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august

  1. New ones still coming

    New ones still coming

    Got rather excited this day, as a new species arrived to enjoy the offerings at our feeding station. An Immature European Greenfinch! I just wasn't expecting this, as they've been so rarely sighted in the area. But great to know that at least one pair has produced young somewhere locally
  2. A bit big for a small bill

    A bit big for a small bill

    The Great Tit now seems rather pleased with his suet treat and within a couple of seconds he was off to eat it in private!
  3. My Garden rarity

    My Garden rarity

    A bit of excitement in the middle of August, when a Magpie came to the garden. Unfortunately, he only sat at the top of the tree, behind the leaves and spent all his time preening. However, we can see enough to identify him. I just seem to get 1 or 2 visits a year, from the locally scarce species.
  4. All getting older??

    All getting older??

    Another maturing youngster... this Blue Tit seems to be losing his distinctive yellow feathers around the face. Another species which appeared to have had a good breeding season, as there were loads of youngsters, and they are still good numbers of Blue Tits at our two edge of town feeding stations
  5. How they do it

    How they do it

    This is for those who wonder why tits don't spend long at the feeders, and seem to know the exact moment that you're about to click the shutter timing it to the last nano second to fly off!! This Great Tit had, moments before, been on the peanut feeder. Grabbed one and flew up into a tree to...
  6. Maturing

    Maturing

    The young Great Spotted Woodpecker was a bit more independent now and finding his own way around the feeding station. BTW yesterday I was observing after filling the feeders and a female came to the nuts, later a male came, shortly after a third arrived and caused chaos with all three flying...
  7. Loads!

    Loads!

    The Robins appear to have had a great breeding year round there, for there were loads of youngsters of varying ages. Even just recently I saw at least 5 individual adults at the Mause feeders.
  8. A first for me

    A first for me

    I've never noticed this happening before but this would appear to be a young male Chaffinch just beginning to get his adult colouring, judging by the blue feathers on his neck.
  9. Oh no!

    Oh no!

    I've a load of young gulls in here and I "don't do" gulls!!! However, I think we have Herring Gulls and Great Black-back Gulls with a Eurasian Oystercatcher thrown in for good measure. Then there's one odd one. An adult with a fine yellow bill with no red spot and pink legs. Just can't pin that...
  10. Rising tide

    Rising tide

    We finally got to the end of the prom so looked around to see what birds were there. A large group of Eurasian Oystercatchers, bathing and dozing and just thinking about when it would be time to move I guess. A single Herring Gull with them.
  11. Road block

    Road block

    Then our progress was halted by a jay-walking young Herring Gull with rather ruffled feathers. No idea what had upset him!
  12. A big 'un

    A big 'un

    We then moved on to the coast, visiting Arbroath. As we drove along the front, there were a number of gulls loafing, walking or posturing on the wide grassy area beside the road. This is a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Well the storm is doing its damage... we had a powercut this afternoon. Came...
  13. Back to Ospreys

    Back to Ospreys

    Above the swans on the island, the Osprey returned to that treetop with partner still below, having appeared to have finished his meal. A very heavy crop, but I'm quite pleased with the result really. This was so lovely to see after the disappointment at Loch of the Lowes, when the female lost...
  14. Family outing

    Family outing

    There's an island not far from the hide which this Mute Swan family seemed to be heading for. Quite well grown cygnets too.
  15. Checking

    Checking

    Near the hide at Balgavies is a feeding station. A Coal Tit was checking out that it was safe to go in for a feed.
  16. Two in Silhouette

    Two in Silhouette

    A few days later we paid a long overdue visit to Balgavies nature reserve. Osprey breed there but, in August, this was at the very end of the breeding season. I was just taking a picture of one perched on the very top of that tree when it suddenly took flight. It wasn't until later I realised...
  17. For KC

    For KC

    Some of you will already be aware that our friend KC has had a stroke and is currently in a nursing home. Is is progressing well, I hear. She's been a member here for many years and is an excellent photographer too. I'm sure you will all want to wish her a good recovery. One of her favourite...
  18. Isn't it nice....

    Isn't it nice....

    .... when a Great Spotted Woodpecker gives you such a clear view of the nape so you can definitely ID it. So many of my pictures I end up searching through, blowing them up, getting the magnifying glass out, just to check whether I can see the teeniest weeniest bit of red!!! One of the pair...
  19. A woodie treat

    A woodie treat

    It's not often I get two Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the picture, I think the female is a bit of a bully and he disappears as soon as he thinks she's around. If he doesn't get the message straight off she's at him and there's a bit of a chase round the trees!! They were a bit more comfortable...
  20. My tree

    My tree

    I spotted this picture on a scroll through some images last night and it so reminded me of the Sycamore Gap Tree beside Hadrian's Wall, which was vandalised by being completely chopped down one night in September. Such a shame for this iconic place. The National Trust are trying to decide what...
  21. Newly independent

    Newly independent

    Up at the Mause feeders in the middle of August, I found this juvenile European Robin. Doesn't seem too far off from showing his more adult plumage, does he. What a cutie he is.
  22. A nice reminder..

    A nice reminder..

    On the fence behind the car, so rather difficult to get at, was a sweet wee juvenile Northern Wheatear, still with a bit of a fluffy look. I thought I'd post this as a rather nice reminder of warmer summer days, which seem to be so far behind us and such a long way off into the future! It's 10...
  23. First for a while

    First for a while

    We got to the lochan on my patch and I found a couple of Tufted Duck enjoying themselves. It's a long time since I'd seen them there. They first bred there on my patch back in 2006. But after a few years they just seemed to stop coming.
  24. Nice deodorant this one

    Nice deodorant this one

    Wandering the country roads above Blairgowrie, I wondered what the blob was on top of a dead tree. Turned out to be a Common Starling, a juvenile changing into his winter spots. Saturday Fun
  25. Balancing

    Balancing

    Off up to my Patch again. Didn't see much but had quite a bit sitting on wires as we approached. First was a Meadow Pipit, giving a rather nice pose. Sorry, I just completely forgot that yesterday was Saturday!
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