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Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Bosscat » Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:07 pm

just had a Nuthatch on our feeder in the tree outside the kitchen window πŸ™‚
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by claretblue » Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:49 pm

turn your camara over boss...it’s upside down! 8-)

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Volvoclaret » Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:52 pm

That is a dead nuthatch, you nailed its feet to the feeder.
seriously,great picture Boss
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Bosscat » Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:08 pm

We havent seen one in the garden for about 2 years .... got back from shopping and there it was πŸ™‚ chuffed to bits ... makes a change from the usual hooligan blue tits and coal tits arguing over the nuts πŸ˜‚

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:11 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:08 pm
We havent seen one in the garden for about 2 years .... got back from shopping and there it was πŸ™‚ chuffed to bits ... makes a change from the usual hooligan blue tits and coal tits arguing over the nuts πŸ˜‚
2 birds arguing over who is having the nuts first....... sounds like a sunday night under the culvert

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Volvoclaret » Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:02 pm

From personal experience Coast? 😝

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by bobinho » Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:39 pm

great pics.... was watching nuthatches up Towneley Park this weekend gone.

Love the nature pics/threads on here.
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Post by FactualFrank » Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:45 pm

Is your camera from 1990? :)
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Gordaleman » Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:59 pm

I live in the middle of loads of terraced housing and last summer I saw a bird I didn't recognise at all on my bird table. It looked like a 'Tit' but it was pink, so I Googled it. Sure enough, it was. It was a long tailed tit. Never seen one in my life before and this one hasn't, unfortunately, been back. Beautiful bird.

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Volvoclaret » Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:53 pm

Spiny Norman!!!
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by spadesclaret » Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:25 pm

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Bosscat » Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:36 pm

Blue tits, Coal tits and Long tailed tits last week...
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:22 am

Volvoclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:02 pm
From personal experience Coast? 😝

I was neither brave or foolish enough to take 1 on let alone 2 of them

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by steve_f » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:54 am

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by MACCA » Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:45 pm

This little fella came to our front at 17:30, must have been starving he had a full pouch of our cats meat in gravy.
Very odd to see them out at that time.

Thankfully both the silly dog and grumpy old cat were indoors.
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Bosscat » Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:05 pm

MACCA wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:45 pm
This little fella came to our front at 17:30, must have been starving he had a full pouch of our cats meat in gravy.
Very odd to see them out at that time.

Thankfully both the silly dog and grumpy old cat were indoors.
Careful feeding Hoggies cat food ... its supposed to be bad for them MACCA we buy "Spike" purpose made Hog food for our visitors

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by MACCA » Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:45 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:05 pm
Careful feeding Hoggies cat food ... its supposed to be bad for them MACCA we buy "Spike" purpose made Hog food for our visitors
Oh no, thought that was the right thing to do. He did wolf it down to be fair, it's his first visit, if he becomes a regular we will look at some genuine food for him.

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Bosscat » Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:50 pm

MACCA wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:45 pm
Oh no, thought that was the right thing to do. He did wolf it down to be fair, it's his first visit, if he becomes a regular we will look at some genuine food for him.
Looks like as long its not fush* based its OK πŸ™‚

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(Or even fish based dohhhh bloody typos 🀭🀭🀭)


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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by MACCA » Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:20 am

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:50 pm
Looks like as long its not fush based its OK πŸ™‚


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Nope it was definitely meat in gravy, our cats not so keen on the fishy cat foods available.
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by lesxdp » Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:30 am

He looks like one of two that visit my garden every night and yes cat food and cat biscuits are fine. Hope he takes care crossing the road from you to me.

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by wickdkewlclaret » Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:50 am

Got the feeders just when lockdown started, took a while for the birds to realise, but had around 23 species so far. Couldn’t believe it when a Great Spotted Woodpecker was on them, male and female both use them every other day.

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by BenWickes » Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:11 am

Speaking of garden visitors. Had a Red Admiral on our kitchen window this morning. Not seen one of those for years.

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Marney&Mee » Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:17 am

lesxdp wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:30 am
He looks like one of two that visit my garden every night and yes cat food and cat biscuits are fine. Hope he takes care crossing the road from you to me.
I knew the Chuckle Brothers posted on here...
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Bosscat » Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:17 am

MACCA wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:20 am
Nope it was definitely meat in gravy, our cats not so keen on the fishy cat foods available.
πŸ‘πŸ™‚πŸ‘

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:30 am

wickdkewlclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:50 am
Got the feeders just when lockdown started, took a while for the birds to realise, but had around 23 species so far. Couldn’t believe it when a Great Spotted Woodpecker was on them, male and female both use them every other day.

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Funny looking Woodpeckers ;)

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Post by steve_f » Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:54 am

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Bosscat » Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:41 am

wickdkewlclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:50 am
Got the feeders just when lockdown started, took a while for the birds to realise, but had around 23 species so far. Couldn’t believe it when a Great Spotted Woodpecker was on them, male and female both use them every other day.

