Garden Visitors

stevestrat · 23rd June 2021, 17:17

Decided to blow the dust off my DSLR and snapped a few birds in the garden.

Mrs Chaffinch.

Young BlueTit

Pair of male Chaffinches

Rare pic on our resident Woodpecker.

Lancpudn · 23rd June 2021, 19:26

Crackin' pics them are Steve.

I thought it's been quiet this afternoon with no starlings squabbling amongst themselves around the feeders! the suet ball feeders are empty.

stevestrat · 23rd June 2021, 19:52

Never get starlings here. Used to have them at the old house but not sure if I've ever seen one here. Used to get a line of them working their way across the lawn like a Police forensic search team.

trikey · 24th June 2021, 21:10

Great pics Steve, we get bluetits, crows, a pair of robins and a couple of woodpeckers.

Managed a bad phone pic of the woodpecker on the feeder the other day.

stevestrat · 26th June 2021, 17:18

We get a great selection, Great, Coal, Blue and Long Tail T1ts; House and Tree Sparrows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Bullfinches, Blackbirds, Woodpecker, occasionally a Jay (very difficult to photograph). On the annoying side, Magpies, Pigeons and occasionally Crows. Oh, and after dusk field mice cleaning up under the feeders.

trikey · 26th June 2021, 19:47

We now have 6 crows that can empty a bird feeder in minutes! That and a rather large mouse type thing with a long tail that is fond of peanuts...

stevestrat · 26th June 2021, 20:07

Our feeders are protected by an anti climb inverted dome and all but one of the feeders are the caged squirrel proof type. Still doesn't stop acrobatic pigeons and magpies swinging around on them trying to get at the seeds.

Add squirrels to the "annoying list" but if one appears you only have to say "squirrel" to Pops and she hurtles out the door to chase it

We did have a problem with "long tails" coming in from the mining museum next door until I reduced the numbers with the air rifle, very rarely see one now.

trikey · 26th June 2021, 21:12

Squirrels.. The only furry creature that Meg goes bonkers for, shes not bothered about birds, rabbits, deer etc.. but a squirrel sends her mental.

MGjim · 26th June 2021, 22:20

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...7a69458a1a.jpg
I get a lot of various garden birds visiting my feeders, but they all disappeared when this fellow came along....

stevestrat · 26th June 2021, 23:03

We get a kestrel makes a high speed circuit of the garden now and then. My wife's suggestion was to chase it, chase it! By the time I spot it it's gone!

23rd June 2021, 17:17	#1
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,455 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Garden Visitors Decided to blow the dust off my DSLR and snapped a few birds in the garden. Mrs Chaffinch. Young BlueTit Pair of male Chaffinches Rare pic on our resident Woodpecker. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

23rd June 2021, 19:26	#2
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,555 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Crackin' pics them are Steve. I thought it's been quiet this afternoon with no starlings squabbling amongst themselves around the feeders! the suet ball feeders are empty. __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

23rd June 2021, 19:52	#3
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,455 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Never get starlings here. Used to have them at the old house but not sure if I've ever seen one here. Used to get a line of them working their way across the lawn like a Police forensic search team. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

24th June 2021, 21:10	#4
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,760 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Great pics Steve, we get bluetits, crows, a pair of robins and a couple of woodpeckers. Managed a bad phone pic of the woodpecker on the feeder the other day. __________________ Lest we forget..

26th June 2021, 17:18	#5
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,455 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	We get a great selection, Great, Coal, Blue and Long Tail T1ts; House and Tree Sparrows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Bullfinches, Blackbirds, Woodpecker, occasionally a Jay (very difficult to photograph). On the annoying side, Magpies, Pigeons and occasionally Crows. Oh, and after dusk field mice cleaning up under the feeders. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

26th June 2021, 19:47	#6
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,760 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	We now have 6 crows that can empty a bird feeder in minutes! That and a rather large mouse type thing with a long tail that is fond of peanuts... __________________ Lest we forget..

26th June 2021, 20:07	#7
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,455 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Our feeders are protected by an anti climb inverted dome and all but one of the feeders are the caged squirrel proof type. Still doesn't stop acrobatic pigeons and magpies swinging around on them trying to get at the seeds. Add squirrels to the "annoying list" but if one appears you only have to say "squirrel" to Pops and she hurtles out the door to chase it We did have a problem with "long tails" coming in from the mining museum next door until I reduced the numbers with the air rifle, very rarely see one now. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

26th June 2021, 21:12	#8
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,760 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Squirrels.. The only furry creature that Meg goes bonkers for, shes not bothered about birds, rabbits, deer etc.. but a squirrel sends her mental. __________________ Lest we forget..

26th June 2021, 22:20	#9
MGjim Loves to post MG ZT-T 160+ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Peasmarsh Posts: 390 Thanks: 45 Thanked 140 Times in 87 Posts	https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...7a69458a1a.jpg I get a lot of various garden birds visiting my feeders, but they all disappeared when this fellow came along....

26th June 2021, 23:03	#10
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,455 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	We get a kestrel makes a high speed circuit of the garden now and then. My wife's suggestion was to chase it, chase it! By the time I spot it it's gone! __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

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