She's obviously quite young Ruby2, and I've watched her tootling around quite a bit. She was a bit frightened of the stroppy female blackie, but nicked in and out while she was off chasing another poor soul! She also sneaked in to the food, after waiting under the bench, while blackie was scoffing apple
Hope she'll stay, and maybe find a mate too
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I hadn't seen thrushes feeding on the allotment for some time and was delighted when two turned up for the Bird Watch. Looking at the form to be completed they don't want to know if you have seen a thrush. I wonder why.
I wondered that too Fran IOM, but when I filled in my count online there was a place for thrush - I am not sure why the online survey had different questions to the printed form I received in the post. We used to have far more thrush in the garden than we have now, and we used to have far more common snails which the thrush enjoyed finding. Now the banded snail (yellow or white) are more prevalent. In fact when I was a child we only had the common garden snail - the big brown/black type. Has anyone else noticed this absence of the common snail?
Sadly not, we get tons of all kinds of snails here, but there are very few proper gardeners around to use slug pellets. Looking at the shells left at the thrush anvils I've seen though the banded snails seem to be the most commonly eaten around here. I don't know if that's because of the lack of common snails or the abundance of bandeds though. I hear plenty of thrushes singing while I'm out walking the dog so I know they're about in good numbers.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I know when the warmer weather arrives I shall have snails in abundance so could do with a few thrush to feed on them. Maybe the cold weather brought them in for the bird count. At least there is a space where you can put "other birds seen in the hour". As I'm only usually there in an afternoon they could be there all morning for all I know!
Fairy I hope she stays too, we always blame the Robins for being territorial, but once the Blackbirds decide your garden is theirs.... it is. The skewer is a good idea they have got through those apples. Ours get moved around the garden a bit, so I might have to try to remember to get one too. Though I like to leave a half here and there so the shy ones can have a go, might still be good to hold them steady.
Nice Thrush WE luckily I don't think Tillansia? is their favourite food
Glad to hear you get lots Guernsey, and yours showed up Fran. We used to get Mistle thrushes too. Don't see them at all now.
Nice Thrush WE luckily I don't think Tillansia? is their favourite food
Yep Tillandsia, don't ask me the variety.
So many birds in the garden today and the green finches have finally turned up so I'm glad to see they're still about. It's just a shame the garden bird watch wasn't today Just to continue my theme of naturally black and white snow images here's the wagtail that only ever visits on snow days (and a lesson that you need a higher shutter speed to deal with their ever-wagging tails).
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Snap! We mostly seem to get a Wagtail on snowy days too. Never a group just a solitary one. Although I know they used to congregate in the town up a couple of trees in winter. Really wonderful sight, but we still did not get more than one or two in the garden.
Why do their tails wag all the time? It must surely use up a lot of energy. I suppose if they did not, they would not be called wagtails When they visit they are not as shy as some birds considering they are not here often though guess that may be down to being cold and hungry.
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Hope she'll stay, and maybe find a mate too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The skewer is a good idea they have got through those apples. Ours get moved around the garden a bit, so I might have to try to remember to get one too.
Though I like to leave a half here and there so the shy ones can have a go, might still be good to hold them steady.
Nice Thrush WE luckily I don't think Tillansia? is their favourite food
Glad to hear you get lots Guernsey, and yours showed up Fran.
We used to get Mistle thrushes too. Don't see them at all now.
Although I know they used to congregate in the town up a couple of trees in winter. Really wonderful sight, but we still did not get more than one or two in the garden.
Why do their tails wag all the time? It must surely use up a lot of energy.
I suppose if they did not, they would not be called wagtails
When they visit they are not as shy as some birds considering they are not here often though guess that may be down to being cold and hungry.
Nice photo too!