Hi all, I'd like to offer a bit of background to this thread, if I may? We moved back to central, rural Scotland from S Wales in 2022 and have been adapting to but loving the solitude and quiet that has brought but, for me, it's the wildlife, the birds. We are SO lucky to have birds visiting the garden that I'd hoped I might see here. Now I see most of them daily so, I have a "few" photos taken from my den, (wee box room) where I look out directly at an Ash tree and our feeders.
So, I'd like to share some of those images here, I hope that works or is the way it's done?
September 1st 2024
As an example, as I typed this, I spotted a wee bird landing at the base of the tree, turned out to be a young Robin. Robins are a less frequent visitor so I was up and grabbing a few shots when an adult shot in and chased it off!! Typical.
This morning, my mood was totally lifted by the first (as far as I know) visit of a wee flock of Long-tailed Tits AND, a couple stood still long enough to photograph! Bonus
Set September off nicely.
I don't think I've had such clear shots before, they're usually at dawn or dusk and in a hurry!
Really pleased to get these shots, I'm sure there will be more, they come through more often as the weather changes.
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
you're no wrang! I think they had a good breeding year so there's plenty, I'll get the wee travel cage ready
I was just lumbering through the shots to be edit and came across this one ...
I've reported the ring but can't see the markings at all, I don't remember seeing a Robin ringed before and this is a European ring?
How unusual!
I've enjoyed looking through these, although slightly enviously I must add! I imagine you will do well with the count at the weekend with all the wonderful visitors to your patch.
Thank you MrsEd, we absolutely love them all, typically, the weather isn't helping them at the moment but still getting good attendance
Wait! There's a guy at the windae!!!!!
Lovely shot Scozmos love a long-tailed tit I often have them in the garden they just don't like me taking their photos
they are wee buggers Sal, oooh they're back brb ....
Very nice Scozmos, we had some first thing. No sign during our bird count of course...
Ditto Mac, our bird count was pretty low, at least there was an option to add that to it