I thought I was privileged to see a kestrel in my fish pond. Standing tall and proud on the rocks - what a sight!!! Until I realised he had popped in to clean up the taddies and frogs.
As a life-long birdwatcher I always dreamed of seeing a Waxwing in my garden. A few years ago a flock of them flew over my head as I was washing the car, and then a few days later I was standing at the patio door and saw one sitting on a neighbours TV aerial. This is one I photographed in our local town.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Lovely photo @VictorMeldrew Beautiful birds but we rarely see them here - too far west. I did see some once, when my older daughter was a baby. It was a particularly long, cold winter, and they'd obviously used up food sources early, so were making their way much further west than usual. I looked out the front window just in time to see a little flock of them in a tree across the road from us, and fortunately they stayed there long enough for me to ID them. No photos other than hard copy unfortunately - pre digital cameras
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My absolute favourite is the little goldcrest. Currently we have an assorted flock of longtailed tits, blue tits and nuthatches using the feeders as well as the usual blackbirds, dunnocks, wood pigeons and Robins
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Beautiful birds but we rarely see them here - too far west. I did see some once, when my older daughter was a baby. It was a particularly long, cold winter, and they'd obviously used up food sources early, so were making their way much further west than usual. I looked out the front window just in time to see a little flock of them in a tree across the road from us, and fortunately they stayed there long enough for me to ID them.
No photos other than hard copy unfortunately - pre digital cameras
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...