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Recent content by Parus major

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    Today at the feeder

    Thanks, Quercus! Good to know my eyes aren't likely playing tricks on me. If it indeed was a Dunnock on my balcony, that would be a first (that I witnessed). Peewit, that sounds lovely! I hope they stick around.
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    Today at the feeder

    I've had loads of Blue tits at the feeder this year, more so even than Great tits. Usually it's the other way around. I also think I saw a Dunnock under my balcony feeder yesterday, but am wondering if this is possible. It flitted off too quickly for me to get a positive ID, but I can't...
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    Today at the feeder

    Aww... thanks amasara. I'm glad you liked it here. Truth be told, much like the parakeets, I too am a transplant. Although I've lived here for much of my adult life, I grew up in the US. I actually went to college in your state. I'm not surprised you didn't notice them here in the '60s. When I...
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    Comment by 'Parus major' in media 'Whitetail Deer'

    What a beauty!!
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    Today at the feeder

    Originally from India, I believe, although they came here through the pet bird trade.There's various stories about how they escaped/were released, but no one knows for sure. They've been breeding and surviving the winters here since the '60s and there are quite established colonies in Amsterdam...
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    Buzzard found with gunshot wounds (BBC News)

    :-C Honestly. What possesses people?
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    Today at the feeder

    Thanks for the welcome, snowyowl! Yesterday I had a robin nibbling on my balcony suet ball. Not uncommon, but I rarely catch them there, so it was delightful to see him. Had a couple of Rose-ringed parakeets there today. I've got mixed feelings about them. They're beautiful birds and fun to...
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    Today at the feeder

    Ooh! I can tell I'm going to love this thread! :t: Those turkeys are amazing, amasara! Impressive birds. Sorry to hear about the dog v. goldfinch, though. Glad to hear the little chickadee seems to be doing ok, Scott. I hope he continues to get better. Something made off with my suet ball...
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    Comment by 'Parus major' in media 'little green beeeater'

    OMG, that bird is adorable! Lovely shot, obasanmi.
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    Comment by 'Parus major' in media 'Fleeing the Tide'

    Amazing shot!
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    Comment by 'Parus major' in media 'nuthatch'

    Beautiful!
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    I saw some birds today

    Nice thread. I love the idea of celebrating even modest sightings. Today in one sweep of the area I can see from my kitchen window: a pair of Wood pigeons, a Great tit, two Long-tailed tits, and a female chaffinch. Oh, and the ubiquitous blackbirds angling for worms in the schoolyard behind my...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    I'm almost embarrassed to say; my most recent life bird was a Coal tit, seen yesterday in a tree along the Reguliersgracht (a canal in the center of town) as I was walking to work. I'm sure I've seen them before without realizing it, but this was the first time I got a good enough look to say...
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    Greetings from Amsterdam

    Thank you for the warm welcomes, everyone! I think I will enjoy it here. Now I've just got to find may way around the place. It's massive!
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    Greetings from Amsterdam

    Hello from a US expat living, working, and studying in the Netherlands. Although I grew up in the States, I've lived here for about a third of my life now, and only started birding over here (probably about 5 years or so ago), so I'm much more familiar with European species than N. American...
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