Blogs on birds

In early November

We have lots of hummingbirds this year. I do not think I have ever seen so many at one place even on our trips to Arizona...

Living with Hummingbirds

It is almost October and these are Anna's hummingbirds and they stay with us all winter. They were named after Anna Massena,...

Pheasant nesting at the front door!!!!

Visited a new patient today and his family has a pheasant nesting at the front of the house in a concrete planter!!! Apparently..there...

Are you ready ? 😊

The blossom is ready ... ................................................................................ The robin is...

Humingbirds

I have several hummingbird feeders in a view from my computer chair and love to watch their behavior. They are very territorial...

Falconry experience.

Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure to enjoy a few hours at South Cave Falconry in East Yorkshire. It was a birthday...

One Strange Bird!

Have you ever had something happen to you that defies logic, common sense, the laws of nature...and hard to explain? It all...

Goldcrest

Pair Goldcrest back on the Camellias this morning I first saw the male but by the time I had fetched the camera he had gone...

Visitors

Sometimes we get visitors to our area that cause quite a bit of interest. One of our local shopping areas [Hessle] has lots...

The Fieldfare Have Arrived

We haven’t seen the fieldfare since the cold winter of 2010. They were zooming around in the wind yesterday but today they...

A New arrival to my yard

while working in the back yard i noticed a head bobbing in the grass near an old tree trunk , a closer look and saw it was...

Rare bird

Have you seen seen in the news about a sighting of the masked wagtail for the first time in the UK? Its on our little cul-de-sac...

The Northern Cardinal

The bright red male northern cardinal, with its conspicuous crest, is one of the most recognizable birds in North America....

Tawny Owl Babies

Well here we are again! So pleased today to see a baby owlett has emerged from our owl nestbox again this year. We think...

Kingfisher

The kingfisher has been visiting our pond for a few years now. Very shy little bird but today we got pics. Well, my daughter...

Bathing of Great Kiskadees

For Terra. We have a swimming pool on the property but at 25 degrees I am not ready to jump in it as it is not heated at...

The challenge of UPDRAFTS ...

In winter, the garden birds convene in the birch tree. ... the more you look, the more birds you can see ... ................................................................................ Sometimes,...

Spoonbills returning to nest, NETHERLANDS 2012

Looking through my photos of Keukenhof Holland, I came across these of a colony of Spoonbills, which were nesting in the...

Different Christmas visitor

Lots of these around but I've never had one on the feeder before.

Two surprises in the Garden: Japanese White-eye and Pipe Plant

Dear All, With the rain letting up for a few hours over the weekend, we had two surprises in the garden. The first was a...

Oh Joy! (2)

And the blackbird sings.

Woodpecker Chicks (Big Bro and Titch).

A week or so ago, Wendy and I were lucky enough to see two Greater Spotted Woodpecker chicks feeding in our garden. Chick...

Summers here

Summer is officially here saw my favourite birds today a small mob of them 19/05/2014 I'm talking about the fantastic swifts,...

Birds in Our Garden

I thought I would put together a few photos of the birds Wendy and myself, have seen in the last 12 months, in our garden....

Not again surely!

Opened my paper with glee,yes its a nice day (i thought)then it happened ). This opaline blue blob landed on my paper...

Christmas budgies!

Christmas budgies! To make a rare change this blog will be about the 2 budgies our daughter gave her mum for a twin Christmas/retiring...

CATS AND GARDEN BIRDS

“Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any...

Success - Tawny Owls Have Nested In Our Garden

Hello All. Thought I would share our excitement this year as Tawny Owls have successfully nested, hatched and raised Owletts...

The Birds

I've had a lot of birds in the garden this year, but since about 7 o'clock this morning the three feeders I've got have been...

Lakeland birds

We were lucky enough to spend a few days away this week on the shores of Lake Windermere. As we know, the weather has been...

Tree Creeper

This little fellow turned up on the feeder a couple of days ago. I'm delighted to have another little bird to add to the...

Chip buttie?

Well,not actually a chip one,more of a seed buttie..As we are trying to keep the birds well fed at the moment..I was wondering...

