It's nice for me to see the coal tits. They remind me of the versions here in the United States, which are all rather soberly coloured, unlike the Great and Blue tits.
Kingfisher
This post was last modified: 06-05-2007 12:37 PM by Kingfisher.
Where do you expect to see quail in the wild? What sort of environment? I know that you might get them on moors but I have only ever seen the little ornamental ones kept in aviaries.I have never seen one in the wild.
This post was last modified: 10-05-2007 07:11 AM by tibbar.
Where do you expect to see quail in the wild? What sort of environment? I know that you might get them on moors but I have only ever seen the little ornamental ones kept in aviaries.I have never seen one in the wild.
That's a very good question! I've been trying to find out myself, and doing a bit of research your most likely to find them in open commons and fields. The best thing to do is listen out for the distinctive call rather than looking to see them.
My bird of today is the Kestrel. Spotted this afternoon just before it managed to get a meal. I think that our kestrels in the north are always a bit darker than in the Southern Counties.
This post was last modified: 12-05-2007 05:13 PM by Xeract.
Everyone seems to have posted about one of their favourite birds, but the bird of the day I find a pest is the magpie!
They are crafty things and always seem to upset other birds. We have several blackbird and sparrow nests in our garden in the springtime but the magpies always try and steal the eggs.
Magpies have also been the cause of killing one of the rabbits we used to keep as they used to attack it when it was out and the vet thinks the magpie passed on a disease called mixamatosis which is fatal in rabbits.
Is there anyone who agrees or disagrees with magpies being pests?
They certainly are pests! That's terrible about your rabit, I've never heard of a magpie attacking a pet like that.
As we haven't a photo yet, here's one (not one of mine unfortunately)
My bird of the day is a whitethroat, the first of the year, sitting on the top of a bush singing its heart out as I walked past with the dog.
With regard magpies, they are part of our native wildlife - unlike grey squirrels - and have been around probably as long as the other wildlife on which they prey or scavenge. Sure they take eggs and young birds etc, but how many blue tits/blackbirds/robins would there be without predators.
Our bird of the day is the Wren.
We have a wren which goes in the cobwebs in the rabbit runs & catches the spiders. Also we have seen it on the patio digging out between the slabs after other insects & making a right mess.
Lately Skip suspected that she had made a nest in the ivy on the supporting posts to our covered area on the side of the house, so after many days waiting & once coming face to face with an angry wren (for leaning on the gate where he smokes) Skip finally managed to hide and get a picture of her.
pics. wren about to go into the ivy & view of the ivy.
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This post was last modified: 03-06-2007 03:46 PM by tibbar.
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