Before our move, we already enjoyed having nesting birds in our small row house garden, including blackbirds, pigeons, and a dunnock. Today, in the wooded area at the back of the property, we saw a pair of kites settle on an old beech tree to nest, which we are very excited about. The birds are too far away for photos with my current camera equipment, and I don’t want to disturb them. I’m thinking of borrowing a large telephoto lens when the young birds hopefully arrive.
Tina mit K8 Mar 2020 22:11Here, we mainly have cranes (which make rather strange sounds), plenty of sparrows, and occasionally you can also see the not-so-small birds of prey.
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chand19868 Mar 2020 23:00Last year, we had blue tits nesting in the birdhouse. When the woodpecker arrived, it pecked it open and ate the chicks. Chicks gone, birdhouse destroyed. The woodpecker was unharmed and probably had a nest somewhere else as well.
This year, a new birdhouse. Small birds are slowly coming to check it out. The woodpecker is also coming to inspect the small birds. It’s likely going to end badly again :-/
This year, a new birdhouse. Small birds are slowly coming to check it out. The woodpecker is also coming to inspect the small birds. It’s likely going to end badly again :-/
Vicky Pedia8 Mar 2020 23:10I have a 15 m (49 feet) tall fir tree in my garden. Last week, there was a sound like a duck; at the top of the tree sat a starling, imitating a duck/goose perfectly (starlings are capable of this). It probably flew home with wild geese!
Last year, there were common redstarts nesting on the flush tank in the old shed. That became their territory, and they fiercely defended it against anything that tried to come in. They sat on the roof near the chimney and made so much noise that you could hear them through the stove in the living room. They even flew into my car and had a party in there.
Those creatures are crazy. Let’s see if they come back this year.
Those creatures are crazy. Let’s see if they come back this year.
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Aphrodithe16 Mar 2020 22:05hampshire schrieb:
Before moving into our townhouse garden, we already enjoyed having nesting birds nearby, including blackbirds, pigeons, and dunnocks. Today, we spotted a pair of kites settling to nest on an old beech tree in the wooded area at the back of the property, and we’re incredibly excited about it. The birds are too far away for photos with my camera gear, and I don’t want to disturb them. I’m thinking of borrowing a powerful telephoto lens once the chicks (hopefully) have hatched.Kites are quite common here! Similar topics