Bird Watching a Relaxing Hobby
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therapy
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Well, despite it being the warmest day here for at least a couple of weeks, we also had some geese flying in a SW direction this morning. Not sure how far South they're headed or whether it's just to a large reservoir about 5 miles away. They were certainly making plenty of noise!
Nick
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Puffins and gannets, what’s not to love! Great shots Nick, especially the de rigour sand eel in the beak shot….loverly portrait of a fantastic bird.
Excellent Nick. You’ve got better weather than us, theyd need wellies and a raincoat round here
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....another fish nicked!
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That's a nice colourful garden visitor...
Nick
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Excellent shots !!
Just seen by my back door…a pair of Bullfinches…here’s the male
I‘m well chuffed, they aren’t that common.
I‘m well chuffed, they aren’t that common.
Normal turn out here this morning, 3 Black Birds, House Sparrows , Starlings ,and of course the local gang of Pigeons.
Most afternoons a Red Kite does the rounds of the gardens, some one futher down the road is feeding them as we often see it swop down .
When it's really cold we have Gold Finches on the feeder after the sunflower seeds .
Any one else do the RSPB garden birdwatch next weekend ?
Most afternoons a Red Kite does the rounds of the gardens, some one futher down the road is feeding them as we often see it swop down .
When it's really cold we have Gold Finches on the feeder after the sunflower seeds .
Any one else do the RSPB garden birdwatch next weekend ?
We do John. Today, apart from the bullfinches, today we’ve had the usual suspects….many sparrows, collered doves, wood pigeons, crows, rooks, jackdaws, chaffinches, gold finches, greater spotted woodpecker, great, blue, coal, mallow and long tailed tits, a pheasant, robin, and blackbird. Sometimes get a black cap as well. I think the chickens attract the other birds LOL.
Oddly enough, not many birds today just the odd jackdaws - although the squirrels are chasing each other up & down the trees - beginning of the mating season - the foxes have been screaming at night, this past week
Dave
Dave
Well it that time of year again around here I had the bird feeder filled for a couple months but the weather has been so warm here not much activity until the other day when it started getting cold caught this Redheaded Woodpecker now there starting to feed again 
Nice bird Lee. Ours are too far away to easily photograph…..and they have red butts…..
Looks like I left Wrens and Dunnocks off of the list…..very good day for birds today!
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The other day saw another pair of Turtle Doves leisurely walking the road in front of the house.
I also realised the ravens or crows make the same eerie noise in the morning like they do in Sydney.
Cheers,
Richard
I also realised the ravens or crows make the same eerie noise in the morning like they do in Sydney.
Cheers,
Richard
..........................and probably in England too!
Dave
Love turtle doves but they are very rare here now. I’ve not seen one for about three years 
They purr like cats, only much louder…..
They purr like cats, only much louder…..
Ring Necked Parakeets (which have already been mentioned). Two were near us between September and November last year. They seemed to like the neighbour's apples on their trees and then ventured to our shed feeder.
Anyone know if they will return or was it a stop-over, perhaps to feed on the apples? It was good to see them.
Anyone know if they will return or was it a stop-over, perhaps to feed on the apples? It was good to see them.