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

[Disneynut1973]

Some great photos and lots of good activity in the gardens, I wish I could get a Nuthatch in mine!

I haven't seen much of the garden this weekend but my husband tells me that yesterday lunchtime we had 16 Goldfinch on the floor around the feeder and another 8 on the feeders, I lot of them were juveniles (in fact he rang me just to tell me that he was watching them :-O ). This morning we already had a dozen or so flying in and out and most of them are youngsters, some still demanding to be fed, it looks like the Goldfinch have had a bumper breeding season around here.

The squirrel has just been checking out the garden, he seems to like to explore it all rather than just go straight for the nuts. Coal, Great and Blue Tits, the odd Sparrow and Starling too. The Dunnocks still seem to be missing, I've only seen one in the past week.

 

[Azzy]

Most of the usuals stopped in today, plus both of the diamond finches were in the garden at the same time! They provided some nice opportunities for photos http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/data/528/1028_Diamond_FinchSm.jpg

 

[captaincarot]

wb hobbes

some good birds from everyone, wish we had nuthatches in the garden, then again wish we had a garden to have nuthatches in.

good day out yesterday.

went to visit my parents near lincoln, as we were pulling up by their new van on the campsite a merlin flew straight in front of us.

that would be a lifer for both of us then, B

followed up by a wander round lincoln and a slap up meal.

an bornwild can't torture me anymore after tomorrow woohooooo!

 

[michael23]

Long Tailed Tits from this morning. Had blown the dust from an old camera to see if it still worked.

 

[captaincarot]

oooh she's stopped torturing me.

nice hotel, visit to blueplanet aquarium tomorrow and chester zoo tuesday.

wooohoooo can't wait

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Pair of Blackcaps still around this morning. Also heard Pheasant & Chiffchaff calling.

CB

 

[Bananafishbones]

oooh she's stopped torturing me.

nice hotel, visit to blueplanet aquarium tomorrow and chester zoo tuesday.

wooohoooo can't wait

Enjoy it all mate.... it`ll soon be over and back to the mundane

Long Tailed Tits from this morning. Had blown the dust from an old camera to see if it still worked.

Looks good michael, nice shot, nice birds

Pair of Blackcaps still around this morning. Also heard Pheasant & Chiffchaff calling.

CB

Great few days for you buddy :t:

 

[mary99]

Most of the usuals stopped in today, plus both of the diamond finches were in the garden at the same time! They provided some nice opportunities for photos http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/data/528/1028_Diamond_FinchSm.jpg

Wow what a great bird!

Mary

 

[Hobbes2]

wb hobbes

some good birds from everyone, wish we had nuthatches in the garden, then again wish we had a garden to have nuthatches in.

good day out yesterday.

went to visit my parents near lincoln, as we were pulling up by their new van on the campsite a merlin flew straight in front of us.

that would be a lifer for both of us then, B

followed up by a wander round lincoln and a slap up meal.

an bornwild can't torture me anymore after tomorrow woohooooo!

lol, thanks CC - I'm more like 'popping in' rather than 'back' (otherwise I spend waaaaay too long on here ). Nice one on the Merlin!
Hobbes

 

[Shirley Roulston]

Remember to take lots and lots of money - Blue Planet and Chester Zoo just to get in ouch. A fortune.:eek!:

 

[Disneynut1973]

oooh she's stopped torturing me.

nice hotel, visit to blueplanet aquarium tomorrow and chester zoo tuesday.

wooohoooo can't wait

I got some good views of Fieldfares, Grey and Pied Wagtails last time I went to Chester Zoo (love it there!). Also got pooped on by a bat so watch out for that :-O

Michael great photo of the LTT's beautiful little birds.

 

[Shirley Roulston]

Tried to get a decent photo of a group of Greenfinches and one or two others, best I could do. They kept flying away.:-O

 

[Hobbes2]

Tried to get a decent photo of a group of Greenfinches and one or two others, best I could do. They kept flying away.:-O

Wow, Shirley, great shot. I've never seen so many Greenfinches together like that. Lovely to have them in your garden
Hobbes

 

[theconstantwalker]

Tried to get a decent photo of a group of Greenfinches and one or two others, best I could do. They kept flying away.:-O

A Goldfinch in there to. Lovely pic Shirley

 

[ilbirdwatch1]

I wanted to stop in a say hi to everyone! I’ve been very busy these last few weeks and I haven’t been able to post as much as I would like! The last couple of day have been a bit slower and I’ve been able to enjoy some backyard birding!

I’m happy to say I had two new species visit the backyard. The first one is pretty common to most, but for some reason I have only seen them a couple times in my area. I had a Blue Jay visit the backyard! Technically he/she stopped by to take a rest on the fence and check the commotion at the feeder. It squawked for a while on the fence and then took off.

I also had an Eastern Phoebe visit yesterday morning. I was watching the birds feed in the morning and a large group of House Sparrows stopped in to feed. There were about 20 of them spread out on the fence and tucked away with them was an Eastern Phoebe.

I’ve also noticed that there is now two Carolina Wrens nesting in our backyard. I think they have made a nest in the pine tree behind our fence. I notice them regularly on the fence hopping around in between the slats.

The humming birds are still feeding and the cardinals are constantly visiting. A Gray Catbird and a couple Black Capped Chickadees are frequent visitors. I’ve also had several Gold Finches and some Mourning Doves visit. I have not seen the Mockingbird or the Brown Thrashers for a few weeks.

Overall it seems like the feeding population is on the rise and I’m still getting new species, so that’s a positive! Plus it’s cooling off and now I can start adding suet on the menu!

Oh, I almost forgot! This morning I was driving out of my subdivision and noticed 4-5 large blackbirds. They were located in the middle of the road. For a second I thought it was some ones cat, but 2-3 of them flew off. They were all pretty big. I’d say they were about the size of a medium cat. I’m thinking they were Ravens, but do Ravens get the big? Or can a Crow grow to that size?

 

[JeffMoh]

Nothing new in our yards lately, though Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are still much in evidence. Our N Cardinals are looking funny - juveniles haven't got full plumage yet and the adults are molting. This male looked positively embarassed to be so scruffy.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Tried to get a decent photo of a group of Greenfinches and one or two others, best I could do. They kept flying away.:-O

13 Greenfinches, a Goldfinch and House Sparrow in one photo - thats impressive!!

CB

 

[bongofury]

Some great reports over the last few days. Very jealous of the nuthatches!

 

[michael23]

thanks for the pic comments everyone, Not seen my garden much at all today, have been gardening on the front. Hopefully will get a watch in tomorrow.

 

[Azzy]

Fantastic photos and reports. Love the long-tailed tits and it's fantastic that you had a blue jay visit. I love those birds