Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:49 am
My starlings are slowly coming back, and starting to take their baths, sure sign that spring is here 
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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:03 pm
Good news butterfly, get in extra food. Mine have been busy here all winter.
Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:05 pm
Spotted a yellowhammer in one of the lanes this morning.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:46 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 8:46 pm
First one in a while for me JS.
Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 12:15 pm
I think I heard a starling fledgling this morning 
, I looked everywhere and couldn't see it, but the sound was unmistakable. Prepare everyone 
, I looked everywhere and couldn't see it, but the sound was unmistakable. Prepare everyone Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:54 pm
I would be really surprised if you heard a fledgling Starling. For that to happen the parent birds need to have met, build a nest and mated in very early March. I think we have a few weeks to wait yet. I heard an adult " singing" from a TV ariel the other day and because of the distance between myself and him all I could hear was the squawky bits. I respectfully suggest that is what you heard. The real think will be along soon enough.
Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:01 pm
Have not noticed any of my starlings taking away food yet.
Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:58 am
I think you are right Jack, I thought it was too early for fledglings, it must have been a funny sounding adult.Jacksparrow wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:54 pmI would be really surprised if you heard a fledgling Starling. For that to happen the parent birds need to have met, build a nest and mated in very early March. I think we have a few weeks to wait yet. I heard an adult " singing" from a TV ariel the other day and because of the distance between myself and him all I could hear was the squawky bits. I respectfully suggest that is what you heard. The real think will be along soon enough.
Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:13 pm
Today I had a visitor which I have never seen before in my garden. I happened to look out under the hanging feeders to check what the pesky feral pigeons were up to and saw no pigeons but a very handsome Jay. I was delighted to see this as new ticks on my species list are very hard to get nowadays. 