In the last couple of (very sunny) days this Blackbird has appeared to have been sunbathing in our flower border.
He just puffs himself up and spreads himself out, and then remains absolutely motionless for at least 10 minutes.
I've attached an image of the same bird under normal circumstances.
The bird is not wet - I cannot remember seeing this before - does anyone have any explanation?
I've had them doing that in my garden too. Have a look at 'sunbathing birds' on the BTO web site.
Seen on today's walk. Not that great because I had the 105mm macro on but hey, it's a grey wagtail. The car is on the driveway of a house which is next to a stream. I have seen grey wagtails on the stream near the village before but very rarely. It's a male, and just before this shot it was hovering in front of the mirror having a bit of a go at its 'rival'. After this shot it flew towards the stream and didn't come back. Talk about right place right time.....
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For the past couple of years there's been a male pied waggy who keeps attacking his reflection in the club house windows up at the golf centre, almost to exclusion of eating (although he must be to have the energy for the attacks!) Lots of others flying about over the course so it's not loneliness.
Got bored yesterday, so found some old scrap and knocked up a small 'reflection' pool in just 10 minutes. With the aid of some seeds, the birds soon found it........
DSC_3470 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
DSC_3479 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
DSC_3484 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
.......... an old rear parcel shelf, a supermarket crate and some bits of wood = improvisation!
IMG_9172 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
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Your name isn't 'Heath' is it?
- Hi Phil- I didn't see the actual kill - but I suspect a neighbour's cat!Was it actually the Magpie that killed it Russ?
Right , I thought it seemed a tad big for the Maggie to take out.