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Help Naming Some Birds

KJ · 2014-03-10 14:23:56

I took these photos today. Im unsure what some of them are. Also, this is most likely a Kingfisher nest?

10-03-2014 02:23PM

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KJ

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I took these photos today. Im unsure what some of them are.

Also, this is most likely a Kingfisher nest?

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#2 10-03-2014 02:27PM

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First one is a goldcrest I think. Beautiful little bird!

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#3 10-03-2014 02:29PM

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Goldcrest , have never seen one display like that, nice photos!
They certainly look like kingfisher burrows...

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#4 10-03-2014 02:29PM

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Goldcrest ! The crest rises at breeding time to attract a mate. Quite common very small, about the size of a wren.

http://www.markhancoxbirdphotography.co.uk/pages/galleries/goldcrest-and-firecrest.php?gall_id=111

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#5 10-03-2014 02:45PM

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Thanks for the replies. I originally thought it was a wren. They were chasing each other around the tree which would explain the male courting display.

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