Tropez too just in case I wish to take a picture of a seagull. :roll:
There are lots of 'seagulls' on Pampelonne beach
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