Some pictures I took recently

keps

In the rain this morning in the garden
Just as well he had his cap on!

dodderangler

keps wrote: »

In the rain this morning in the garden
Just as well he had his cap on!

^^^^ cap on

hollster2

Sorry this isn't a good picture but I was wondering what this bird is at first I thought it was a black cap but looking at keps pictures its not Im thinking a coal tit? it has the white stripe down the back of it head?

OpenYourEyes

hollster2 wrote: »

Sorry this isn't a good picture but I was wondering what this bird is at first I thought it was a black cap but looking at keps pictures its not Im thinking a coal tit? it has the white stripe down the back of it head?

Coal Tit alright!

vistafinder

Goldfinch


untitled-2569.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr

keps

vistafinder wrote: »

Goldfinch



untitled-2569.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr

Awesome photo- what fantastic colours the common or garden Goldfinch has:)

OpenYourEyes

keps wrote: »

Awesome photo- what fantastic colours the common or garden Goldfinch has:)

European Goldfinch, to be super-pedantic!

keps

This guy has settled into the garden bigtime- he was almost caught by the neighbour's cat yesterday but it doesn't seem to have fazed him

keps

By the way - just to say - I'm sure a lot of the same birds have been in the garden for several years but I never bothered looking really.

It's great to have a forum like this to learn about the birds and wildlife on our doorsteps

Fruit1985

All Taken In Botanic Gardens today:

Gray Squirrel

Robin Red Breast

Greenfinch (I think)

Blackbird (male)

Blackbird (male)

Chaffinch (Male)

Bullfinch

Blackbird (male)

keps

Lucan Demesne this morning

There were 4 Black-tailed godwits( long way away )






friendly coal tit

Bonedigger

Bonedigger

A Kestrel at a distance:

gzoladz

A few from a quick walk to the ATM while stalking at some negocios neighbours' feeders . Further to this also saw a pied wagtail, a grey wagtail, greenfinches and a wren.

Dunnock


Goldfinch


Chaffinch

Fruit1985

Some birds again from Botanic Gardens area today in Dublin.

Great Tit

Tree Crepper

Mistle Thrush

Goldfinch

Robin Red Breast

Grey Heron

Mallard (Male)

Cork boy 55

gzoladz wrote: »

A few from a quick walk to the ATM while stalking at some negocios neighbours' feeders . Further to this also saw a pied wagtail, a grey wagtail, greenfinches and a wren.

Dunnock


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That's very unusual behavior by a Dunnock in my limited experience they normally stay on the ground (ground feeders) and never land on tables or feeders.
it even looks nervous unbalanced up there.

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They are not the most agile but dunnocks, while predominantly ground feeders, will certainly use tables and feeders if they have to.

splish

Two Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax at Hook Head last week.



Colts-foot Tussilago farfara in flower in local wood over the weekend.





My first frogspawn of the year.

keps

Lucan Demesne this morning

Not only did I get my first sighting of a kingfisher for about 5 months - but I managed to get a pic of her as well.
She flew by at great speed - and I followed on for 100 metres in the dirction she was headed and just happened to spot her hopping from one branch to another.

All this area near the weir has changed massively,in the last year, due to the major works the Canoe crowd are doing - so delighted to see her

vistafinder

Nice shot keps! Its a female the underside of her beak is orange male is black.
I started a book about them last week and they start getting more active from end of feburary on. The males will be trying to impress

keps

vistafinder wrote: »

Nice shot keps! Its a female the underside of her beak is orange male is black.
I started a book about them last week and they start getting more active from end of feburary on. The males will be trying to impress

What's the name of the book?


( and thanks - I've amended the post above as the bird is a female)

vistafinder

keps wrote: »

What's the name of the book?

Kingfisher Tales from the Halcyon River by Charlie Hamilton James

The photography is stunning

keps

Just bought it now on Amazon 2nd hand( v/g condition) £9.00 + £4.00 postage

vistafinder

keps wrote: »

Just bought it now on Amazon 2nd hand( v/g condition) £9.00 + £4.00 postage

:pac: That was fast. You wont be disappointed. Jealous probably like me after seeing some of the shots! Enjoy

Ulmus

Hamilton James and Philippa Forrester made a lovely wildlife film called My Halcyon River in 2002 for the BBC Natural World series. Worth watching but don't know where you'd get a copy.

Fruit1985

keps

Thought the Male Buntings were gonzo- but 4 of them were back in the garden for good spells today

Here is one

keps

Fruit1985 wrote: »

That is an amazing photo!
The tower in the background- and the worm in the mouth
- brilliant

splish

Robin Erithacus rubecula



Yew Taxus baccata male flowers



Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias



Tree mallow Malva arborea



Sphagnum capillifolium



Red Dead Nettle Lamium purpureum

hollster2

First is a green finch I think its the first Ive seen and there very shy where I am and very quick I couldn't get the camera at there right setting so its very dark!

The rest are from a walk and when it was cold ducks on a frozen pond!