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Are they hiding behind Blue Billboards???

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by MACCA » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:50 am

lesxdp wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:30 am
He looks like one of two that visit my garden every night and yes cat food and cat biscuits are fine. Hope he takes care crossing the road from you to me.
Yes we did see 1 down near yours the other day, looked quite young.

However the pet gone wild rabbit ( clover) and his wild friend havent been seen in the area for a couple of weeks now, his owner is concerned :(

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by lesxdp » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:58 am

Used to see every day but not seen for maybe three weeks now. I assumed the owner had locked them up.

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by MACCA » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:07 pm

lesxdp wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:58 am
Used to see every day but not seen for maybe three weeks now. I assumed the owner had locked them up.

Nope, she hasnt seen it either.

We used to see it every other day, but it's been a few weeks since now.

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Post by spadesclaret » Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:16 pm

A regular visitor to our garden. Keeps the pigeons down.
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Post by Bosscat » Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:23 pm

Just had our local Sparrowhawk in the tree outside the kitchen window again

Only just spotted him 😏
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:42 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:23 pm
Just had our local Sparrowhawk in the tree outside the kitchen window again

Only just spotted him 😏20210205_121933.jpg
Beautiful birds,see them quite regularly up here,never saw one when I lived in England,great pic BC

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Post by Volvoclaret » Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:09 pm

I see regular photos of the resident Worsthorne Sparrowhawk. Beautiful birds.

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Post by Buxtonclaret » Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:50 pm

Volvoclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:09 pm
I see regular photos of the resident Worsthorne Sparrowhawk. Beautiful birds.
Here's my regular.
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Post by yTib » Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:01 pm

saw a grey wagtail in my garden the other day.

first time in 11 years of living here!

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Post by claretburns » Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:47 pm

BenWickes wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:11 am
Speaking of garden visitors. Had a Red Admiral on our kitchen window this morning. Not seen one of those for years.
I'd give the police a call, what Redbeard is doing outside your kitchen in the first place?
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Post by BenWickes » Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:10 pm

claretburns wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:47 pm
I'd give the police a call, what Redbeard is doing outside your kitchen in the first place?
Counting the seeds in the baked beans tin he claimed... :D
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Post by Wile E Coyote » Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:38 pm

just 3 blue tits and an Albatross on my feeder this aft.

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Post by my_colls » Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:48 pm

A couple of weeks ago in Garstang
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Post by Bosscat » Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:23 pm

my_colls wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:48 pm
A couple of weeks ago in Garstang
Looks like a Goldcrest ... wow πŸ‘πŸ™‚πŸ‘
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Post by my_colls » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:35 pm

Yes, deserved a better photographer :D

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Post by Bosscat » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:39 pm

my_colls wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:35 pm
Yes, deserved a better photographer :D
Hey actually getting any picture is great πŸ˜‰

I think its a good one πŸ‘
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Post by boatshed bill » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:41 pm

Don't have any pics, but today I've seen female Siskins for the first time in my life. Often see the brighter males, but no females.

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Post by Bosscat » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:52 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:41 pm
Don't have any pics, but today I've seen female Siskins for the first time in my life. Often see the brighter males, but no females.
Pretty birds that often get mistaken for Greenfinches ... regulars at our bird feeders πŸ‘
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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by dandeclaret » Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:03 pm

Lovely to see all of these. Currently being amused by the squirrels coming to the new-ash squirrel feeder. There's about half a dozen visit during the day, in disparate groups. There's 1 large one, that keeps everything else away. Then there's a pair of twins, who are mischievous and playful. One likes to sit in the plastic crate of spare feeders and garden bits, eating a few peanuts hidden in there, whilst the other sits on the wall, keeping watch eating the nut that it has taken from the feeder.

Final group is a group of 3 looks like a family group, 2 kids wait until the adult has eaten, then they take it un turns, looking like gatepost statues sitting back to back eating.

Super to see the gold crest in the photo above too. They seem to be booming here in Ireland over the last couple of years.

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Re: Garden visitors on the bird feeder...

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:37 am

This is our resident blackbird, Scruff. As a youngster, he was the tattiest creature you could imagine but has developed into quite a handsome chappie in spite of his magpie/pied wagtail wannabe syndrome.
His white markings are caused by an abnormality known as leucism, apparently.
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Post by Marney&Mee » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:04 am

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:37 am
This is our resident blackbird, Scruff. As a youngster, he was the tattiest creature you could imagine but has developed into quite a handsome chappie in spite of his magpie/pied wagtail wannabe syndrome.
His white markings are caused by an abnormality known as leucism, apparently.

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looks like he's been shedding loads of it as well...

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