Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

dennishasdoneit said:
Reminds me of watching a pair of Great tits a few years back....
In the back garden there was an Apple tree where,for years ,Blue Tits had nested in a hole in the tree ,year in ,year out...

One afternoon i watched a Male Great Tit,along with the female..visit from a neighbouring garden.....The Male quickly showed the female where the nesting hole was...then stood aside,as the female went down inside to inspect it....The male,then burst into song,a rousing,passionate ditty...along the lines of " ive found a mate,and ive found our new home" it was just a joyous outburst of Love....and excitement.
All members of the Tit family enjoy comparatively short life spans..18 months is a good innings...but boy do they pack so much energy into every single second of their lives,never ever sit still and rarely silent.
A joy to watch.
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A favourite snack for Great Tits is Blue Tit brains.....
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Love the blackbirds.
Also love whistling back at the robin mimicking whatever phrase he last puts together.
It becomes a call and response. You can see him getting very interested where it’s coming from.
I believe they are very territorial.
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Male robins engage in prety vicious territorial fights..

The females,dull brown no redbreast ,are rarely seen,noticed by humans..a very nondescript bird..and never make it onto the front of Xmas cards.no doubt this will all change in the current climate...
 
Finally the wildlife have brought me something useful, silvas last collar , from the woods i think

Had the gardener clearing all their toys and junk down to the bottom , want to bet most of it will make its way back up the top later on
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Male robins engage in prety vicious territorial fights..

The females,dull brown no redbreast ,are rarely seen,noticed by humans..a very nondescript bird..and never make it onto the front of Xmas cards.no doubt this will all change in the current climate...
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Male and female robins are identical (here in the UK, at least)... unless I've misunderstood the conversation!
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Male robins engage in prety vicious territorial fights..

The females,dull brown no redbreast ,are rarely seen,noticed by humans..a very nondescript bird..and never make it onto the front of Xmas cards.no doubt this will all change in the current climate...
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Adult robins male and female, have red breasts. Juveniles are still brown. At least that’s my understanding.
Had two of them at the pond the other day. Had to be a mating pair as if they were both male they wouldn’t tolerate each other.

We get robins all year round and often see the juveniles visiting and gradually getting a red breast.
 
Kakhaber The Great said:
Male and female robins are identical (here in the UK, at least)... unless I've misunderstood the conversation!
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Thanks for correcting me! Not sure where i got that from,lol..getting a bit of dementia as i get older...
Maybe i was thinking of ths dull colured juvenile Robin...yes thats what i meant ; )
 
Badger with the big wound is getting better , new scab is near!y there ,hopefully it will heal now , five came together last night , be nice to get it back up to about a dozen and babies , soon. Foxes look good
 
I think i am going to lose the badger with the wound , it has got much bigger and the vet said it might be mange

Devasted , one of last years babies
 
kaz7 said:
I think i am going to lose the badger with the wound , it has got much bigger and the vet said it might be mange

Devasted , one of last years babies
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Any local badger groups Kaz that maybe able to help ?
 
Worth mentioning that if anyone comes across any badgers that have been hit and killed while attempting to cross highways if they could they please report it to their local badger groups . There`s a strong possibility this time of year that they could be lactating and have young back at the setts . Gives groups like the few im a member of of organising a rescue . Cheers .
 
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