Monday, October 18, 2021
A definite thaw today and by 4pm most of the previous days snow had gone, just leaving slippery pedestrian paths. So in between babysitting here’s a few more pictures I dug out of garden birds at the weekend.
The first two are dedicated to my ringing colleague Fernando down in sunny Spain who is a great fan of Turdus philomelus.
The first two are dedicated to my ringing colleague Fernando down in sunny Spain who is a great fan of Turdus philomelus.
While it took three weeks of cold and ice for a Song Thrush to appear, the Mistle Thrush appeared on a few occasions, especially the coldest morning when it appeared to be well insulated against the frost whilst impersonating a Lars Jonsonn sketch.
A Redwing put in a brief appearance before being chased off by the increasingly confident Fieldfare. I’m afraid this is the best picture I could get from the quick visit.
I did notice a lot of standing around on one leg or switching of legs on the cold ground as an added insulation or keeping warm technique. That Song Thrush looks strangely like a fluffed out lollipop!
But later, the Fieldfare didn’t take kindly to a Blackbird looking for a bite of the apple.
