Gold In Them There Thistles!

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Rob-GB

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While staying by the River Severn in Gloucestershire we had some visitors, nervous little things.
Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis). Photo's taken through the plexiglas lounge window of our motorhome on an overcast afternoon, as they ate the seeds from the thistles, expertly separating the tiny seed from the down that aids the seeds spread when caught in the wind. Hope you like them.

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Thanks for looking, Rob.
 
I agree!  It is amazing how agile finches are.  OuR gold finches are much louder in appearance - go figure!
 
Thanks guys.

Peter, the American Goldfinch is Cardualis tristis, a cousin, perhaps, of the ones above. Quite a striking little guy too.....

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Picture from a google image search. No bright flash of red around his head though.

Rob.
 
Great pictures!  Just starting to get into bird watching, and its almost time for Painted Buntings to arrive or do whatever it is they do, making season?  June in South Carolina. 

Once again, great pictures and thanks for sharing.

Jon
 
Peter, I'm guessing that the birds Rob took pictures of are also NAINA, awaiting U.L. approval?
 
Ken Nagrod said:
Peter, I'm guessing that the birds Rob took pictures of are also NAINA, awaiting U.L. approval?
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Ken,

I think that all U.L. questions are supposed to go to Rick Bush.  [poke]  My guess is that the commute would be a killer for the little guys.
 
I will call your Finch and raise you a Hawk. This guy was on our patio this morning.
 
GPowers said:
I will call your Finch and raise you a Hawk. This guy was on our patio this morning.
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Very cool. I can never get a good picture of the hawks around here, somehow they know when I'm going to get my camera.
 
Brice Burrell said:
GPowers said:
I will call your Finch and raise you a Hawk. This guy was on our patio this morning.
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Very cool. I can never get a good picture of the hawks around here, somehow they know when I'm going to get my camera.
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I was eating breakfast and did not see the hawk. My wife walks out a yells LOOK LOOK, then I saw the hawk. I was just eating and reading the paper.
 
Brice Burrell said:
Very cool. I can never get a good picture of the hawks around here, somehow they know when I'm going to get my camera.
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Maybe if you put your video camera on the balcony, put on a straw hat with overalls and stand very still with outstretched arms, you'll get your birds.  [big grin]
 
Ken Nagrod said:
Brice Burrell said:
Very cool. I can never get a good picture of the hawks around here, somehow they know when I'm going to get my camera.
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Maybe if you put your video camera on the balcony, put on a straw hat with overalls and stand very still with outstretched arms, you'll get your birds.  [big grin]
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Or you can try this approach.  Check out the outfit at the 1:30 mark. 


 
Peter,

I think the video cut off early.  There's supposed to be the part where he opens his mouth for the birds to drink.

Brice's luck, he'll get a bunch of woodpeckers and .... let the fun begin  [scared].
 
[big grin] Great pic Greg.
But I'll have to call you an
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European Eagle Owl
and raise you a
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Snowy Owl  ;D ;D

Bit of a cheat as both were taken during a visit to the Owl Centre in Campbeltown, Scotland. They rescue these great birds and try to educate people about them. Well worth a visit if ever you are visiting.

Rob.
 
Rob-GB said:
Bit of a cheat as both were taken during a visit to the Owl Centre in Campbeltown, Scotland. They rescue these great birds and try to educate people about them. Well worth a visit if ever you are visiting.

Rob.
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So does it count, since you were in a bird habitat?  [cool]
 
This week the swallows have returned to the farmyard where my workshop is and this thread reminded me of this little bunch of critters who hatched in my timber store last year.

[attachthumb=#]

Great to have them around but man you wouldnt believe the amount of poop on my oak stock!!!! [scared]
 
Here is one of a dove in her nest out side my office door (taken last July). She returned this year, and started building her nest. then a day or so later it was some how destroyed and the dove never came back.

In the second photo is mommy dove and her baby.

 
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