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Post by gray1720 on Apr 5, 2024 20:48:06 GMT
Like the pic of the long tail very much They are charming little birds Can't beat tits for making me smile. |
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Post by zou on Apr 5, 2024 20:55:14 GMT
Like the pic of the long tail very much They are charming little birds Can't beat tits for making me smile. Aye, they're great. |
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Post by zou on Apr 6, 2024 15:47:52 GMT
Possibly had a chiffchaff in the garden. If not that, a very similar warbler. Moved far too quick for the AF on the old Lumix compact, but I got a couple of passable shots, will post in a bit.
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Post by MJB on Apr 6, 2024 15:49:57 GMT
We have a chiffchaff in our garden. You'll know for sure if it was singing.
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Post by zou on Apr 6, 2024 15:53:28 GMT
We have a chiffchaff in our garden. You'll know for sure if it was singing. Yeah, it wasn't tho.  It was hopping about in and between plants, looking for insects it seems. |
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Post by MJB on Apr 6, 2024 16:05:11 GMT
Don't suppose you saw it's leg colour? Chiffchaff have black legs, Willow Warblers have light brown legs.
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Post by zou on Apr 6, 2024 16:25:26 GMT
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Post by zou on Apr 6, 2024 16:26:29 GMT
Don't suppose you saw it's leg colour? Chiffchaff have black legs, Willow Warblers have light brown legs. Yep, that's what I was telling my wife, who was edging toward willow warbler. I'm certain it was a chiffchaff. |
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Post by peterob on Apr 6, 2024 17:35:37 GMT
Possibly had a chiffchaff in the garden. If not that, a very similar warbler. Moved far too quick for the AF on the old Lumix compact, but I got a couple of passable shots, will post in a bit. We've had one in the garden which is unusual. I've not seen it but I've heard it on two days in the last week. |
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Post by stevewmh on Apr 6, 2024 19:39:42 GMT
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 7, 2024 7:19:21 GMT
I think you are in the Thames Valley, aren't you Steve? As you get further away from the kite Central of the Chilterns you do get Buzzards, but it's very noticeable they tend to be further out in the countryside than kites. Obviously less keen on garden leftovers... |
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Post by stevewmh on Apr 7, 2024 12:31:38 GMT
Never expected to see this magnificent fella while taking a stroll this morning. He/she was perched for quite some time not at all bothered by my presence. Buzzards are fairly hard to find I think you are in the Thames Valley, aren't you Steve? As you get further away from the kite Central of the Chilterns you do get Buzzards, but it's very noticeable they tend to be further out in the countryside than kites. Obviously less keen on garden leftovers... I think I've seen him a few times at a distance though never this close. He lives along the Wey Navigation in the woods bordering farm land. Unlike the Kites he's never bold enough to go near any of the houses |
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Post by MJB on Apr 7, 2024 12:34:13 GMT
We have buzzards and kites over the house most days.
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Post by peterob on Apr 7, 2024 13:01:35 GMT
I think you are in the Thames Valley, aren't you Steve? As you get further away from the kite Central of the Chilterns you do get Buzzards, but it's very noticeable they tend to be further out in the countryside than kites. Obviously less keen on garden leftovers... I think I've seen him a few times at a distance though never this close. He lives along the Wey Navigation in the woods bordering farm land. Unlike the Kites he's never bold enough to go near any of the houses They (buzzards) need some space to take off in so it might be that the houses are too close together, rather than the proximity of the houses themselves. I've seen a buzzard perched in a tree in the local park (it is a small park, surrounded by houses) and we used to get them nesting in trees in what was the field behind our house, quite close to the houses but otherwise open aspect. They'll perch in road-side trees, even quite low down. I often put one up when out cycling. Can be a bit of a shock when one takes off from within a few feet, especially if it is a big one. |
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Post by MJB on Apr 7, 2024 18:52:32 GMT
Car problems scuppered my plans, so I took to the back jungle garden instead hoping to get that pesky Chiffchaff ( the bastard is out there now, taunting me! ). our rear boundary is made up of a mature Ash tree, Damson saplings, a couple of young Lime trees, Hawthorn, Ivy, and Elder. We also have two Apple trees, two pear trees and two cob nut trees. Recently I've strategically placed a few feeders to attract the birds, but left space between for the birds to pitch in a natural background. The Merlin bird I.D. app tells me we have lots of birds frequenting the garden, here's just a few. I'll try for more as and when I have chance. The Bastard.  chiffchaff by Martin Bone, on Flickr Goldfinch.  goldfinch 2 by Martin Bone, on Flickr  goldfinch 3 by Martin Bone, on Flickr  goldfinch by Martin Bone, on Flickr Chaffinch.  chaffinch 2 by Martin Bone, on Flickr  chaffinch by Martin Bone, on Flickr |
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