Spectacular tits!
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:18:47 +0100
On three of my feeders in Friday morning were 2 coal tits, 6 blue tits
and 8 longtailed tits. It reminded me that when I've watched longtailed
tits "in the wild", when they flock they've often had some blue tits
tagging along, and I suspect that's what happened yesterday.
Aren't longtailed tits the most begui ...
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National Trust Scottish Islands Cruise 1960
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:18:34 +0100
I've recently acquired many slides (mainly landscapes) taken by a
participant on this cruise. To see the ones I've uploaded so far
(which have interesting views of Fair Isle and famous ornithologists
of the time in colour) use this link. It goes over 2 pages:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/recoveringscot/tags/n ...
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Bird Seed
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:50:12 +0100
The birds have decided they do not like the latest bag of bird seed. Same as
the last one BUT, that was a big bag bought nearly a year ago which they
scoffed, this is a new smaller one, same variety, Gardman No Mess Seed Mix
for Wild Birds.
However, on this packet it says "Special no grow blend" with a sign w ...
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swallow antics
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:52:12 +0100
a regular sight here is a sparrowhawk dashing through the garden - pursued by
swallows and martins. Not only do they fly circles around it, making enough
din to warn any intended prey of its presence, but (final indignity) coming
round behind it and tweaking its tail feathers. I have seen this happen with
a ...
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ID please
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:09:23 +0100
Spotted these on an island in the Thames at Henley.
The nearest I can find in the 'Complete Book Of British Birds' and
Collin's 'Birds of Britain and Europe' is a variety of Whistling Duck.
http://rog.pynguins.com/pictures/oxford003.JPG
Rog ...
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INDIAN MASALA PICTURES AND ACTRESS
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:06:28 -0700 (PDT)
INDIAN MASALA PICTURES AND ACTRESS
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Siskins
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:25:36 +0100
I believe that's what they are! I have at least three; two males and a
female; who have started to feed from the niger seed and sunflower heart
feeders. I managed to grab some video of them which you can see here:-
http://www.daviv.com/siskins.htm
I stopped the tape at one point as another bird flew in but l ...
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Rehabilitating a fledgling Swift
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:11:30 -0700 (PDT)
I'm just on the point of releasing a prematurely fledged Swift found
on the ground 10 days ago. Anyone who has tried this will have found
difficulty with feeding sufficient food to keep the weight up.
I have been skimming the surface of a neighbour's swimming pool, and a
hatch of ants helped in producing enou ...
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Introduced species
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:57:18 +0100
How many people feel like me over introduced species?
I find myself in two minds - I appreciate being able to see them but feel cheated that the
birds are there because a person has put them there.
I guess I shouldn't feel this way but to see Common Cranes, for example, which have made
there own way to Norfolk ...
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Blackbiird with nasty injury hopping about the garden
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:23:33 +0100
I see this poor creature almost daily fly into my garden and hop across the
lawn to the water bowl for a drink and bath - yes it's quite perky, and
seems to behave quite normally. But its right leg sticks out stiffly at 45
degrees to its body and a chunk of bare flesh seems to lie along this
useless leg. Its e ...
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