Magpies.......a real nuisance with the big bird watch coming up!!

A few weeks ago I noticed about 8 or 9 Magpies in the Field Maple in the garden behind ours.I clapped my hands etc and they...

Waxwings

It was tea time this morning when I looked out of the sitting room window to see – waxwings! We were visited by at least...

BRANCHES EVERYWHERE

Wonderful winter trees ... ... ....................................................................... Among the evergreens...

Its that time of year again

Yes it is that time of year again, So off we went up the moors to our favourit spot to see if the bird tables Bob made last...

Portrait of the roadrunner

It comes daily for a drink 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6.

Two white peacocks.

I found a place where there live white peacocks. They inspired also the local artist.. Interestingly, I just read, that...

Waxwings in Worcestershire

Last week I spotted a bevvy of twitchers, excitedly taking over the entrance to the large local garden centre, I had to find...

Muncaster Castle visit

We were very lucky last week to enjoy spending a few days in the beautiful Lake District. The weather I'm thankful to say...

The Owl staredown!

A while back we visited a rehab centre for raptors. Some of them cannot be released again, but they perform a vital contribution...

Meet Sky the budgie

I recently took my remaining budgie (refer to previous blog for details), to an avian vet and I told him why I only bought...

Somebody who says Good morning to me

I woke up today in a small pension and while checking what is the time, I have heard gentle tweet from my balcony doors....

R.I.P Little one.

Whilst pottering in my back garden today,I noticed this little greenfinch sitting on the peanut feeder,he sat very still...

Freds' Story

Sometimes nature isn't kind. And sometimes its says to you 'hey wanna help out a bit'? Ok so there I was contemplating my...

THRILLING YET UNWELCOME VISITOR

Saw a mighty flapping of wings outside my office (tiny bedroom) window whilst on the computer. Luckily camera to hand. ...

Updating Bird Diary to the 26th February

Snow long gone and in the direct sun it's pretty warm but in the shade it's a lot cooler. Wish this was the temperature...

Crested Tits

I hadn't seen my little friends for a while and wondered whether they had come to harm during the very harsh temperatures...

Tommyshortlegs Updates Jan-Feb 2012

Been out of hospital for over a week now and feeling a lot better. Thank you all for your well wishes. Since being out I...

Gorgeous visitor - Crested Tit

This little chap has been visiting off and on for a few weeks now, but until today I had never managed to capture him with...

Endangered Native Birds of New Zealand.

As an enthusiastic bird-lover, I have over recent years, since my return to live in NZ, taken a great interest in our native...

It's Raining Again ..... Oh no ......

After two blazing hot early summer days last week, three days ago the rain returned .... at least this time without the very...

Thurleston and the River Teign

This little fellow was watching us eat our sarnies,i think its a Bullfinch Now lets get lunch, I know they are around here...

Just happened to be looking out of the window...

Low and behold, what did I see?

Cormorant

My son took these pics of the comorant on the River Arun... He reminds me of a traffic policeman...... :))))

Cordon Bleu Cosmos

After the chat around GoY about Cosmos, I had a really nice surprise this week. Sitting having a cup of tea on the terrace...

A day to remember

And thats what it turned out to be . Back in June my oldest son Paul informed me my fathers day present would allow me the...

Third Edition*

This pair of youngsters are Lovey and Dovey's third brood this year, they are always ravenous and continually pester their...

Some Of The Birdlife Visiting My Downunder Garden

I'm one very lucky lady as I get to see so many different types of birds flying in and out of my place here in north-eastern...

GARDEN GUESTS

My dogs enjoy my gardens ... ... and, despite my home being in a fairly built-up area, lots of wildlife garden guests...

Scotland - North Coast

Last weekend was the 40th wedding anniversary for Moongrower and myself and so we took a long weekend to go wildlife watching...

GoY News: Our new project for bird lovers

Hi Folks, Ajay and I have been working on a new website for bird lovers and would love to get your feedback on www.ispyabird.co.uk. The...

Wildlife in my garden

Most of us tend to have routines we keep to, get up at the same time, shower, breakfast etc. Well, it dawned on me the other...

