The birds they mock me

[Andy616]

DibblyDobbler said:

Blackcap Warbler by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Lovely little birds. I used to see a pair fairly regularly in the garden but haven't seen them for quite a while now.

Here's a random selection. All taken in the back garden:

[zygalski]

Great photos. Starling looks amazing!

[Smollet]

[SCEtoAUX]

Had to get up early to photograph this creature of habit.

[speedking31]

[some bloke]

Taken with a Panasonic TZ80 point n shoot

[Vintage Racer]

Not a great quality shot, but this Magpie had found lunch....

GHP_0530 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[F355GTS]

Juvenile Greenfinch

[A993LAD]

Pair of these on a puddle near my house. Lots of ducks round here but not Mandarins usually

Sorry for poor quality. Mobile phone from car window

[zygalski]

What happened to the red kite pics with the baby rabbit? They were excellent.

[Vintage Racer]

Taken this afternoon...........Sparrowhawk showing why its called a Sparrowhawk!

GHP_1364 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

Edited by Vintage Racer on Saturday 10th July 21:55

[some bloke]

I am jealous Vintage Racer - I thought I took a nice photo of a sparrowhawk on my balcony yesterday, then I saw yours. Central Edinburgh:

[CooperD]

A Pied Wagtail I photographed at Snetterton yesterday. I think it was feeding on the insects living in the tyre walls.

[Vintage Racer]

some bloke said:

I am jealous Vintage Racer - I thought I took a nice photo of a sparrowhawk on my balcony yesterday, then I saw yours. Central Edinburgh:

Don't be jealous. I spend MANY hours every day, searching for and photographing my local wildlife!

[Vintage Racer]

This Kestrel was sheltering from the rain, just 15 minutes ago.....

GHP_1549 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[FunkyGibbon]

Squark

[some bloke]

Vintage Racer said:

Don't be jealous. I spend MANY hours every day, searching for and photographing my local wildlife!

This one turns up occasionally, I've managed to snap it 3 or 4 times. We live beside a hilly park in the middle of Edinburgh and I've seen 3 of the thermalling at one in the past. Saw one circling about 20 feet above the house last week, climbing on a thermal.

Also saw a crow have a go at a Buzzard:



...and a couple of swans fly past:

[CooperD]

Greylag Geese

[some bloke]

[CooperD]

Greylag Goose in Norwich