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Yellow hammer?

minterno · 2012-08-02 18:47:18

hi guys,i was driving along a country road about 5pm this evening and i spotted these little guys on the road,after a quick google i think they might be yellow hammers,i thought they might be canaries but dont really know,can anyone confirm what they are?

02-08-2012 6:47pm

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hi guys,i was driving along a country road about 5pm this evening and i spotted these little guys on the road,after a quick google i think they might be yellow hammers,i thought they might be canaries but dont really know,can anyone confirm what they are?

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#2 02-08-2012 6:53pm

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Ya yellow hammer all right.

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#3 02-08-2012 9:43pm

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thanks pieman,they are a first sighting for me so im delighted,i go for plenty of walks and would be familiar with most of our birds but they are a first and as my wife had her camera in her bag we were lucky to get a few shots,cheers

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#4 04-08-2012 10:33pm

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lucky you seeing Yellowhammers

Mark

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#5 05-08-2012 12:23am

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very lucky mark,got a great buzz from seeing them,cheers

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#6 05-08-2012 9:30am

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Lovely spot.

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#7 05-08-2012 9:45am

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forgot to mention location in my op.the birds were seen near killeagh east Cork

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#8 09-03-2015 1:24pm

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Spotted two of these in our back garden yesterday. Lovely birds. Location: NCD

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#9 09-03-2015 2:04pm

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Mod Note: Not appropriate to add to a 3-year old thread yknaa! Would have been more appropriate in the The Hide (chat thread) or Wild Bird feeding forum? threads!

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