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2022
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Table manners
At our new feeders I spotted a Great Tit on a branch eating a seed. This is the the tit species favourite method of eating. Get a seed and fly to a branch, holding it between his toes to peck at it. Thanks to Ann (Doc Duck) for pointing this out to me many years ago.- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie december great tit mause nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire scotland
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The fierce look
A Nuthatch giving his best "go away" look LOL. It's still such a treat for me to see these guys at the feeding station just about every time we go there.- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall eurasian nuthatch nikon coolpix p900 november perthshire scotland sitta europaea
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Is it going to rain?
A day rather like this one here. Heavily overcast! Seems this Great Spotted Woodpecker isn't too sure of the weather. Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall december dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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The first
I don't remember if I told you before, but my birdwatching friend suggested we start a new feeder station a mile or so away from where the Craighall one is sited; it's on the same road but much higher up with farmland all around. We started it on the 7 November and wondered how long it would...- delia todd
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- 2022 6 december blairgowrie blue tit cyanistes caeruleus mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Fattening up
This Great Spotted Woodpecker took a wee breather before going at the fat balls again. It was almost as if he thought he'd never see them again. I had to take my chance of getting a picture at that point LOL Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall december dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Blooming divas
I was so nicely focused on the Jackdaw when who should appear but a Starling, very nearly blocking everything else out of the shot!! Although Jackdaws are around quite a lot, they don't usually visit the feeders, so I was a bit miffed LOL Saturday Fun, TTTW- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie corvus monedula eurasian jackdaw july nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland tttw
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Dropped it!
Dunnock's are regular at the edge of town feeding site we discovered a couple of years ago, but not always in a photographable position. Even this one was taken through the car windscreen. Saturday fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall dunnock nikon coolpix p900 perthshire prunella modularis saturday fun scotland september
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Counting practise
The only species that come to the feeders in flocks is Long-tailed Tit. Between us we try to count how many there are. This feeder has, I think, 8 and I think that was the most I saw at one time on it. But there was so much coming and going and some sitting near the feeder waiting for a space...- delia todd
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- 2022 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie craighall december long-tailed tit nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Happy Christmas everyone
I hope you're enjoying the day. After not having seen one before the image I showed you last Hogmanay the Eurasian Nuthatch has become a pretty regular visitor, though hardly saw them during the breeding season. Here he was back again in September.- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall eurasian nuthatch nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september sitta europaea
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Swing time
There seemed to be a bit of "push, pull" going on with this feeder, as it was swinging around a bit. Not sure if the House Sparrow knew the Greenfinch was on the other side LOL Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie chloris chloris european greenfinch house sparrow may passer domesticus perthshire saturday fun scotland
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A record shot that's....
.... only suitable for Saturday Fun. I hardly ever get the chance to photograph Treecreepers and I do find them tricky at the best of times. However, my friend had seen one at the feeding station we go to so I was on high alert to see if he'd return... which he did this day. He showed well and...- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie certhia familiaris craighall eurasian treecreeper november perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Escaped
Back in August, a cousin and her husband visited Scotland and we arranged to meet up at Loch Leven RSPB reserve, as it was about half-way between us. It was good to catch up with them after many years. This reserve used to be called Vane Farm. We had lunch there then a wander round the reserve...- delia todd
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- 2022 august eurasian magpie kinross loch leven rspb nikon coolpix p900 pica pica saturday fun scotland vane farm
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Stand off
It looks like these two big gulls were preparing for battle!!! I don't often get both Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls arriving together. Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie herring gull june larus argentatus larus fuscus lesser black-backed gull nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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At last
I've rather neglected my local pictures of late, sorry. Back at the end of April, I saw the first Hedgehog in the garden for years, here he is foraging on the steep bank at the back of my flat where the bird feeder is. I started putting food out for him but haven't seen him again; the food was...- delia todd
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- 2022 april blairgowrie erinaceus europaeus european hedgehog nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Middle Spotted Woodpecker
I first saw it being driven away by the larger Eurasian Green Woodpecker. The bird was pretty cooperative and perched still, so I took twenty-odd closeups only to discover that somehow I could tell the woodpecker from the tree on just two of those. This is the sharper one. My first for this patch.- 01101001
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- 2022 dendrocoptes medius middle spotted woodpecker october panasonic dmc-fz50 poland warsaw
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Stealth Attack
Very occasionally I get a visit from a Sparrowhawk. This one landed on the clematis and honeysuckle covered fence which I can see from my 'other' window (not the feeder one). He crept along it before suddenly taking flight and was off!! TTTW SF- delia todd
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- 2022 accipiter nisus august blairgowrie eurasian sparrowhawk nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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How do I get one out?
He seems to be doing his best to extract a peanut from the feeder. Guess it's defeated him LOL A Great Tit visiting the feeders at the Craighall feeding station. Saturday fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall great tit march nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Shall we say Grace?
Looks like this cute Red Squirrel is about to thank the Lord for his lunch. Gorgeous creatures. Saturday fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall march nikon coolpix p900 perthshire red squirrel saturday fun sciurus vulgaris scotland
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Heading the ball
Thought that title rather topical, so I'm making this Robin into a female LOL. A spring picture from a visit to the feeding station at Craighall. Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall erithacus rubecula european robin march nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Working towards the next generation
I managed to get to Kinnordy at last and got into the hide. The last time I attempted this the car park was full of construction vehicles as they're 'improving' the path to Kirriemuir. Seems they have now moved on to the second phase, further along. Anyway.... I got into the Gullery hide to see...- delia todd
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- 2022 angus chroicocephalus ridibundus kinnordy kirriemuir may nikon coolpix p900 saturday fun scotland
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Mystery solved
I didn't have a suitable Saturday Fun image until I woke up this morning and spotted this Rook feeding on the coconut fat! For days I'd discovered the coconut shells were on the ground and couldn't understand how it was happening. Now I can see, so will have to make sure that top feeder tray...- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie corvus frugilegus june nikon coolpix p900 perthshire rook saturday fun scotland
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Who has the upper hand here?
My feeling is the Collared Dove who seems to be guarding the feeding point LOL SF- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie common starling eurasian collared dove garden january nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland sturnus vulgaris
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I need a brolly
The look on this Wood Pigeon's face says it all, doesn't it? No fun sitting in the pouring rain!! TTTW Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie columba palumbas common wood pigeon february nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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The big one in the scrub
A late February visit to Craighall and the feeders were busy. This Great Tit was waiting for a chance to get in to one of them.- delia todd
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- 2022 blairgowrie craighall february great tit nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire scotland
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Out numbered!
January at the Craighall feeders, my first visit there this year produced a large flock of Long-tailed Tits. However this Blue Tit was quite determined he was going to fill himself at the feeder, despite being heavily outnumbered. They're quite feisty, so I guess the Long-tailed weren't going...- delia todd
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- 2022 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie blue tit craighall cyanistes caeruleus january long-tailed tit nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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