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Garden Birds; Garden Wildlife
Topic Started: Jan 30 2015, 09:34 AM (239 Views)
solo	Jan 30 2015, 09:34 AM Post #1
Advanced Member Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #1,145 Joined: January 29, 2015	I have Magpies, Blue Tits, Thrushes, Blackbirds, Wrens, Blackcaps, Bullfinches and my favourite Robins What birds do you have in your gardens



campy	Jan 30 2015, 09:58 AM Post #2
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	right now? Only English sparrows. Winter here. Not too many birds show their feathers when it's cold.



margrace	Jan 30 2015, 10:05 AM Post #3
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	A lot of chicadees blue jays the odd crown and the Ravens never seem to leave. When it warms up for a day they attack the feeders but when it is cold we see none except the odd turkey or partridge.



imjene	Jan 30 2015, 10:56 AM Post #4
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	Our winter birds are chickadees, nuthatches, red polls and cedar waxwings, which are eating the crab apples off of our tree, as we speak!



angora	Jan 30 2015, 11:23 AM Post #5
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	dark eyed juncos..I love them, blue jays, cardinals, crows, some wild turkeys and doves. Some I don't recognize. All lovely.



Trotsky	Jan 30 2015, 11:23 AM Post #6
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Pigeons, English Sparrows, and Starlings. (Exciting, isn't it?)



blizzard	Jan 30 2015, 07:12 PM Post #7
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,152 Group: Member Member #1,012 Joined: July 8, 2013	Not exactly in my garden but nearby we have herons, eagles, ravens, seagulls, starlings and some birds I do not know the name of. The pair of swans that live on the river nearby are back from their winter sojourn.



solo	Jan 30 2015, 10:58 PM Post #8
Advanced Member Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #1,145 Joined: January 29, 2015	Interesting to check on the birds mentioned here that we in the Uk would never see in our gardens. I love the the thought of turkeys strolling across my lawn. Starling are the thugs of the bird world but you have to love them for their childish Asbo behaviour Trotsky laugh123



Kahu	Jan 30 2015, 11:43 PM Post #9
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	Sparrows, finches, thrushes, starlings ... Posted Image Tui Posted Image Piawakawaka - Fantail Posted Image Kereru - NZ Wood pigeons



angora	Jan 31 2015, 02:32 AM Post #10
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	Your wood pigeons look a lot like doves are they the same thing or just related.



haili	Jan 31 2015, 06:10 AM Post #11
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	In my area we have cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, woodpeckers, etc. but lately the hawks have arrived and the smaller birds have gone to wherever they go to hide. On the creek there are ducks and Canada geese.



angora	Jan 31 2015, 06:19 AM Post #12
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	We have a pair of red tailed hawks who live at the lake across the road from us. The birds and bunnies and cats are well aware of them. However we have seen one drop from the sky, snag a large bird and carry it off. Horrible but magnificent too. Nature is always beautiful.



Kahu	Jan 31 2015, 12:29 PM Post #13
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	angora Jan 31 2015, 02:32 AM Your wood pigeons look a lot like doves are they the same thing or just related. http://vimeo.com/113179175 They are related, but Kereru are big birds in a tuxedo, about the size of a large turkey and are nick named 'flying pigs'. They make a soft cooing sound, but when they fly there's the characteristic whoosh of air through the wings. I've planned my garden to include as many native species as possible and specifically to attract birds ... I have only just been rewarded with a visit, and since then another couple of times. I was over the moon! They are very important for seed dispersal of some native trees which have large berry/seeds. eg karaka and Puriri Posted Image karaka



imjene	Jan 31 2015, 04:00 PM Post #14
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	When we lived by the lake, we had eagles and pelicans. I loved the pelican, especially. It is a large awkward looking bird, but when in flight, as graceful as can be, especially gliding onto the water.



solo	Feb 1 2015, 12:12 AM Post #15
Advanced Member Posts: 90 Group: Member Member #1,145 Joined: January 29, 2015	Starlings were mentioned earlier. There evening roosting has to be seen to understand the sheer magic of their flight



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