Baby Doves Update

After my week off i went back to work and the first thing i did was to look for the baby doves ....Yeeahhh there they were...

Well just look at me.....

Could not believe my eyes.......all this was taken from our garden room.!!! Tuppence the black cat, was in fact more...

New Resident in our garden........

Hi all......just thought I would tell you about our new resident.......Last year I bought a couple of really cheap roosting...

Birds!

This has been a long hard winter and we have put a lot of time and money into trying to get the birds through it.We have...

Some wildlife and new bloomers!

We've had a couple of interesting visitors to the garden. Firstly a green woodpecker and then a fox. It had an injured hind...

Traffic Chaos

Snow fell in Kent yesterday and all thoroughfares were blocked with vehicles stuck in the snow..... There has been...

Garden Birds

Cor have i had some new birds in my garden this year.Normally i dont usually have them in my garden, heres a list of birds...

a bid to get the birds back

not seen many birds in last week or two, so sleeves rolled up lard seeds crackers (i must be.) in fridge overnight.. done!!! "hi...

Water for your garden birds

I just found this little gem amongst my unread emails (naughty boy !). It's very obvious when you think about it, but that's...

Do you remember the skating Pandas and the photographer advert ?

For those of you who read my previous blog regarding the R.S.P.B. bird watch....will know I recalled very few birds this...

Winter visitors

While all was still under snow and frozen up, we had some winter visitors to our unkempt garden. 6 big thrushlike birds with...

WILDLIFE DRAWINGS

I have always enjoyed sketching but an evening course in 2003, run by a highly talented artist by the name of Mary Hirst,...

Birds!~

Help! ~ yesterday morning we drew the curtains to find the back garden had been invaded!~ a mixed flock of Thrushes,Redwing,Fieldfares...

Getting Brave

This little one started coming in my garden a few days ago but was a bit timid but as you can see Lot more confident He...

Don't forget the birds

Don't forget the birds. This snowy weather might be exciting for me who hasn't seen anything like it for over forty years...

*my birdy friends*

i just love watching my birds come to feed in my garden and its a lovely sunny day here in blackpool so they are enjoying...

feeding the birds in the snow

hi guys we have snow again here in blackpool and all over the uk, i want to stress how important it is to feed our feathered...

Late Opening at the Bird Cafe....snow causes chaos!!!

Just watching the birds and seeing how they keep warm, on the move and relate to each other......not so different from us...

Warning

On BBC Breakfast this morning there was a warning from rspb NOT to give turkey fat to the birds as its very dangerous for...

no snow

here in blackpool we dont have snow im sorry to say, i know it a pain to most which i can see, when your trying to get to...

Hanging in there

Greedy Birds.

Last year I found it such a pleasure to see the different birds that came to my garden. There were Blue Tits, Chaffinches,...

Its The Garden Birds Breakfast Time @ 8am ................................

& b4 i even put the Food Down/Out im being watched !! So iv added some Pics of some birds who i caught watching me this...

Starlings

Every afternoon the starlings all group together in this tree about four gardens from mine, i would say about 3pm timish...

A lovely spring day ..for autumn.

Late October and the sun was shining birds singing what a lovely day says Jane ..get your shorts on and climb in the pond...

Who Lives in a Nest Like This ????????????????????

Found this a few Days ago empty i believe ? Its about 8/9 feet high ? & as u can see alot of hard work went in2 making...

baby barn owls in the shed....

there is an owl box in the shed down our lane. today the bird man john came to see if we had any babies.... this is john...

Cuckoos!

No...not Goy members but the feathered variety...while we were on the subject of the whistling blackbird we listened to a...

Water feature passes inspection .

For sometime now the cascade has leaked water-been all round the pond took the cascade apart relined it and cemented rocks...

Blackbird with a headache!

Getting ready to go out yesterday, heard that thump, you know the one of bird hitting glass. Looked out the open french...

Preparing for a garden party . A womans work is never done..

You know what its like guests will be arriving shortly you look around and all the helpers have disappeared... Look at...

Baby Hummingbirds

A few weeks ago a friend from work told me that she had a hummingbird nest in her tree and that there were two eggs in it....

