Some pictures I took recently

Bagmagnet

Rainbowsend wrote: »

Hey Bagmagnet, lovely to see the pic of the Dipper, have only ever seen one once here, well spotted.

Smartypantsdig wrote: »

Bagmagnet, I love the dipper!! One of my favourite birds!

Yeah, it was great to see a Dipper, first one I ever saw, though it didn't stay too long. Had to rush to turn on the camera and zoom in full, so didn't get the best picture ever. There are some rumours of an otter around the same area, so I'll have to keep a look out

Mothman

marlin vs

What kind of moth is that Mothman?it's a beauty and a brilliant picture.

Mothman

marlin vs wrote: »

What kind of moth is that Mothman?it's a beauty and a brilliant picture.

I know its not obviously what it is called, but the title of my post is the name of the moth!
December Moth.

13 in a trap last night.
12 together can be seen in the 12 days of Christmas thread.
Usually the antennae are tucked away, but I gave this one a little tickle so he'd show them

whyulittle

Another Coal Tit at the feeder today.

bogtreader

Great picture of the moth Mothman.
What would they feed on at this time of year?

Bsal

Nice picture of the Coal Tit.

Mothman

bogtreader wrote: »

Great picture of the moth Mothman.
What would they feed on at this time of year?

They don't, many species don't feed as adults

Rainbowsend

Still striving for the perfect robin shot....not there yet!

trebor28

still looking???

i'd hate to see what your idea of perfection is!

great pic.

marlin vs

Mothman wrote: »

I know its not obviously what it is called, but the title of my post is the name of the moth!
December Moth.

13 in a trap last night.
12 together can be seen in the 12 days of Christmas thread.
Usually the antennae are tucked away, but I gave this one a little tickle so he'd show them

Good one i'm after learning something new today.

Great picture whyulittle.

Rainbowsend

trebor28 wrote: »

still looking???

i'd hate to see what your idea of perfection is!

great pic.

Thanks for the compliment, will keep trying till I am satisfied, as I say not there yet

greenpeter

Tzetze

Interesting pic Greenpeter. Was the kingfisher injured or something?

Bagmagnet

Cardynal

Another visitor to the Garden today , 2nd Brambling this week.
Redwings are appearing most days now , anyone seen a Fieldfare yet ?.
Regards Tom.

stupidusername

Would love to be able to visit the park in limerick, last year it had loads of redwings.

Bagmagnet throw up that picture of the chaffinch in the tree

paulusdu

Im not sure which gull this guy is. First winter coat of a Herring Gull maybe ? I'm wide open for correction.

Feargal as Luimneach

looks like one to me,full dark tail band and you can see a pale window on the inner primaries... any more photos of the bird....

Feargal as Luimneach

Cardynal wrote: »

Another visitor to the Garden today , 2nd Brambling this week.
Redwings are appearing most days now , anyone seen a Fieldfare yet ?.
Regards Tom.

Got me a brambling in my garden also:D:D:D:D
He should stay since there's plenty of food.

The rarest bird ever in my garden!!!!!

Bagmagnet

Some pictures I took down by the river in my home town:

Assuming this a grey wagtail?:

Itsdacraic

E39MSport

E39MSport

Overexposed but you get the idea. Check the bushes. I'm burning about 1.5 kilos of sunflower hearts per day. Also losing about 1 bird every 2 days to local sparrowhaks. One of the long term pheasants has discovered how to get food from the feeder.
I've since cleared a patch to feed the black birds etc with breadcrumbs and olive oil. Loving it. Lots of fighting though. Pecking order (I think) = pheasants --> blackbirds --> starlings --> sparrows --> goldfinches/greenfinches --> robins --> stonechat --> tits --> chaffinch

Itsdacraic

My three goldfinches

Ricky91t

My one goldfinch:


And this...?:

Bagmagnet

Ricky91t wrote: »

And this...?:

I think that's a Redpoll

E39MSport

Typical feeder activity - only when a gap appears can the tits dart in.

The greenfich middle right was giving me evils.

emo72

"The Evils":D he did looka bit hard tbh, i was intimidated:D

cfitz

Just back from 3 months in North America. Saw lots of wildlife including humpback whales, coyotes, sea otters carrying their offspring, elephant seals, a californian condor and lots more. But I've attached my favourite sighting (apologies for the picture quality).

We saw a number of bobcats in the Marin Headlands - just half an hour by public transport from downtown San Francisco. I watched this particular one for 45 minutes and got to see him catch this rabbit, face off with a coyote, eat some prey, and wash himself.