Some pictures I took recently

Scotty #

A very very cold river Boyne in Drogheda. You could hear the ice crackling is it rubbed off the banks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_zg7LpPhKw

paulusdu

Thankfully the swans have a short respite from the cold, but Christmas Day was no fun for them

RonMexico

Are those people standing on ice?

trebor28

RonMexico wrote: »

Are those people standing on ice?

no.

on christmas day normal common humans can walk on water!
:p:p:p

paulusdu

there were people skating on it just before i took that picture
more people walking on the ice than the actual pathways on christmas day

doctor evil

RonMexico wrote: »

Are those people standing on ice?

Dicey!

John_Rambo

Waiting for the food.



Thrush.



This fella is in the bird feeding section in Atlantic Homecare!

Wild_Dogger

Yes , what a pic !

doctor evil

Do you think the staff feed the Robin or does it pick up scraps? Good marketing anyway

Bagmagnet

Some birds in the garden recently:
Greenfinch

Great Tit

female Blackbird

Goldfinch

John_Rambo

Fishy1

Bagmagnet wrote: »

Some birds in the garden recently:

Hi,
Nice photos Bagmagnet.
This species of bird pays us a visit from time to time. Can anyone tell me what it is?
I love this forum. Have learned so much from all you experts!

whyulittle

Goldfinch Fishy.

I learnt that here!

Wild_Dogger

Bagmagnet wrote: »

Some birds in the garden recently:

can you identify the birds in each of these pics please !!!!! thanks

Mothman

Wild_Dogger wrote: »

can you identify the birds in each of these pics please !!!!! thanks

I've edited your original post to include answers.
Hope this is acceptable.
Kind of an abuse of mod privilege

stupidusername

Need help identifying this bird that hangs around my garden. He's bigger than a blackbird, not as big as a crow, similar in size to a pigeon. Tried to get close to him, but he wasn't having it. kept flying away to another tree.he was making a weird call when I was around. never heard it before.



Since we've put up a feeder and fat balls we've had an array of visitors flocking to it, and this morning when I looked out I saw our resident pheasant having a peck at the leftovers. Not great pictures, sorry, but our windows are too dirty :rolleyes: and my camera isn't good.







All the little birds had flown off while he was there, but the blackbird wasn't scared of course they learnt after a while that they'd be running out of leftovers when there were no little birds to get at the seed etc...

Bagmagnet

stupidusername wrote: »

Need help identifying this bird that hangs around my garden. He's bigger than a blackbird, not as big as a crow, similar in size to a pigeon. Tried to get close to him, but he wasn't having it. kept flying away to another tree.he was making a weird call when I was around. never heard it before.

Not sure, but I think that's a fieldfare

sables2

Bagmagnet wrote: »

Not sure, but I think that's a fieldfare

Hi Bagmagnet,
Looks like a hooded crow to my naive eye...:rolleyes: (even though you say probably not)

Feargal as Luimneach

sables2 wrote: »

Hi Bagmagnet,
Looks like a hooded crow to my naive eye...:rolleyes: (even though you say probably not)

I think Bagmagnet is correct. The general shape/silhouette is thrush shaped. You can make out a grey hood, the brown on mantle, the gray lower back/rump and the black tail.

Bagmagnet

Some pictures from Peoples Park in Limerick today:

Redwing:


Feral Pigeon:


Female Chaffinch:


Female Blackbird:

paulusdu

One from the Burran Bird of Prey center at the Caves is Ballyvaughan. Great place, myself and the young lad love it there.

White tailed Sea Eagle, stunning bird, bloody big too !!

Bagmagnet

First ever Blackcap to visit the garden:


Also, need some help identifying this bird, spotted it quite far away, so the picture isn't great. It could be a greenfinch, though It's confusing me a bit. You can't see the colours too well in the photo, but it was quite yellow:


And a little more zoomed:

harryd2

Galway Harbour today:

paulusdu

I'd agree with the Greenfinch idea, but its hard to tell.
Looks like it is having a bad hair day though .:D

stupidusername

She's so fluffed up!

I would go with Siskin bagmagnet

Bacon and Cabbage

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Possible sparrowhawk?

Tiercel Dave

Bacon and Cabbage wrote: »

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Possible sparrowhawk?

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon!

Bacon and Cabbage

Tiercel Dave wrote: »

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon!

Good God! are you sure?

Rainbowsend

hairyfairy00

This Snipe visited our garden during the cold snap, haven't seen him since though. Hopefully he'll return again!