Who's surprised?

So there I was quietly pruning the Forsythia and cutting a bit off the Fuschia bush. When I'd finished I decided to cut...

Babies

I woke up this morning before my little girl which is very unuaual for me, my baby lay there fast asleep so I went down stairs...

The Wildlife Pond - or giant birdbath , one year on.

Having joined Goy one year ago on 04. 04 .08 and asked questions about how to proceed with a wildlife pond now seems like...

My Gold Finches

For the past 2/3wks iv seen 4 Beatiful Gold Finches Eatting From & Hopping about in My Laural /Pear Trees ! I was amazed...

A Camera Shy Gold Finch !!!

Been seeing 4 of these in my garden past few days & these are the 1st three photos iv gotten ! Im hopeing theyl get...

Birds In My Garden

I always sit On My Plank Bench Down In Wildlife/Wildflower Garden Area If The Suns Shinning Or If Not to Wet/Cold, i some...

Jumbo Jets in the garden???

Well, I call them that because of the way they land -usually on top of my double primulas! I have been watching this great...

Bluetit waiting in the ' wings ' .

Having found myself a likely nesting spot it pays to keep looking over your shoulder as competition for the nice boxes is...

Winter Visitor

As you can probably tell from my garden pictures, the garden is running a little wild at the moment. However, with the recent...

Helping our feathered friends.

If your garden looks like this then obviously not much in the way of gardening can be undertaken.Fortunately the snow covers...

Snow fun being a bird.

Heavy snow and high winds would keep most of us indoors these poor fellas need to keep feeding though... Think you can just...

Busy life in the garden

I have to laugh at this woodpigeon that spends a lot of time in our garden....he's always busy and looks like a bantam waddling...

Preparing for Spring in a Wildlife Garden

As many birds and animals begin to search for sites for the on coming breeding season , the use of nest boxes can attract...

Little Robin Friendly as can be, come and take a picture of me

Whilst in the Botanics today I had a look round some places I hadn't been for years, not since my 17 year old used to go...

Black Bird Drinking From My Pond?

Well iv never seen a Black Bird so close to My House But this morning while Washing Up "Again"lol i was watching...

Iv 2 Visiting Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well i was so Happy 2 see the return of my Thrush yesterday i kept an eye open for its return this morning so i could get...

ROBIN

Just to let you all know that my robin pic is in THE DAILY MAIL NEWSPAPER today (TUESDAY 6TH JANUARY) bye for now lynwoodview

Pigeon Wont Bath ????

Now This Looks Good!! Its Clean & Just the Right Dept!!! Now to Check The Temperature??? BBBBBBBBBBBBbbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Black Birds Fruit Tree

This Year i had 2 Broods of Black Birds In the Big Laural Tree @ Bottom Of Garden which is right beside My Cooking &...

Birds and other things (no flowers!)

Something Marguerite wrote the other day about Australian native wildlife set me thinking. In Oz they can be fined for feeding...

Goldfinches.

For quite a while i have had goldfinches coming in my garden, but for about 2 or 3wks there as been none, i keep being told...

Owls In The Night ???

When its late @ night & im sitting in my garden i hear the sound of 2 Owls Hoooting 2 each other? 1 seems2be a very long...

Green Footprints (this isn't what you think it is)

Yesterday was dry so I was able to get some work done in the garden. Later I was painting a piece of trellis laid out on...

Berries

Hi Every one, have you noticed all the bushes of fully laden with Blackberries, and Elderberries, wild berries, ect, the...

Birdies!

Just as I was wondering whether seeing the cardinal had been a fluke, I saw him again! And this time I managed to get a...

Ant Eater

Here he is the answer to Ants on the Lawn . Appeared this afternoon on the lawn outdide my window where I write this.

Magpies

We seam to have a lot of young Magpies in our garden this year. They are quite amusing to watch the things they do. Like...

Birds of a Feather

Hi all, Hope everyone is ok this morning i walked my new puppy and when i returned home with her we went into the garden.I...

Fighting birds

I witnessed this in my front garden yesterday. 2 female blackbirds were tearing strips off eachother whilst the male just...