Very busy at the bird feeder today! (31 Viewers)

[KenM]

How about these Mike, circa 140 years old…and still looking fresh!
Be interesting to know how they did it? 😮👍

 

[MikeInPA]

How about these Mike, circa 140 years old…and still looking fresh!
Be interesting to know how they did it? 😮👍

Dunno, they didn’t have superglue back then. 👍

I’m always on the look out for nice moss or lichen covered branches for my setups.

 

[The Robin]

The feeders seems to have slowed down now the weather has finally changed. Ungrateful buggers.

 

[EK_Birds]

The feeders seems to have slowed down now the weather has finally changed. Ungrateful buggers.

Got a 20kg bag of sunflower hearts arriving tomorrow. Another sure sign the birds will vanish for a while !

 

[KenM]

Got a 20kg bag of sunflower hearts arriving tomorrow. Another sure sign the birds will vanish for a while !

Sod’s Law.😩
What we need is a cold snap ‘dahn Sauf’ that might stir the pot 🙏

 

[Julie50]

We’ve got one due at the end of the week!

 

[KenM]

We’ve got one due at the end of the week!

Some people ‘ave all the luck.😩

 

[KenM]

Stumbled to the bedroom window bleary eyed this am, saw this Redwing beneath me looking up, grabbed the camera hitting the shutter, but it wouldn’t focus.😩
What seemed like an eternity of shutter pressing producing nowt, it finally focused just before it flew off, amazed at the image considering it was through double glazing! 👍

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Put some nyger seed up in the week. Good to have a male Siskin on it yesterday. Pair of Nuthatch in the garden and a couple of Red Kites over a few days ago.

 

[KenM]

Put some nyger seed up in the week. Good to have a male Siskin on it yesterday. Pair of Nuthatch in the garden and a couple of Red Kites over a few days ago.

I’ve had just two brief visits from Siskin this Winter to the Niger😢 thank god for the Goldfinches!😊

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Working from home today and the garden was full of common birds. Nuthatch, 3 Jays, Dunnocks. Highlight was the first Greenfinch in the garden of the year (unfortunately very scarce here now) and the male Siskin back. Apologies for the junk photos but my camera was misted up from being kept in the car overnight.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Looked out the kitchen window this morning and chuffed to see the Greenfinch back. Then a bit of colour caught my eye. Male and female Bully also present. Hopefully the start to a good day’s birding. 🤞

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Female Siskin visiting this morning.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

And the male has just joined her 👍

 

[KenM]

Noticed an upturn in “action” yesterday, 15 Goldfinches around the feeders, normally 5,
my 8th Goldcrest for the year, a Blckp.pair + my 9th Red Kite over.
Three Sprawks displaying outback, followed by at least two “flybys” to include a female Sprawk being escorted off the premises by a Corvid…and the “rogue” Redwing is getting closer.😊

 

[PYRTLE]

Siskin have been visiting in the last few days, calling and singing when not on feeders. Up to 6 today and they brought along a friend.......only the 2nd ever in 23 years for the garden, a rather shy Lesser Redpoll but most welcome, albeit for just a few minutes. Brought a grin to a rather dull day.

 

[will562]

Busy in the garden today, lots of the usual suspects. A brief visit from a Brambling, and several Siskins today. Love the frenzy on the ground under one of the feeders too.


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Wood Pigeon showing off neck feathers in the sun.


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Owl in the woods right now 🦉
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[KenM]

Siskin have been visiting in the last few days, calling and singing when not on feeders. Up to 6 today and they brought along a friend.......only the 2nd ever in 23 years for the garden, a rather shy Lesser Redpoll but most welcome, albeit for just a few minutes. Brought a grin to a rather dull day.

Only had one flyover calling Redpoll, one flyover Waxwing, and just the two visits from Siskin this Winter, hoping there might be more from the latter, as they are normally far more frequent.🙏

 

[will562]

Siskin have been visiting in the last few days, calling and singing when not on feeders. Up to 6 today and they brought along a friend.......only the 2nd ever in 23 years for the garden, a rather shy Lesser Redpoll but most welcome, albeit for just a few minutes. Brought a grin to a rather dull day.

We had lots of Redpoll years ago in another house we lived in, hoping to get them here one day. I know if Siskins visit then there os a chance they will bring along some Redpolls one day 👍

 

[will562]

Noticed an upturn in “action” yesterday, 15 Goldfinches around the feeders, normally 5,
my 8th Goldcrest for the year, a Blckp.pair + my 9th Red Kite over.
Three Sprawks displaying outback, followed by at least two “flybys” to include a female Sprawk being escorted off the premises by a Corvid…and the “rogue” Redwing is getting closer.😊

Great pics 👍