World Image issue 17 February 2015

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House Sparrow Passer domesticus (female) Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Two years ago we counted 42 varieties of bird visiting the garden including a Sparrow hawk, Buzzards and Red Kites fly overhead on a daily basis sometimes only a few feet from the ground. This tends to put the smaller birds in a state of considerable agitation, but so far we have only lost one Bluetit to the buzzard. We have had the Wren and the Bluetits nesting in the garden, and many of the other birds nest in the adjacent woodland. Due to the nature of some of these birds it may be noticed that some of the pictures are not taken in the garden. These are mainly the raptors but the heron is also included in that list. These were taken at other locations due to their habit of fast flying and Spartan visits, or their habit of staying in places where I just can not get close enough or the lighting is not available. I still keep trying, but meantime I fall back on the more accessible to illustrate the bird. Due to a rapid decline in numbers, over the last ten years we have not seen any sparrows, yet we once had them nesting here so I include some taken abroad, the day before this was written the garden played host to a pair of them, so perhaps they had decided to return to the area. Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Corvus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba Website = photosociety.net Page 46 email = magazine@photosociety.net
Jay Garrulus glandarius Heron Ardea cinerea Black Cap Sylvia atricapilla One of our visitors that appeared in 2013 was the Coal Tit, as there was a pair we are hoping to see more of them this year. The Nuthatch pair have successfully raised broods over the last five years. The Greater Spotted Woodpecker was a welcome addition to the feeders, although this year they have tended to remain in the woods. I have seen them a few times during the winter and hear them on a daily basis. The Robin has been studying the other birds methods of getting at the seed in the feeders and usually succeeds. They were nesting in the back of a garden shed until necessity forced it to be removed, but they are still nesting nearby. We have two pairs feeding in the garden which produces some spats during the spring. The Jay is also an adept learner. We were amused to see the woodpecker pair teaching their young how to get on the bird feeder with the jay looking on from a nearby fence. After the woodpecker left, the Jay began trying the manoeuvre, and after a few attempts succeeding in landing there. We now have some very bent bird feeders. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs MistleThrush Turdus viscivorus Buzzard Buteo buteo Website = photosociety.net Page 47 email = magazine@photosociety.net
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