Garden Bird Pictures

[Lisbeth]

Nice selection or birds in your new garden

[nan]

what a chance

[Mel]

Grmph... (this is jealousy speaking )
The variety in your garden is much more exciting than over here, stf.

Yet I'm happy with my catch of the day - a fieldfare on the roof opposite my balcony.





Quite a noisy bird and its stance makes me believe that it is up to some mating.

[Dewi]

Wow Mel.

They are only Winter visitors here, so don't get to see them during the breeding season.

[Lisbeth]

I don't even know what it is May I have the name in another language please

[Toko]

Wacholderdrossel

Good one, Mel

[Mel]

I only saw one here before - that was three years ago. Usually you get the mistle thrush
but fieldfares are not that common.

I just wish the roof was closer. So much good stuff happening there and I can't really get
nice photos of it.

Also, there is some small raptor around every now and then. But haven't managed to
capture it yet. Need to keep trying. But it does look silly walking around with the superlens
all day.

Lis, it's a Wacholderdrossel / grive litorne (that's what my dictionary says...)

[Lisbeth]

It's a drossel! That's good enough for me

[Dewi]

The old Elglish name for a Mistle Thrush is Throstle, sounds quite like Drossel? Interesting stuff.

[Lisbeth]

Must be the Vikings and all that stuff