Some pictures I took recently

savagethegoat

the Tits are regaining the peanut feeder....

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thyme

Two from last month.

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Orthotrichum anomalum growing amongst a nice wall flora.

Orthotrichum anomalum by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

savagethegoat

thyme wrote: »

Two from last month.

May contain nuts

savagethegoat

Siskin and Redpoll amongst others just now.

keps

Wish me Joy


After 2 weeks of filling in the survey with 'same old, same old - even though I love them all)- at last a solo new arrival today.

I know it's a common bird - but for me it was great to see it as I only saw one last year(winter) and that was in February.

redpoll


The light was so bad this is taken at 3200 ISO - so forgive the grain

savagethegoat

Three Redpolls today....poor pictures I'm afraid

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very dull, but nice study of a Rook I thought



Rarely do I take their photo, very unfair!

savagethegoat

female Siskins? Not sure.

Tipping rain here so photos aren't great

stevensi

savagethegoat wrote: »

female Siskins? Not sure.

Tipping rain here so photos aren't great

The are Redpolls. Notice the red on the crown of the bird. Siskins are a green/black colour. Always a treat to see in the garden

keps

Raindrops keep falling...

savagethegoat

stevensi wrote: »

The are Redpolls. Notice the red on the crown of the bird. Siskins are a green/black colour. Always a treat to see in the garden

ah, so they are.... had three this morning and I guess these are two of them. Had Siskins all day too and the usual crew. It's funny to see both types muscling on the dozens of Goldfinches!

_Tombstone_

I've never clapped eyes on a redpoll ever, do they only hang out in certain areas of the Country?

keps

@ Rainbowsend- Just saw that amazing owl photo of yours over on the annual recap on the Random thread.
The one that won photo of the week some time ago


Would you post it here?- just to share:)

Rainbowsend

Barn Owl (Explore 28/7/2015) by Jenny Vaughan-Coughlan, on Flickr

Capercaillie

Rainbowsend wrote: »

Barn Owl (Explore 28/7/2015) by Jenny Vaughan-Coughlan, on Flickr

What a rare sight especially by day. It must be starving to be hunting by day.

Rainbowsend

Very early morning, back in July.

Nightforce 65X55

Was out this morning and spotted this bird, at first I thought it was a grebe as it was diving so I waited until it surfaced . I have never seen any of these before and had to look it up in one of my Bird books , its called a Red Breasted Merganser and per the book it spends most of its time at sea. Great to see one here and it is nicely colored with a deep red eye.

savagethegoat

todays newcomer. I don't actually know what it is. Male Siskin perhaps?

Nightforce 65X55

Male Siskin it is , what part of the country are you in , I have nothing like these or redpolls in the garden .

savagethegoat

North Co Cork. I live at the edge of the Town with fields and an old railway line behind me, a good habitat probably

TopTec

A couple of hundred miles Northwest and I've never had a Redpoll here in Mayo but lots of Siskins and my usual brood of Goldfinches are missing too. Still warm enough up on the mountain presumably.

TT

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Yes sounds like a good spot , Im in North Co Dublin , there used to be lots of fields near the house but in the last 10 - 15 years we have been swallowed up in Development , so now in the middle of housing estates the nearest fields are about a mile away. I would love to get out into the countryside again to live, but have family and commitments that hold me here . I'll have to do with getting out on the weekends....

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@ savagethegoat and nightforce


Great photos- love them:)

savagethegoat

Redpoll...