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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 20, 2015 7:54:42 GMT
I am always amazed in Autumn when the leaves are down to see just where birds have actually nested fungiphile,...it is incredible sometimes the places that they find... |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 21, 2015 7:23:08 GMT
well, last mights storm cleared the last of the leaves from our Acer tree, and finally i could see one of the Goldfinch nests in the topmost branches (two more nest were blown ouf of the tree during the storm, as they were found under the tree this morning) although i knew they were nesting in the acer, the nests were invisible while the leaves remained on the tree ! we have had them returning to the same tree now for around 4 years, and in the spring they always seem to dismantle the previous years nest before building a new one !   fungiphile how lovely to have a Goldfinch nest in your garden. I have little families of them who visit several times a day and they're a real joy to watch. |
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Post by fungiphile on Nov 22, 2015 15:06:21 GMT
Ladygardener, ours seem to have dissapeared from the garden, although we still have the bird feeders full of their favourite niger seed, they are still awol  maybe with the onset of the winter weather they may return for a quick top up on the niger seed
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 23, 2015 9:23:16 GMT
Some of the families who visited here during the warmer weather have stopped calling fungiphile but we still have the ones I think of as the regulars. Hopefully yours will come back too. My lot eat sunflower hearts from a feeder that I've positioned so that only small birds can get to it. They perch on the Teasel I'm growing beside it and they make me smile every day.  |
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Post by Barbara on Nov 26, 2015 13:51:19 GMT
 These 2 little collared doves are enjoying my soda bread,.
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 27, 2015 10:41:34 GMT
Soda bread reminds me of my Mummy Barbara, she used to make it a couple of times a week, lucky birds. Every year since 2009 a little Thrush comes to visit my garden, normally at the end of November and sometimes into December. This morning he paid his 1st visit of the year, he only stays a couple of months but he's a joy to see. I put out extra suet pellets and mealy worms and will try to get a pic at some stage if I can. I'm delighted to see him. |
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Post by Ron on Mar 17, 2016 6:54:08 GMT
Sorry it jumps around a bit, a short clip of a tree sparrow.
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 17, 2016 14:29:35 GMT
Great little vid Ron, - we have sooo many Sparrows here - I love their antics !! |
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Post by Ron on Mar 17, 2016 18:21:18 GMT
Great little vid Ron , - we have sooo many Sparrows here - I love their antics !! Lucky to catch it, it soon flew off when it noticed me |
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Post by owdboggy on Mar 22, 2016 10:58:42 GMT
 Breeding in the garden too. Hope the cats do not find the nest. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 22, 2016 11:23:19 GMT
Breeding in the garden too. Hope the cats do not find the nest. Marvellous shot owdboggy, - well done - as you say, I hope the cats don't find the nest !!  |
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Post by owdboggy on Mar 22, 2016 15:26:53 GMT
Our neighbours work with a Falcon Rescue centre. This is their Lanner falcon which they are looking after.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 25, 2016 7:07:41 GMT
Wow owdboggy, I think birds of prey are incredible! |
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Post by Tig on Apr 19, 2016 15:24:17 GMT
They have been regular visitors this year, but getting a photo of them is a challenge, they fly off as soon as they spot movement! Goldfinches   |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 19, 2016 15:44:58 GMT
Fantastic Tig, - I have been trying to get them in my garden for years and nothing - they tend to go more southern than us!!! Well done for getting the shot - they are very skittish... |
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Post by Tig on Apr 19, 2016 15:47:05 GMT
It's a bit blurry, I could only try through the windows as they flew off the minute I went outside, and I had to sneak into position behind the curtains! Like being on a secret mission  |
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Post by bagpuss on Apr 19, 2016 15:59:30 GMT
Fantastic Tig , - I have been trying to get them in my garden for years and nothing - they tend to go more southern than us!!! Well done for getting the shot - they are very skittish...  from me Tig,. I only spot them on the feeders in my Mum's garden. They don't even hang around when they visit those! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 21, 2016 6:44:37 GMT
 Well done getting this pic Tig, mine come several times a day but I dare'nt get close enough for a pic as they just fly away.
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 29, 2016 13:40:33 GMT
I posted before about our wolves and the problem with one in particular - Kurti !!   In an effort to track/monitor him and try and get him away from people he was given a collar...  It didn't work - Kurti was shot at the weekend after he followed a woman with a baby and bit another dog, yet again. Lot of people are up in arms here but what seems to have happened is that some stupid buggas have fed him through the last couple of years and of course trained him that he can get food from people... Once again we people are responsible for an animals death....don't suppose some will ever learn - sad though !! |
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Post by Tig on Apr 29, 2016 14:55:25 GMT
It is sad, but I do think some wild animals should be left to be wild and not encouraged into urban areas. Their instincts are not human, but humans want to turn them into domesticated pets.
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 29, 2016 15:09:14 GMT
It is sad, but I do think some wild animals should be left to be wild and not encouraged into urban areas. Their instincts are not human, but humans want to turn them into domesticated pets. The rest of the Wolf packs are rarely seen - they are still wild and very wary of humans, as it should be...such a shame. Problem of course also is that these wolves mate with dogs and the wolf dogs can be very dangerous animals... |
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Post by Chuckles on May 20, 2016 8:28:43 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on May 21, 2016 6:53:48 GMT
Funny you doing that Chuckles, I had a l Hopelittle chaffich last year who seemed to have lost her voice and just whispered her tweets, I'd not given her a name 'tho. Hope your little sparrow is ok.Cute little birds. |
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Post by Barbara on Jun 5, 2016 13:26:46 GMT
We have had a few different butterflies just lately, a painted lady and holly blue, and a brimstone.
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Post by maggy on Jun 12, 2016 10:54:20 GMT
My little blue tits our out of their little house this morning and what a miserable day it is as well !! there is only one baby on these with Mum there is another in the back border somewhere the other adult keeps dropping down to feed it   
please excuse the quality of the photo it has reflections through the window. |
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Post by bagpuss on Jun 14, 2016 15:10:52 GMT
Just about managed to get a photo of this Bullfinch in my Mum's garden on Sunday.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 14, 2016 15:49:53 GMT
Just about managed to get a photo of this Bullfinch in my Mum's garden on Sunday. Lovely pic - funnily enough I missed seeing our Bullfinches this last winter - perhaps they have all flown to the UK - hahahaha!! |
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Post by maggy on Jun 14, 2016 18:16:15 GMT
That's a good photo bagpuss,  I wouldn't blame them Rosefriend, with the winter you have had. |
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Post by Barbara on Nov 2, 2016 14:41:14 GMT
 Think it's trying to come in from the cold. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 3, 2016 10:40:47 GMT
I do sometimes think that the shells are beautiful 'tho Barbara. Not enough to stop me getting rid of them 'tho. |
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