just joined the group and wanted to share
Keen bird watcher who spotted a Nuthatch over the last couple of days. Finally saw it feeding from one of my feeders. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to photograph nor have I the technology needed to catch this speedy little feeder.
So excited by this, and it adds to the many other types visiting, including a great spotted wood pecker.
Hi Cartey, and welcome.
Lucky you, having Nutty and Woodpecker in the garden We had a GSW family where we used to live, just for one year. Never had Nutty in the garden, but is one of my favourite birds, I remember buying my Mum a stoneware ornament of one, when I was a whippersnapper, and she still has it now
Hello, and thank you for the welcome. Nutty, I like that name
Hello Cartey and welcome to the forum, from a dismal West Midlands.
It can be amazing what visitors you have to the garden, at all hours of the day and night. Even an urban garden.
While most smart phones struggle, a compact camera should enable some opportune moments. Or, place a trailcam on a nearby tree, fence post or pole in the ground within 10-20 mtrs of the feeder.
A little tip to tempt, no, make that bribe, birds, is probably suet pellets, particularly this time of year. Place the suet pellets in a safe place like a feeding table for the nutty (and others) to feed, away from fear of predation, and after a short while, you should get that opportunity. Allow time for confidence to build up and you will eventually get lucky.
If you want to have a look at some of the many alternative, but polite, names used for many species of birds, have a look at a thread from three years ago.
Just for fun: Pet Names & Nicknames for birds and other species
Finally, feel free to join the conversations, whether you have any photos or not, many of us are a bit nutty to put it mildly.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Thanks for the welcome and the link for of the names for your flighty visitors.
I’ll need to work on mine, but I can tell you a few so far.
Woody - The Broons Family - Maw, Paw and the wean
The great Scottish woodpecker - Not spotted
Jack the lads (Jackdaw) no’s 1-50
Pigeons - Dastardly and Muttley and descendants (so many strangely for where I live and they are not stamped or have a leg ring) thanks
Yellow finches - Fringi lillies
Sparrow Hawk - Flash Gordon
Sparrows - Hoodlums
Robin - Lone Ranger
Nuthatch - Creeper
hoping that I’ll see other species soon.
The list in the thread was compiled from fellow forummates, and other sources. None are unique to me specifically. There are various lists shared online, many global or country specific, but it is interesting seeing the variations that are around, even just in the UK.