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

[earleybird]

. Seems all is indeed fair in love and war.

I've now included this ropey lowlight picture of the male on the kill for illustration.

pretty rare sight I should think Jaff nice one :t:
Pity about the ropey picture though lol..:-O.......... licks pencil ......could... do ...better....

Love your gallery images Jaff , I'm going to make a quick coffee and then settle down to enjoy looking through them all. :t:

 

[Jaff]

Cheers all. Yes it was something I've never seen before. Just pig sick that these kind of things always seem to happen when it's practically dark!

Just don't look too far back please. My early efforts are let's say 'less impressive'. :t:

 

[earleybird]

Just don't look too far back please. My early efforts are let's say 'less impressive'. :t:

we all cringe when we see our early photographic efforts Jaff. mind you with the top level togger equipment that you have ,you'd have no excuses lol.

I just have a lowly Fuji HS10 but until I learn a lot more about using the manual settings and aperture shutter speed DOF , ISO etc the camera is still a lot better than my togging skills :t:

 

[roger1234]

early morning sightings include 2 male bullfinches,1 female bullfinch,1 long tailed tit,2 coal tits,6 chaffinches,8 goldfinches,4 starlings,5 collared doves,2 dunnock,8 house sparrows,2 blackbirds,squirrel,oh and by the way winter is back!!!

 

[birdleg]

Snow 5 inches deep here and still snowing heavily. Birds no where to be seen this morning!

What a change from the gorgeous weather we have been having.

Even saw a Song Thrush in the garden yesterday..first time in 2 years!

 

[Bananafishbones]

Snow never settled here - now blustery but no rain sleet or snow.

2 long Tail tits and a load of Greenfinch

 

[roger1234]

4 male bullfinches this afternoon

 

[roger1234]

2 long tailed tits on the fat balls

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Thankfully no Snow stuck on this side of the hills in East Cheshire.

CB

 

[earleybird]

no snow down here in the West Country yet thank goodness.

Isn't it funny how sometimes you pass a window and look out briefly to see something maybe rare or special .... Just one time in a thousand you see something that makes you drop everything and run for the camera.

I was on the phone today walking around the kitchen and casually looked out the window to see this chap fly into the tree outside my kitchen. I dropped the phone grabbed the camera and took 4x hurried shots through triple glazing with the wrong manual setting ...urghhhhhhhhhhh .damit:C

Just as I reset the camera he flew directly out of the tree towards me and turned on a pin head and shot up the lane at an unbelievable turn of speed. Their agility is breathtaking.

Wish I lived in a glasshouse

 

[captaincarot]

Thankfully no Snow stuck on this side of the hills in East Cheshire.

CB

no snow in my garden but it's on every hill round me

 

[2spot Ladybird]

Feeders have been busier these last couple of days, and earlier on this evening I had a brief visit from a Male Sparrowhawk, I was in the kitchen making dinner and was about to roll down the blind (sun blazing through the window) and glanced at the spot I'd seen the SH before and there he was, I shouted through to my boyfriend and just at that moment the SH flew off. It was really nice to see him again even though it was brief |=)| I'm sure it was the same one I'd seen previously, his colouration was the same.

 

[KenM]

Snow 5 inches deep here and still snowing heavily. Birds no where to be seen this morning!

What a change from the gorgeous weather we have been having.

Even saw a Song Thrush in the garden yesterday..first time in 2 years!

Not being pedantic..but I think your image shows a Mistle Thrush! Thought it worth mentioning...as it might be a garden tick.

cheers

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Not being pedantic..but I think your image shows a Mistle Thrush! Thought it worth mentioning...as it might be a garden tick.

cheers

You're right Ken, the image is a Mistle Thrush

CB

 

[captaincarot]

from a description of a sighting i read else where, it's highly likely i had an osprey fly over my house yesterday afternoon,

 

[Bananafishbones]

from a description of a sighting i read else where, it's highly likely i had an osprey fly over my house yesterday afternoon,

where were you at the time CC? Tick or no tick

Just disturbed a male Sprarrowhawk from the feeder branch... I must remember to tip-toe to the garage next time :-C

 

[roger1234]

2 long tailed tits,2 male and 1 female bullfinch early doors

 

[captaincarot]

where were you at the time CC? Tick or no tick

Just disturbed a male Sprarrowhawk from the feeder branch... I must remember to tip-toe to the garage next time :-C

i was in the bleedin house an didn't see it, i'm rather distressed

 

[Bananafishbones]

i was in the bleedin house an didn't see it, i'm rather distressed

a good excuse for one of these then B just to drown thy sorrows lad

 

[captaincarot]

a good excuse for one of these then B just to drown thy sorrows lad

did get some mallards over yesterday so they will up the list for this year when i get round to updating it. no booze for me mate at the mo it' don't agree with the antibiotics i'm on