A Gardeners Forum Forums Members History Forum Life 2006 Some british birds

Really been enjoying looking at your wildlife. Thought I'd share some of the birds found in britain that I've taken around the country.

can't wait to own my own house and have hanging tables for them all to come visit me. At the moment I am hanging feeders in the only tree that the landlord has that will keep it clear of the local cats

badkitti\'s wildlife pics

Thanks for sharing. Nice pictures.

Badkitti, you forgot Chafinch and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Great Pictures. Love your British Robins

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Unfortunately I've never seen a woodpecker in real life, or seen a chaffinch whilst my camera is around!

Love the birds Badkitti...

You know, it is soooooo neat to be able to
see things *flowers/birds/etc.* from around the
world... when you'd never get a chance to see
them from your own back yard...
really..

When you posted a Robin and Goldfinch..
They look totally different from the kinds
that are over here...

Thanks for sharing those and taking a peak into
your birds...

Here are pictures of Our Robin and Goldfinches

American Goldfinches


American Robin

Great pictures Badkitti! Thanks for sharing...
If you google "cedar hill birds" or "cedar hill critters" (include the ""), you can see a few of my forest friends from my hill....

thornius - wow! never realised there were different kinds of robins! Do yours hop about on the front of christmas cards as well?

Nice pics Bill!

I'm hoping to spend a year in tanzania soon and can't wait to see whats flying about there!

I've been invited to spend a month on Borneo... hmmmmmmmm... :rolleyes:

Here are the birds we feature on our Christmas Cards. They are the Northern Cardinals and Chickadees. In my case my picture is of a Carolina Chickadee. It was the very first visitor to my new feeder that is shown in the picture. There are MANY different kinds of Robins worldwide. Robins are members of the Thrush family, as are bluebirds, better known to the world as, "The bluebird of Happiness" or the bird in the Wizard of Oz song, "Over the Rainbow".

Northern Cardinal (Male)


Carolina Chickadee

Thanks Thornius - something new everyday eh?

Apparently "Robins first appeared on Christmas cards as a representation of Victorian postmen, who wore red tunics and were known as ‘redbreasts"." RSPB webpage

I hope to have a local robin to keep me company when gardening if I ever get a garden. They are known over here for perching nearby in the hope that dig them up some food, and can get quite friendly.

One of my favourites is the male blackbird blackbird photo (with another european robin in the title bar!)

Think I'm turning into a twitcher!

We call twitchers "Birdwatchers, or just birders over here." And I use the RSPB live webcams to view and get screenshots of British birds live. (That's where I got the picture of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker) We have many different kinds of blackbirds here in the U.S. My favorite is the Red-Winged Blackbird. You can see pictures of it on Google Image Search. Our robins here are VERY tame often knowingly approaching people or allowing people to approach to within 1/2 meter.