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- Location
- Northamptonshire
Seen today at the Cotswold wildlife park , along with many other animals.
Your day's wildlife
- Thread starter Flick of the Elbow
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potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
When I had a recent hedgehog visitor my resident wood pigeon was keeping a very close eye on it
Long-tailed Tits (which aren't really tits, but we'll not get into that).
John Clare called them Bumbarrels.
Thanks. Not had them show up before! They're not as nervous as t'other tits, allowing me to take pics.
I think Bumbarrels is a good name for them
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Was ages before any turned up in my garden, they still only make an occasional visit.Thanks. Not had them show up before! They're not as nervous as t'other tits, allowing me to take pics.
I think Bumbarrels is a good name for them
Usually see them in a group of 5 or 6, they are very vocal so I hear them before I see them.
One from the other day...
Nice pic. I love them. They're like a little ball with an over-sized tail. In 20 years at my house I've only seen them on 3 occasions I think.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Six goldfinch this morning, a new record for my feeders
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Choughs on our walk yesterday 
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Also Rob came to have his photo taken, he is such a poser 
- Location
- Manchester
OP
OP
Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands & West Lothian
Heard my first geese of the season this morning , about 20 of them flying over in a couple of loose v's.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
[QUOTE 4956977, member: 9609"]I apologise for this being a bit of a double post as I also posted this in 'Mundane News', I think I just got over excited the smorning and posted in the wrong place - I'm still beyond myself with excitement to have had a Kingfisher in my own garden.. Anyway, it really belongs in the wildlife thread so here it is again.
A female Kingfisher spent about 10 minutes this morning sitting on top of our bird table that is next to the garden pond, I guess she was checking it out as a source of food. sadly I don't think there is anything in the pond for her to eat, so I doubt we will see her again.
We are a reasonable distance from any river or stream where they normally spend all their time so I am still not sure why it would be even passing over our garden - may be it is one of this years young that is looking for new territory?
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Apparently it is female due to the orange on the bottom of its beak, males beaks are fully black - I just learnt this today (it said a good way to remember it is females wear lipstick!)[/QUOTE]
Excellent.
Never seen one in the flesh, lucky you.
A female Kingfisher spent about 10 minutes this morning sitting on top of our bird table that is next to the garden pond, I guess she was checking it out as a source of food. sadly I don't think there is anything in the pond for her to eat, so I doubt we will see her again.
We are a reasonable distance from any river or stream where they normally spend all their time so I am still not sure why it would be even passing over our garden - may be it is one of this years young that is looking for new territory?
View attachment 373496
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Apparently it is female due to the orange on the bottom of its beak, males beaks are fully black - I just learnt this today (it said a good way to remember it is females wear lipstick!)[/QUOTE]
Excellent.
Never seen one in the flesh, lucky you.
OP
OP
Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands & West Lothian
[QUOTE 4956977, member: 9609"]I apologise for this being a bit of a double post as I also posted this in 'Mundane News', I think I just got over excited the smorning and posted in the wrong place - I'm still beyond myself with excitement to have had a Kingfisher in my own garden.. Anyway, it really belongs in the wildlife thread so here it is again.
A female Kingfisher spent about 10 minutes this morning sitting on top of our bird table that is next to the garden pond, I guess she was checking it out as a source of food. sadly I don't think there is anything in the pond for her to eat, so I doubt we will see her again.
We are a reasonable distance from any river or stream where they normally spend all their time so I am still not sure why it would be even passing over our garden - may be it is one of this years young that is looking for new territory? EDIT; I don't think it was a young one, apparently they have black legs and even the female young have all black beaks until the following spring - so this was more than likely an adult female that was away from the river.
View attachment 373496
View attachment 373497
Apparently it is female due to the orange on the bottom of its beak, males beaks are fully black - I just learnt this today (it said a good way to remember it is females wear lipstick!)[/QUOTE]
Wow. Deserves a double like !
A female Kingfisher spent about 10 minutes this morning sitting on top of our bird table that is next to the garden pond, I guess she was checking it out as a source of food. sadly I don't think there is anything in the pond for her to eat, so I doubt we will see her again.
We are a reasonable distance from any river or stream where they normally spend all their time so I am still not sure why it would be even passing over our garden - may be it is one of this years young that is looking for new territory? EDIT; I don't think it was a young one, apparently they have black legs and even the female young have all black beaks until the following spring - so this was more than likely an adult female that was away from the river.
View attachment 373496
View attachment 373497
Apparently it is female due to the orange on the bottom of its beak, males beaks are fully black - I just learnt this today (it said a good way to remember it is females wear lipstick!)[/QUOTE]
Wow. Deserves a double like !
