Our Garden Birds

[sweetpea]

Not seen any here yet but as the bats are out they shouldn't be far behind.

[Geranium]

One of the most magical moments I've ever had was standing in the middle of my garden with about a dozen swifts wheeling about all round me.

[Rosie]

It's great when you see when wheeching low across a field, we tend to get quite a lot of them round here. It always seems so quiet once they leave in autumn.

[sweetpea]

Can't be 100% certain but it looked like a swallow perched on a wire across the road as I was driving underneath.
If it wasn't then it certainly gave a good impression of one.

[SueA]

We've had quite a few visitors today, all the usual suspects, blackbirds, bluetits, starlings, sparrows, magpie, collared doves & also a scruffy little coal tit hiding seed in the pieris, a greedy woodpigeon & what I think was a pair of greenfinches which we don't usually get in the garden.
Few pics. taken from the back door so not too good
'Greedy guts'

'Scruffy' the coal tit

[peony]

Good pictures Sue That little Coal Tit does look as though its had a hard winter. I've never seen any around here.

[Geranium]

We have a sparrowhawk around - I keep finding sad piles of feathers. We saw it flash across the garden on Monday and it got its prey.

[SueA]

I saw a male sparrowhawk on the roof opposite a couple of weeks ago but haven't seen the female this year who usually hunts in our garden.
We did have a pair of very sweet goldfinches in the garden yesterday morning.
These are 2 pics. of one of the birds, the other was a bit elusive!

[joysie21]

I saw a pretty bird with yellow wings and white body yesterday
I saw on tv that birds prefered dogs fur for building their nest

[Moonlight]

I heard this noise along the side of the greenhouse, looked over and saw.



Definitely checking to see what I was up to.

[SueA]

Aww that's a little sweetie Moonlight.

[SueA]

This little baby sparrow had bitten off more than it could chew today! Somehow it had got a piece of bread/bun stuck on it's beak sealing it shut, I was a bit worried as I watched it sitting like that for quite a few minutes but I think it's dad came back & removed it as I saw it about 10 minutes later without it. Took a photo on zoom through the window as I didn't want to frighten it.

[sweetpea]

Aw, they do get into some pickles at times.Could have been worse I suppose if it had been something more solid.

[Cherry]

Sue you took some excellent pictures of the birds. The goldfinches look superb in the blossom tree.

[Rosie]

Poor wee birdie, I agree with Cherry, you do take some great pictures Sue. I am rather pleased as i have discovered we have wrens nesting near the house, they are so cute