scozmos, 9 months ago to PetBirds

Dangling room only! #bird #birds #birdphotography #gardenbirds #nature #naturephotography #birdfeeder #scotland #perthandkinross

scozmos, 9 months ago to PetBirds

June 3rd 2023 the first juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers appeared at our feeders.
#bird #birds #birdphotography #gardenbirds #nature #naturephotography #woodpecker #scotland #perthandkinross

A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker clinging to one a tree trunk. It has a full red cap denoting its age, the face is mostly white or grey with black areas, the body more black with white areas. In front to the right is the suet feeder it knows an adult gets food from there
A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker being fed by an adult female GSW. The adult has no red head markings, adult males have a red mark at the nape of the neck
My first sighting of a juvenile great Spotted Woodpecker of 2023. Clinging to the side of the tree trunk outside my window. The red cap denotes it is a young bird.

emsquared, 10 months ago to ilaughed

Our "friendly" neighbourhood sparrowhawk has appeared again, This time on the bird feeder itself.The usual hedge sparrows who feed here are, wisely, nowhere to be found. #Video #garden #GardenBirds #UK #Glasgow

A sparrowhawk staring on a metal bird feeder, head looking around, sometimes looking straight at the camera.

emsquared, 11 months ago to PetBirds

A small slice of our garden birds who have already devoured most of the food I put out. #Garden #birds #video #GardenBirds #UK #Glasgow #Scotland

garden birds, mostly hedge sparrows hanging off various hanging bird feeders. Much frantic flapping of wings, nibbling of bird food. A pigeon is out of focus watching on the fence in the distance.

Daf, 11 months ago to random

It has taken three years but Oliver has finally managed to teach me how he likes his raisins! #gardenbirds #patience

louisffourie, 11 months ago to random

Magpie came enquiring at rhe back door about their breakfast. I had to take out some mealworms to the feeding table, so I gave them a first go. Just look at that beak- maximizing the opportunity!

#Magpie #birds #gardenbirds #prairiebirds #birdphotography #greedyavians

NatureTed, 1 year ago to fediverse

Happy Bank Holiday Monday #Mastodon (in the #UK at least)

Despite the bad weather this weekend I managed to get out with my new #Panasonic #LumixG9 camera last week and am excited to share with you one of the first photos I’ve taken.

It’s of one of my favourites - the #goldfinch.

Strangely, I walked with my new #camera to where I had previously encountered a nesting pair but they were no where to be seen. Fortunately, on my way back, I heard their recognisable #bird call from another tree. It was here that I was able to get this photo.

It was shot at ISO3200 which is a value I would go nowhere near with my previous bridge camera but I’m extremely impressed with the G9’s performance. The colours are truly striking and I love how the red face of the goldfinch matches closely to the pinecones of the #tree in the background.

#birding #birdsofmastodon #ukbirds #gardenbirds #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

scozmos, 1 year ago to random

Round's a shape, right?
#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #pheasant #gardenbirds #scotland