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<blockquote data-quote="Jos Stratford" data-source="post: 1973110" data-attributes="member: 12449"><p><strong>Day at the Feeders.</strong></p><p></p><p>A male <strong>Hen Harrier</strong> quartering the meadows on route, an ever-increasing number of <strong>Marsh and Willow Tits</strong> on arrival. Had pondered not taking my camera today, more the fool I would have been ...a special guest was to rudely gate-crash my feeding station today!</p><p></p><p>All started well, under a weak autumnal sunshine, I was sitting outside with <strong>Willow Tits</strong> almost so tame I could brush them off the feeders, then in came my first woodpecker of the day - a <strong>Middle Spotted Woodpecker</strong>. Down the trunk she shallied, hopped onto the feeder, started feeding most content. Off yonder, the swamplands echoed, yodelling <strong>Black Woodpeckers </strong>calling to each other, edging up a decaying tree. Off they flew. Over to the right, much consternation amongst the neighbourhood <strong>Nuthatches,</strong> I could only suppose the week before's<strong> Sparrowhawk </strong>still lurked nearby. And then arrived <strong>White-backed Woodpeckers</strong>, two at the feeders, the first time two together this winter.</p><p></p><p>An hour passed, <strong>Jays</strong> in and out, occasional woodpecker, then an almighty racket - one large <strong>Goshawk</strong>, an immature, hurtling through the tops of forest, two <strong>Ravens</strong> in hot persuit. Nice, not so frequently I see them on my land. A while more passed, all strangely quiet - one or two <strong>Great Tits </strong>at the feeders, a few birds alarming some way off. After a while, I decided to have a look at the latest Beaver damage, saplings downed just behind my cabin. Busy cursing them when I happened to glance up - <strong>Nuthatches</strong> and <strong>Great Tits</strong> now very intense in their desire to see something off. And then I saw it, a right little corker, one<strong> Pygmy Owl</strong> perched atop a stump glaring down at my feeders. Peered to the left, then right, then swooped a few trees further, landing right by the path. Along I went, stunning views the reward, the <strong>Pygmy Owl</strong> totally unconcerned by an observer alongside.</p><p></p><p>Most splendid, the fourth ever at my feeding station - the previous birds all appearing in February or March around the feeders. No reason this bird should not hang around all winter, hopefully more sightings to follow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jos Stratford, post: 1973110, member: 12449"] [b]Day at the Feeders.[/b] A male [B]Hen Harrier[/B] quartering the meadows on route, an ever-increasing number of [B]Marsh and Willow Tits[/B] on arrival. Had pondered not taking my camera today, more the fool I would have been ...a special guest was to rudely gate-crash my feeding station today! All started well, under a weak autumnal sunshine, I was sitting outside with [B]Willow Tits[/B] almost so tame I could brush them off the feeders, then in came my first woodpecker of the day - a [B]Middle Spotted Woodpecker[/B]. Down the trunk she shallied, hopped onto the feeder, started feeding most content. Off yonder, the swamplands echoed, yodelling [B]Black Woodpeckers [/B]calling to each other, edging up a decaying tree. Off they flew. Over to the right, much consternation amongst the neighbourhood [B]Nuthatches,[/B] I could only suppose the week before's[B] Sparrowhawk [/B]still lurked nearby. And then arrived [B]White-backed Woodpeckers[/B], two at the feeders, the first time two together this winter. An hour passed, [B]Jays[/B] in and out, occasional woodpecker, then an almighty racket - one large [B]Goshawk[/B], an immature, hurtling through the tops of forest, two [B]Ravens[/B] in hot persuit. Nice, not so frequently I see them on my land. A while more passed, all strangely quiet - one or two [B]Great Tits [/B]at the feeders, a few birds alarming some way off. After a while, I decided to have a look at the latest Beaver damage, saplings downed just behind my cabin. Busy cursing them when I happened to glance up - [B]Nuthatches[/B] and [B]Great Tits[/B] now very intense in their desire to see something off. And then I saw it, a right little corker, one[B] Pygmy Owl[/B] perched atop a stump glaring down at my feeders. Peered to the left, then right, then swooped a few trees further, landing right by the path. Along I went, stunning views the reward, the [B]Pygmy Owl[/B] totally unconcerned by an observer alongside. Most splendid, the fourth ever at my feeding station - the previous birds all appearing in February or March around the feeders. No reason this bird should not hang around all winter, hopefully more sightings to follow. [/QUOTE]
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