29 January 2009

The birds are coming

My winter feeding station is starting to get busy. There are now regular blue tits, coal tits, great tits; and my favourite the long tailed tits... these birds are just so lovely to see - they give you good warning too before they arrive - 'pinging' away as they fly towards the bird feeders. I have had up to ten, and counted a total of eight on the big bird feeder - all at the same time! When it's a group and they all begin calling, it's like a wonderful natural symphony.


I'm also getting nuthatches, jays and woodpeckers - although not as regularly. The jays are interesting... I see them skulking in the distance before they float to a perch to check things out. Once on the ground they seem quite bold as they happily hoover up the fallen peanuts. On top of that was a cracking sighting of a male sparrowhawk as he rushed through the woodland clearing - he's obviously spotted the potential for his own feeding station..!



Another cold snap is forecast, so fingers crossed for some good light..

2 comments:

  1. Great long tailed tit shot. I like the holly - it makes the shot a little unusual. Long tails are one of my favourite little birds.

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  2. Hello all,

    Most bird feeders supply seeds or bird food. They often are used for birdwatching and many people keep webcams trained on feeders where birds often congregate. Thanks for sharing this type of nice informations with us......

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