Soldato
Was a slow day today. The hour I did for the watch wasn’t the best, but still 9 different species.
some really good photos in here too btw.
some really good photos in here too btw.
Some amazing photos in here! I've only got a phone so my camera pictures are pretty rubbish but we seem to be quite lucky with the birds on our doorstep.
We have lots of Jays, to the point they're almost unremarkable. Love spotting them and hearing they squawks though
Lots of cormorants ; we went for a walk on Christmas day along the river and was lucky enough to see one bob up from under the water with, what i expect, was a brown trout going down the hatch
Woodpeckers, often hear them before we see them but we spot them fairly frequently.
When we go for walks in the evening we often hear the hoots of Tawny owls but we've spotted a barn owl
Noticed a Kestrel perched in a tree nearby which i couldn't stop staring at.
My favourite to look out for is the Kingfisher though. Stunning birds and the way they hunt is really interesting.
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Terrible picture (it looks better on my phone as it's a live photo) but it was really cool just watching this little guy fly up and down the river. I didn't realise they also had the ability to hover above a river and dive down.
That looks near identical to a park in Cardiff! So much so I checked where you lived!
When I'm out on my kayak I always see king fishers. They are absolutely stunning. Nothing in UK like them
Aha no it's that's boring old Bristol! Completely agree though, they're stunning. They look too colourful to come from this place!
That's a rook
Ravens have completely black faces.
Whoopsie,
Everyday is a school day![]()
I need an itwitch app![]()
I'm a big bird geek .
I grew up in rural Suffolk and used to spend ages with my grandad watching birds. Had the books etc. All my knowledge comes from childhood!
I thought I was fairly proficient, but I guess it's what you are familiar with, birds I see everyday might bamboozle others: shags, puffins, choughs etc.. then you get all the **** hawkswhich is local speak for seagulls, guillemots, gannets etc.. I took a funky seagull picture a while ago that won an award in the local rag:
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We also want to go to skomer. Puffins are so cute. If you're ever down this way (post pandemic) drop me a message if you're like. Be happy to meet up. I still need to try and see a wild boar too in forest of Dean