GARDEN VISITOR ON GARRYA

brilliant picture Terra - both birds to favs

Hi Paul ... thank you ...
... birds were obliging ... posing nicely :o)

Perfect detail. Looks as if something worried him, poor little chappie...

Hi Kat ... he was not worried, just sunbathing ...

What a gorgeous bird and a great picture xx

Thanks Bren .. lots of little birds around during this cold weather ... xxx

We do our best to make sure that there is plenty of food always in the feeders and on the ground - we have a robin that is a little terror to the other birds but they do creep in behind him when he is not looking ! Love watching them first thing in the morning when they are busy getting their breakfasts. xx

During this freezing weather, I've been extra vigilant to keep the bird baths free of ice. Lovely to watch our feathered friends :o) xxx

Very true - Terra, thankfully milder now - no white Christmas this year x

Thank goodness Paul!

Lovely clear photo Terra

Thanks Pam :o) x

I am so daft! I was thinking..."where's Garrya? is that one of the Scottish Islands?...has Terra gone away?" lol ;)

that's stunning Terra :-)

That's a lovely photo Tt.....he's having a quiet moment there and giving you time to take is pic.

Lovely shot,Terra..and do I see blue sky ? lucky you :o)x

Lovely bird pics and a nice sunny morning too TT :o)

He looks very pleased with himself, Im sure you are feeding him well ;0))

Cute bird and great picture of him Terra.

Lol. Karen ...
I'm still here ... not gone island hopping ;o)

Thanks Warwick, Janey, Sandra, Neena, Carole and Klahanie ...

... the sky was a beautiful blue and the little bird was enjoying the sunshine :o)

Lovely photo, very clear.:0)

Thanks Sue ... glad you like it :o)

Lovely :) I seem to have lots of blackbirds at the moment but not too many others...

Thanks Gem ...
In my garden, the blackbirds are keen to find the berries.
I've seen quite a lot of sparrows and starlings too :o)

Lovely pic TT...

Some of the blackbirds will have come from the east and Scandinavia, Geranium, according to Derwent Mays Times book 'Nature Notes' for mid to late November, to find food and escape the cold. They tend to be mainly female. There are a lot this year, 8 at one time, feeding on a glut of red apples. They love them and socialise more than our resident blackbirds. Lovely composed picture TT....genius!

Thanks Holly and Dorjac ...
Interesting about the female blackbirds ...
... lately the blackbirds in my garden are all males !

Yes that is interesting, I'm getting quite a few turning up in a group, but like Terra's these are mostly males too!

Let's hope that by spring time, these males and females work out how to get together ;o)

great picture, love the colors in the background too :)

We ll captured Terratoonie lovely photo.

That's a lovely shot, TT, she's very bright eyed :)

Thanks Flora, Sixpence and Gee ...
She posed very prettily for me ... :o)

That's a great pic TT - well captured!

Thank you Angie ..
I was lucky the little sparrow posed so nicely :o)

superb pic, thanks so much for sharing

Hi Fran ... glad you like it :o)

not arf! not seen a Spadger for years, never been so close to one

Thanks Gudia ..

... there are more birds on my recent blog 'Branches Everywhere' ...
... In winter, I'm lucky to see lots of garden birds. :o)

:o)))
I was sweeping leaves yesterday and the robin sat in the tree, and sang pretty songs for me all day .

The birds are very interesting during severe winter weather TT. This is when the unusual ones/numbers come visiting. The blackbirds...about half of them female are about 7-8 at any one time. There is a grey headed bird with thrush marks half way down its chest then white, a grey back and light brown wings. Nearest I can get is a fieldfare. It loves apples and was very bullied when the snow was falling. The blackies had some great fun with out of date sausages too. Such a pretty song by the Robin to help you with the leaves too.

Hi Dorjac..
yes, I find garden birds especially interesting in winter.
Another bird with some thrush markings is the redwing on my next pic ..

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/261672-feathered-friend-redwing-on-silver-birch/member/terratoonie

There seem to be several birds with that type of chest markings.

I love hearing the robin sing. He has sung for me every day, all winter, whatever the weather. :o)