Very busy at the bird feeder today! (19 Viewers)

[The Robin]

Sparrowhawk has been successful again.

I love the sparrowhawk Clark but thats a sad sight around the bird feeder.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

I love the sparrowhawk Clark but thats a sad sight around the bird feeder.

He’s doing quite well at the moment. A stunning sight to see his speed and precision.

Rich

 

[Euan Buchan]

Just seen a couple of Chaffinches at the feeders.

 

[The Robin]

He’s doing quite well at the moment. A stunning sight to see his speed and precision.

Rich

They are a such a great sight in action. I'll never forget the day, years ago when I was a teenager, when one almost took me out flying low behind some garages where we used to get up to mischief. I've been hooked on them ever since. That encounter got me into enjoying birds ever since.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Been very busy activity on all feeders this morning which is nice to see and my feeders for the first time this year are actually going down so will be refilling soon.

 

[The Robin]

After a slow day on my buzzard watch with my best friend (buzzard nowhere to be seen) the day turned for the better when a greater spotted woodpecker showed up on my feeder. This last month he's become quite a regular. I often see him two or three times a week. He's very acrobatic to get to the sunflower hearts I put out. I have considered putting a feeder up for him but I don't want magpies visiting more than they do.

 

[EK_Birds]

Waiting on a cage similar to the one below being delivered, then I'll start putting feeders out again rather than ground trays in a rabbit run cage. The one I'm getting is 140H x 120D x 120W

Mesh is 50mm x 50mm so fine for finches, tits etc but still be prohibitive to magpies and pigeons. See how it all goes I guess !!

 

[The Robin]

He's back for his second scran of the day. Sorry about the photo but it's from my mobile on full zoom through double glazed windows and the sun gleaming on them.

 

[Richard Prior]

Waiting on a cage similar to the one below being delivered, then I'll start putting feeders out again rather than ground trays in a rabbit run cage. The one I'm getting is 140H x 120D x 120W

Mesh is 50mm x 50mm so fine for finches, tits etc but still be prohibitive to magpies and pigeons. See how it all goes I guess !!
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Hahaha! No magpies, no pigeons, no smoking and no naked lights - as I used to protest in my long ago student days: « too many rules man »

 

[EK_Birds]

Only the first two that are being restricted. If the birds want to smoke and have naked flames then have at it 😂

 

[EK_Birds]

New bird bath. Managed to snap the top off the old one earlier in the week trying to get the ice block out

 

[EK_Birds]

3 inches of snow to wake up to this morning. Glad I bring the feeders inside every night !!

 

[PYRTLE]

First bullfinches of the winter visited this morning following a hard frost and fog. Smorgasboard of usual feed plus berry pellets, white millet and peanut nibs freely scattered for the ground feeding species, the Wood mice can have any leftovers if they're lucky. Feeders being emptied rather rapidly but they needed some warm water, so thirsty.

 

[EK_Birds]

For those of us with the snow and sub zero temperatures over the weekend, did you notice any difference in the number of visitors or frequency of visits ?

I thought everything was much the same, although the goldfinches were flying overhead more rather than actually landing to feed.

 

[Scozmos]

Morning all from a very dreich Perthshire, could be worse we've been getting flurries of Long-tailed tits passing through most mornings and evenings now, eleven this morning and a LOT more birds generally every day. Great, Blue & Coal Tits, Starlings, many, many Chaffinches, Goldfinches, a few Greenfinch, Blackbirds, mostly males, Tree & House Sparrows, the odd secretive Dunnock and a Mistle Thrush, makes for great watching and photography attempts Three GSW on there this morning, let battle commence

 

[The Robin]

Morning all from a very dreich Perthshire, could be worse we've been getting flurries of Long-tailed tits passing through most mornings and evenings now, eleven this morning and a LOT more birds generally every day. Great, Blue & Coal Tits, Starlings, many, many Chaffinches, Goldfinches, a few Greenfinch, Blackbirds, mostly males, Tree & House Sparrows, the odd secretive Dunnock and a Mistle Thrush, makes for great watching and photography attempts Three GSW on there this morning, let battle commence
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Fabulous pictures scozmos

 

[Scozmos]

Fabulous pictures scozmos

Cheers The Robin, I sit in my wee den looking out the window at them, maybe 20 feet away, camera always set up and ready, it's me that misses the shots

 

[Scozmos]

I went out to top up the feeders about 30 minutes ago and the Long-tails arrived while I was out there, kept landing right in font of me, "chittering" at me then flying off! Never been so close AND ........... not a phone or camera in sight

 

[The Robin]

Great to see the GSW back at the feeder this cold wet Yorkshire morning. I've not seen him for almost a week, he could be visiting when I'm at work and I've missed him. I wish I could get a great photo like people who post fantastic pics on this wonderful site.

 

[The Robin]