Some pictures I took recently

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savagethegoat

Male Siskin I think



Glorious bit of sunshine

Mech1

Some visitors to my bird table this weekend.
http://s962.photobucket.com/user/mech1111/slideshow/Bird%20feeder

Also this guy shows up regular.

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So is he RED or GREY?

keps

It's Grey.

savagethegoat

keps wrote: »

It's Grey.

it's an Irish Grey, been out in the sun and went a bit red.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

There is often understandable confusion, as Greys can show some red colouration and Reds can show traces of grey at times. The general head body and ear shapes are the real clincher.

That's a Grey.

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I have been feeding Niger Seed for the goldfinches for a couple of months now to coax them into the garden. Today was the most I have seen to date , I had 12 on the feeders and not just the Niger Seed , they also like the Sunflower Hearts. Also had , Robin, Chaffinch ( Both Male & Female ), Blackbird , Sparrows , too many Starlings to count , Jackdaw , Collard Dove and Wood Pigeon , they almost cleared out all the feeders.....

savagethegoat

I'm swamped with Goldfinches, 36 I have counted but there is very probably more coming and going. They have a pretty good representation on the peanuts as well as the Nijer, they are tending to crowd out the other birds, so I'm having to put out extra feeders. I tried putting out a seed mix but they ignored that and moved on to the peanuts. I also tried mixing the seed with the Nijer but I suspect they are just throwing the seed mix out and eating the nijer

TopTec

Nightforce - A black and white photograph of a Goldfinch is almost sacrilege!!

TT

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I thought it looked nice a bit like a sketch...

savagethegoat

a dreadful picture blow up within an inch of it's life....Bullfinch? first I've seen if so. Some distance from the house other side of a small field

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Yes, Bullfinch. Typically feeding on buds.

splish

Trichocolea tomentella (a liverwort) from local wood at the weekend. Only the second post 1900 record for Leinster & first Carlow record since 1867.

Trichocolea tomentella by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

savagethegoat

fluffed up against the wind



greenfinch

savagethegoat

Siskin in the Eucalyptus

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A lot of activity in the Garden this Morning after the Storm passed through, plenty of birds for the Survey and a record no. of Goldfinches today at 18. there were Goldfinches , Green finches , Chaffinches , Sparrows , Blue Tits , Robins , a Wren , Starlings , Magpie , Jackdaw , Collard Doves and a Wood Pigeon . Here are a few photos.....

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gzoladz

Keps, I have a local one now... Common occurrence along the Dodder

I only had my p&s with me, still decent quality.

keps

A bit cheesy I know but.....

keps

gzoladz wrote: »

Keps, I have a local one now... Common occurrence along the Dodder

I only had my p&s with me, still decent quality.

Great that you have your own Kingfisher on the Dodder - great shot with a P&S

raspberrypi67

Fab photos, keep it coming...

OpenYourEyes

Mod Note:

Hi Everyone. I'm sure many of you will remember our 'Picture of the Month' thread. Unfortunately, for various reasons during the year we fell behind in keeping it updated and it got to a stage after the Summer where we felt it might be best to leave it until the end of the year, to serve as a reminder of some of the fantastic photos you've all contributed throughout 2015 - not to mention providing some inspiration for the coming year!

So with that in mind I'll be updating the Picture of the Month thread on a daily basis over the next week or so to get us up to date for the new year.

Head on over to the thread now to see the picture of the month from February - a beautiful female Mandarin Duck by Bernard0368:

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savagethegoat

something to aspire to, I'm too much of a rookie to expect any of my efforts to feature any time soon.

savagethegoat

Pair Siskins


Pair Redpoll


My first Thrush

savagethegoat

Siskins and Redpoll have moved on to my feeder right outside the window

savagethegoat

Spot of the day.....not great photos but I'm sure some of you will know how difficult it is to photo these! I took a couple of dozen shots and these were the best!




cropped version

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Well done and well spotted the smallest bird in Europe and they don't stand still for too long either.

emo72

Since yis are both here, tell us what it is.

savagethegoat

sorry, it's a Goldcrest. AT least I think so, I'm far from expert in these things, total beginner who has discovered a garden full of birds!

savagethegoat

what a beauty....is it a Siskin?