Very busy at the bird feeder today! (1 Viewer)

[captaincarot]

well still not working due to bad back but the gold finches down the bottom of the garden got to me. put my tens machine on and bumbled round for a look.

there's about 20 of them and they're feeding on alder seeds. rather interestingly too i saw a small flock of sparrows. they might not be in the garden but they're only 30 or so yards away so i would presume it's only a matter of time till they appear.

bornwild has an id pic but i will let her post it as she took it to see how the goldfinches would show up from the bedroom window. and got 2 birds in the pic that we're not sure what they are. possible linnet or redpoll i think.

 

[Bananafishbones]

got 2 birds in the pic that we're not sure what they are. possible linnet or redpoll i think.

CC / BW attached a couple of pics one of Linnet and the other Redpoll to help with your pic ID
I tend to regard Linnet as near Coastal bird so fair cahnce your bird is Redpoll
<although this time of year garden food is readily available and good for most birds so linnet could be likely>

 

[captaincarot]

going off that they're probably linnets there's a definite hint of pink about the breast. trouble is they're also partly obscured from view by alder cones and slightly out of focus haha.

she didn't even realise they were there when she took the pic

 

[Bananafishbones]

going off that they're probably linnets there's a definite hint of pink about the breast. trouble is they're also partly obscured from view by alder cones and slightly out of focus haha.

she didn't even realise they were there when she took the pic

ok, just to confuse you a bit further here is another shot of a Redpoll with a bit more breast pink colouration

 

[captaincarot]

oh well will have to wait till she gets round to posting it then cos now am non the wiser.

 

[bornwild]

not a cxhance not even the bravest person would guess what they are the pics are soooooooooooooo bad lets just say they had red brests and wern't robins lol

bornwild

 

[Hobbes2]

not a cxhance not even the bravest person would guess what they are the pics are soooooooooooooo bad lets just say they had red brests and wern't robins lol

bornwild

:-O mmmm....go on....give us a try. You never know. :t:

Glad you're enjoying your new camera.
Hobbes

 

[karpman]

Nice shots again all!

Dam dave I'm jealous of ya long-tailed tits, Chuck a couple over here mate theres a beer in it for ya!B B

Still need Redpoll and Linnet for the life list and would love to see either turn up in the garden!
Had blooming marvelous hours or so today though, Birds including Rook, Blue Tit, House sparrow, Chaffinch. Greenfinch, Dunnock, And of course Robin!:t: *Grins Manicly*

My pics failed a bit though had no idea i was shooting at 1600 iso Doh!

But heres one i rescued a lil.

Cheers
Karpman

 

[ChrisKten]

My local Reservoirs

I thought I'd post about my 2 hours at the Reservoirs this morning; it was actually sunny for a change, which gave me a chance of getting some pictures.

Loads of birds as usual, also a few firsts for me (Common Sandpiper, Pied Wagtail, Red-necked Parakeet, Common Gull (seen before but no pictures)).

Other birds seen:

• Cormorants
• Grey Herons
• Black-headed Gulls
• Lesser Black-backed Gulls
• Common Gulls
• Herring Gulls
• Goldcrests
• Great Tits
• Blue Tits
• Long-tailed Tits
• Wrens
• Blackbirds
• Song Thrushes
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Pochards
• Tufted Ducks
• Mallards
• Coots
• Moorhens
• Canada Geese
• Greylag Geese
• Swans (youngsters)
• Carrion Crows
• Magpies
• Chaffinches

I'm bound to have missed a few species off that list, but those are the ones I can recall ATM. Quite a good 2 hours really, can't go again until next week when my son is off work. I'm looking forward to the Winter over there as, I can't even guess what I might see. There's 10 Reservoirs in acres of land, so I can only explore a bit at a time.

Rather than re-upload pictures I'll post the links:

Pied Wagtail (distant, so not a great picture)

Common Sandpiper (also distant, but not a bad picture)

Young Mute Swan

Common Gull (messed up the exposure a bit)

There's also a couple more pictures in my gallery.

As for my garden, still full of birds, no new visitors.

