What's been in your garden today? (1 Viewer)

[Richard W]

2 maybe 3 Turtle Doves by midday, female Sparrowhawk circling, usual mix of Tits & Finches.

 

[RecoveringScot]

Still 21 Waxwings in my street today, and two in the back garden after tea:

 

[david2004]

Had a male and female Yellowhammer at different times today. Also had House Martins, Swallows and Swifts back!!!!

 

[Tammie]

The weather can't decide if it wants to stay in winter or move into spring so it's +9°C but we're having snow showers! Things are a little confused at the moment.

I hung out two hummer feeders anyway.... I'm optimistic!

I looked out to see a pair of white throated sparrows along 1 lone savannah sparrow. Also had 1 mourning dove, a dozen or so purple finches, a couple of pine siskins and some evening grosbeaks. All in all, it's been fairly active today.

 

[Euan Buchan]

There's a Blackbird singing on my roof I can see it's shadow on the grass

 

[helenol]

Still have the pheasant sitting on eggs in the garden. No sign of the fledgling blackbirds though.

 

[david2004]

Good news about the Pheasants Helen!

Had the Yellowhammer back today. Also had Greenfinches, the occasional Chaffinch, a Blackbird, a couple of Sparrows, a few Starlings, a Robin and a few Tits. The male Blue Tit is taking food inside one of the nestboxes for the female, the BTs in the other box is are either building the nest or egg laying.

 

[buhlbirdbuffet]

Today at the "BUHL BIRD BUFFET"

1 Towhee
3 Cardinals
3 BlueJays
5 Black Capped Chickadees
3 Purple Finch
1 Fox Sparrow
6 Red Winged Blackbird
1 Bluebird
1 Sharp Shinned Hawk
10 Goldfinch
2 White Crowned Sparrow
1 Titmouse
6 Common Starling
3 Downy Woodpecker
3 Northen Flicker
5 Brown Headed Cowbird
4 Comman Grackle
10 Dove

8 Seed feeders....4 Suiet feeders....2 Birdbaths

The Towhee is new to the yard.

 

[Pueo]

Neo Tropical delights

Dear Forum,

This week has been simply faantastic for me and my feeders. We have had Ruby Throated Hummers buzzing our heads chasing each other, Rose Breasted Grosbeaks are passing through, also today a Summer Tanager foraged for bugs. A Baltimore Oriole dropped by to munch on a couple of pieces of orange I have out. All in all a great week, I love spring!!!

William Disbro
Texas County, Missouri

 

[Richard W]

thought I heard a Spotted Fly this morning, but couldn't track the down the source of the call.

2 Nuthatch on the feeders (could watch them all day), GS woodpecker, lots of Tits and Finches, family of Mallards on the ponds, not much else of interest.

 

[helenol]

Also two nuthatches. couple of GSW too. I suspect the fledgling blackbirds didn't make it. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[snapper]

• 3 Wood Pigeions
• 21 Starlings
• 2 Collard Dove
• 2 House Sparrows
• 3 Jackdaws
• 1 Chaffinch (F)
• 1 Robin
• 2 Dunnocks
• 1 magpie

3:18pm-7:41pm regards Snapper.

 

[david2004]

Also two nuthatches. couple of GSW too. I suspect the fledgling blackbirds didn't make it. I hope I'm wrong.

I hope you're wrong too Helen. Poor things. Today usual, Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Tits, Starlings, Collared Doves and a few Sparrows.

 

[Richard W]

horrible morning, a few Turtle Doves calling first thing, and a very soggy Wood Pigeon sat on the bird table.

 

[helenol]

Second fledgling I've seen. This time, a dunnock, being fed by the adult. I wonder if that bird will survive!

3 Jackdaws. (I do like those birds).

Nice views from the lounge of buzzard attacking 2 kites.

 

[Touty]

Hoopoe over (carrying food to the female), a pair of hawfinches and a pair of turtle doves hurtling around chasing one another. Nightingale and Scops Owl singing from the woodland at the back last night! No Orioles so far.

Can anyone explain to me why I get a notification e-mail EVERY time someone posts to this poxy thread when I never visit it?

 

[helenol]

Err, excuse me Touty, I was the one who started this POXY thread.

Go to "My Profile" and change the options, (can't remember exactly how) that way, you wont ever receive an email again regarding this poxy thread.

Yours in poxiness

 

[Touty]

Err, excuse me Touty, I was the one who started this POXY thread.

Go to "My Profile" and change the options, (can't remember exactly how) that way, you wont ever receive an email again regarding this poxy thread.

Yours in poxiness

Helen,

The thread is not inherently poxy, but is poxy inasmuch as it is a popular thread which I am notified of every day. You 'can't remember exactly how' and I can't exactly see how to turn it off. No offence intended.

 

[Tammie]

Touty,

If you find your post in this thread, you can hit "Edit", then scroll down and hit "No email notification"..... or something to that effect.

And what in the world does POXY mean please???

 

[Touty]

Touty,

If you find your post in this thread, you can hit "Edit", then scroll down and hit "No email notification"..... or something to that effect.

And what in the world does POXY mean please???

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poxy

... a bit over-stated IMHO, but along those lines.