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Thread: THE EDWARDIANS - WHY NOT JOIN US AS THE QUEST CONTINUES - |
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Former Member
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@ Wishbone, aren't those bird pictures just the cat's drawer?
Love them. Always wanted to see a Goldfinch. They should be common here, but never met one. You have so many. Is your garden a birds' paradise? Do you have nearby habitats? @ Guitar Man. Hello! One day at a time. The Weather Service could change that outlook several times before tomorrow ... |
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densnaps
Ace Cruncher Sunny Lancaster Windmill capital of England Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 4205 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Sanctuary no not really
---------------------------------------- Why do the birds turn up here ? 'cause I feed all Year Birds like to feel safe before grabbing the grub higher perches nearby .... Food that they Like in this case sunflower hearts you can see that the feeder contains some peanuts and flaked maize "not eaten" the tits like these foods and will go for them The gold finches prefer Niger and smaller seeds .I did have Teazel that they love , in the autumn after the breeding season the gold finches flock after the pairs period for breeding . so I got a few Teazel stems and sprinkled fine canary seed  |
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Former Member
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@ The Edwardian Dads: Happy Father's Day. We done with that, celebrating it on June 5,
----------------------------------------which happens to coincide with our National Day when our Constitution was signed in 1849. @ Merle: How are you? And how is your garden these days? @ All of you Edwardians: I can't believe this. You are expert birders, gardeners, DIYers (well, maybe not that great), dads, with a knowledge of nuclear power, military issues, geography, history, photography, paintings, music, you do charitable work ... and much, much more. I'm humbled, and grateful to get to know you a bit better. @ Scribe: I would swear no such bird ever flapped his wings in Denmark. I think you have the same species with more black on it here: Mystery bird What is it called? Looks a little like a magpie sizewise and beakwise. The birds are one thing I miss here in my condo. I was thrilled when a group of long-tailed tits flew in, ate, and left - all within five minutes it seemed - only to do the same two years later. Not a good picture. Surprise struck.  My ex made a couple of these feeder stations designed by me. The purpose was to work around the behaviour of the blackbirds, and it did the trick.  [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jun 19, 2011 9:56:15 AM] |
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Former Member
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It's a Blackbird, male, normally totally black apart from the beak but quote:-
Albinism and leucism is common in Blackbirds, but there are even more that are "partially albino" (e.g. white head, or white patches on the wings, see photographs below). Albinism is a complete lack of pigment whereas leucistic birds have weak pigmentation and appear "wishy-washy". |
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Former Member
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@ Scribe: Now I see it. What a difference the colour makes!
Have never seen such a blackbird in Denmark (and we have many), anyway. Would albinism/leucism and "partially albino" be more prolific in England, do you think? @densnaps: Do the budgerigars live with you? They are unusually colorful. The idea with the teazle was clever - in my bird books the gold finches always sit in various prickly plants ... |
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densnaps
Ace Cruncher Sunny Lancaster Windmill capital of England Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 4205 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Some times you cant be sure of the species
---------------------------------------- But if you check the RSPB bird finder I'm sure you'll come up with an ID  @ LM They are not Budgie's They are Gold Mantle Rosella's quite a bit larger bird  ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by densnaps at Jun 19, 2011 11:16:15 AM] |
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Former Member
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Sorry Mr. densnaps, Sir
---------------------------------------- he-he you just enlarged that picture - and could make a budgie look like a Sea Eagle - just kidding - I believe you. Was never any eagle at parrots ... but he had the shape and looks of my ordinary yellow/green Hans  - dead some 50 years ago ... The first ones look like pigeons The second ones I know well - the fisherman's foe - the cormorant - they are everywhere - in Denmark - in Rhode Island - they are everywhere - in large numbers - but conservationists think each and everyone of them deserves a life - what about the fish? - and the fishermen? - and the trees? From a recent outing looking toward EDIT: We do use exotic letters - but not that exotic Glænø's Glænø's cormorant colony where their guano has killed the trees - sorry about the stripes in the picture. Had that before. It's my software (Image Composer - a supplement to Microsoft Front Page - an old, old version. Doesn't do so all the time. If anyone can recommend other software that can combine/compose pictures, I would love to hear about it. Irfan can't as far as I know. Unfortunately.)  [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at Jun 19, 2011 11:43:55 AM] |
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Former Member
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...I see Dens has returned
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densnaps
Ace Cruncher Sunny Lancaster Windmill capital of England Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 4205 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Yep I is back
----------------------------------------couldn't get a decent cuppa tea over there  ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by densnaps at Jun 19, 2011 4:21:29 PM] |
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