Tag: Garden birds
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Jackdaw update
Seagulls, Jackdaws and a House Martin – Animal Wild In this earlier post I wrote: I was rather worried about this young Jackdaw in the garden (the juveniles have blue eyes, which turn yellow in adulthood). I had seen it around for several days, always on the ground. He seemed fine on his feet, moving…
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Return of the Woodpecker
The Woodpecker is back for a second morning. What a bird. The red crown, flecked with black, indicates that he or she is a juvenile. And it is not just the pigeons who have bred successfully. There are juvenile house sparrows and this young Great Tit, with yellow tinged cheeks.
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Garden delights
Wordsworth wrote: My heart leaps up when I beholdA rainbow in the sky… Well, my heart leapt up this morning when I beheld a Great Spotted Woodpecker in my garden this morning, only the second time I have done so. They always make me think of my friend Andy in our badger group who gets…