 

[JeffMoh]

I like your mockingbrd Jeff. I am a fan of our Thrush family and the mockingbird has a thrush like appearance. The lovely bluey-grey pastel tint looks good.
Good luck with DSLR (Keep an eye on the for sale section on here, when someone gets rid of stuff it usually means they are desperate for cash to fund an upgrade, plus a little bartering usually means a bargain :t
Dave

I already took the plunge, Dave. Sony A230 and Tamron 70-300mm DI LD lens. $600, so not bad. Now I'll have a toy to play with over Xmas.

Jeff

 

[karpman]

I already took the plunge, Dave. Sony A230 and Tamron 70-300mm DI LD lens. $600, so not bad. Now I'll have a toy to play with over Xmas.

Jeff

Nice one jeff!

And nice pics christken sounds like ya had a great couple of hours there mate!
My time is pretty limited at the moment too:C

In good health though touch wood so won't complain!

karpman

 

[bornwild]

Nice pics ChrisKten love the gull one
culls are so helpfull airnt they

:-O

bornwild

 

[Bananafishbones]

Chris good list there from your reservoir visit, I like the not so common Gull image & the Sandpiper image... whats sunshine btw.

Jeff pleased you have your new toy... its going to be a real improvement for your shots... enjoy

Karpman I was suprised to see the LTT, I get so used to the blue tits I had a double take, I thought it were me sleepy eyes

BW nice gull pic, again cant believe you had sunshine, however .....cant you sleep girl?

Just had my breakfast after work... off to bed now

Catch you later, I may catch the last hour of daylight if i`m lucky

 

[karpman]

LOL Great Gull picture Bornwild!

Love that shot
cheers
karpman

 

[Hobbes2]

My pics failed a bit though had no idea i was shooting at 1600 iso Doh!

Don't you just hate it when that happens, lol. I did the same recently although not at ISO1600. I think I was at ISO800 but the pictures were rubbish as a result. No rescuing them unlike your little Blue Tit - nice pose.

Chris - doesn't it make such a difference when the sun decides to come out. Good haul for your morning too. Congrats on the 4 firsts as well - superb. I had a good morning too out at a local reservoir and saw my first Ruff :t:

Jeff - looking forward to seeing the results of your new 'toy'

Karpman - you and me both my friend - Redpoll would be very nice.

Bornwild - lol, great timing on the Gull photo. Love it.

Dave - hope you're sleeping soundly and the sun stays up for you to see it.

My garden is now hosting swarms of little House Sparrows who have obviously been stalking the Blue Tits and discovered where the free food is, lol. Noisy little fellas!

Have a good day all,
Hobbes

 

[captaincarot]

bornwild sleeps about 3 hours a night if i'm lucky. i may have to resort to blackmail to get her to put that pic up, i wonder if hiding her camera might work. muhhahahaha.

 

[JeffMoh]

Congrats on the 4 new birds, Chriskten! And on your Ruff, Hobbes!

BTW, I don't have my camera yet. It'll arrive in about a week, just before the college closes for two weeks,giving me plenty of time to watch our garden birds and to visit a few local parks. Should be good, as ducks and geese are just starting to arrive here.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[captaincarot]

Congrats on the 4 new birds, Chriskten! And on your Ruff, Hobbes!

BTW, I don't have my camera yet. It'll arrive in about a week, just before the college closes for two weeks,giving me plenty of time to watch our garden birds and to visit a few local parks. Should be good, as ducks and geese are just starting to arrive here.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

now looking forward to lots of pics of american geese, i am developing a soft spot for geese. and i guess you will have a few species that we don't get here which will be even better.

 

[michael23]

been busy most of the day, but fairly busy incluiding all of my regular visitors, filling nyger seed up tomorrow morning so should be seeing plenty of finches, hopefully pulling bullfinches in from the trees.

If i hadnt noticed the squirrel in the attached photo this morning, the nuts would have been gone by the time we got back!
Bearing in mind its a weigthy feeder, filled with nuts, and has a terracotta lid which has a hook which screws in, thankfully it landed on the grass! These squirrels are getting cleverer by the day

 

[Disneynut1973]

Had a steady day here today - Dunnocks, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie, Starlings, Sparrows, Blackbirds, Robin and a dozen Goldfinch.

I did have a Greenfinch on one of the feeders for a while, it's the first one in the garden since the summer.

How clever is your Squirrel Michael? Great to watch even if they do create havoc!