09/05/2021 Just a few of the regulars.

 It s over a month since I have posted here.  I have spent quite a lot of time in the garden trying to get flower beds, and vegetable gardens ship-shape, and generally the birdlife has been few.  Spring is obviously in the air and they have other things on their minds.  With lockdown, we have hardly left the house (and garden) other than to do our fortnightly shop.  

Please Note if you follow me by email the old feeder is closing down. I will be updating it to a new feeder very soon.

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)...

As above with a soapstone African memory of Zimbabwean artists.

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)...

As above.

European greenfinch (Chloris chloris).

As above...

As above...

As above...

See also my Photodiary with lots of insects

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08/02/2021 - 11 years of blogging today - Birds around the garden or close by.

 

Cirl buntings, note there is two of them (Emberiza cirlus)...

As above...

As above - all photos taken from quite a distance.

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in the rain,

Great Tit (Parus major) now just how pretty do you think I am...

As above.

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male.

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) ...

As above...

As above...

As above.

Great Tit (Parus major)....

As above.

European robin (Erithacus rubecula),...

As above.

Bluetit and Great tit.

As above - having a chat!

Magpies (Pica pica)...

As above.

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) with House Sparrows (Passer domesticus).

and with a Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto).

See also my Photodiary

Joining up with

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I'd Rather B Birdin

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My Corner of the World

Not the most interesting fortnight but what we have in the garden!!

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) sharing the water with a bee

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus).  Is this what being pigeon-toed means?

Common blackbird (Turdus merula).

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)...

and I think this is a young starling...

As above.

Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica).

Hungry youngster - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)...

As above...

As above...

As above...

As above riding the soapstone elephant...

and jumping for joy 😀

Now I know what happens to my mint - mint flavoured Sparrows!!

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All taken in our French garden this week.

Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)...

As above...

As above...

As above.

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus).

As above

Common blackbird (Turdus merula). One of the youngsters talking to the Elephant 😊 - interesting to see the size against the elephant compared with the pigeon...

Two of them got into the greenhouse yesterday and dug up all my pot plants and seedlings, they were not very popular. Although I managed to chase one out, I had to catch the second one to put it out of the door.  I do not want to put netting over the doorway but I might have to if they return again.

A blackbird can look at an owl 🦉

Thinking up what mischief it can get up to next!!!

Little owl (Athene noctua) the closest I have ever been to 'our' Little Owls. They were very agitated about something and ignoring me. I wonder if there was a snake around, they sounded a bit like a pair of agitated parrots. I have never heard them making such a row. This one was on a piece of metal attached to the electric pylon on the corner of our garden at this stage. The other one was on the barn a bit further away making the same row...

As above...

As above.

See also my Photodiary 

Joining up with 

Wild Bird Wednesday

I'd Rather B Birdin

and 

My Corner of the World