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Videos of a blackbird on a hanging feeder and a Great Tit preparing the nest.
This video was taken on the 22nd February 2010 in West Yorkshire.
Added another video of nest building on 20th April, fascinating to watch the Great Tit in action.
Feeding the chicks added on 20th May, the chicks are 5 days old.
Great Spotted Woodpecker on the fat ball feeder added in December
The videos are short and looped.
Added another video of nest building on 20th April, fascinating to watch the Great Tit in action.
Feeding the chicks added on 20th May, the chicks are 5 days old.
Great Spotted Woodpecker on the fat ball feeder added in December
The videos are short and looped.
Sparrowhawk: It is obvious when the Sparrowhawk has visited our garden, we either have a few
scattered feathers remaining or a complete absence of birds on our feeders for a few days. They
can be seen on occasion sitting on a hedgerow or high in a tree whether that is after they have
struck or while waiting it is hard to say.
They are known to remember good hunting grounds so we can expect more visits to follow, nature taking its course, I suppose.
They are known to remember good hunting grounds so we can expect more visits to follow, nature taking its course, I suppose.
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Great Spotted Woodpecker: The male is easy to spot due to the crimson patch on the back of its head.
both male and female have crimson feathers in their tails. we have regular visits from a male bird who
loves to eat the peanuts and the fat balls. He is very wary and flies off at the slightest noise or
movement. You can hear him in the trees making a click click sound as he waits for you to leave the
garden so he can feed.
We had nesting birds in a nestbox last year and he could be seen trying to enlarge the hole so as to get at the chicks, the marks he made in the metal hole protector are there for all to see!!
More Woodpecker info here
We had nesting birds in a nestbox last year and he could be seen trying to enlarge the hole so as to get at the chicks, the marks he made in the metal hole protector are there for all to see!!
More Woodpecker info here
Coal Tit
Not as colourful as some of its relatives, the coal tit has a distinctive grey
back, black cap, and white patch at the back of its neck. Its smaller, more
slender bill than blue or great tits means it can feed more successfully in
conifers. They are always on our peanut feeders, flitting from the nearby
bushes to the feeder and back again.
Long-tailed Tit
The long-tailed tit is easily recognisable with its
distinctive colouring, a tail that is bigger than its body,
and undulating flight. Very noisy always chattering.
Great Tit: As the name suggests the largest of the Tit
family, easily spotted by its black cap, collar and
throat, it has a yellow breast. We are hoping for
nesting Great Tits this year, the box has already been
checked out a few times so hopefully we shall be
lucky and be able to film them live inside the box.
Blue Tit: Quite a bit smaller the Great Tit, has a blue cap, wings and tail, yellow underparts.
The juvenile has more of a green cap but otherwise very similar to the adults.
Greenfinch: Solid looking bird with a large head and a short tail. The male is basically
various shades of olive green with yellow patches in the tail and wings whilst the female is
a dull version of the male, the juvenile is similar to the female but browner in colour. they
feed on the ground and from hanging feeders and can be quite dominant, driving other
birds including finches away from the feeder whilst they feed.
Robin: Easily recognised, the face, neck and breast being orange red, while
the back and wings are brown. the eye is large and obvious. It tends to hunt
from a vantage point looking for movement from spiders, beetles, sawflies etc.
Also eats berries from bramble and rowan.
Bullfinch The male is unmistakable with his bright pinkish-red breast and cheeks,
grey back, black cap and tail, and bright white rump.
Chaffinch: Easily recognisable by its white shoulder patches and a white stripe in its wing.
Generally regarded as a ground feeding bird, ours seem quite happy perching on the bar of a
seed feeder as well as picking up from the ground under the feeders.
Goldfinch: Smaller and slimmer than a Chaffinch with black wings and a broad yellow stripe. Both male and female have a red face though less so on the female. the juvenile has no red on the face at all. A very sociable bird often seen in families or larger groups and feeds alongside other finches. A nijer seed feeder is very popular with these birds, they often sit on the feeder bar for 2 or 3 minutes at a time.
Goldfinch: Smaller and slimmer than a Chaffinch with black wings and a broad yellow stripe. Both male and female have a red face though less so on the female. the juvenile has no red on the face at all. A very sociable bird often seen in families or larger groups and feeds alongside other finches. A nijer seed feeder is very popular with these birds, they often sit on the feeder bar for 2 or 3 minutes at a time.
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