Thread: Show Birds

Originally Posted by grebeman

Hmmm, not a Redwing, but I'm convinced it's a thrush species which leaves us with rarities from eastern Europe, outside of my experience, but a 1st winter Black-throated Thrush would be the nearest. Described in the guide I'm looking at (not Collins, can't find it) as being neutral grey above with paler grey fringes to the wings, and dirty white almost unspotted belly. An interesting bird that would get the pulse racing I think.

Barrie

I better camp out all night then and try to see it at the "crack of dawn"

I nip out and have a look as my wife has just popped off to the supermarket and she will be "forever" (as usual) - - it's only in the front "garden" -

Posted a link in my last post, that you would have missed, reposted here

Fair Isle: Black Throated Thrush Twitch Oct. 6, 2012

Barrie

Mmmmmm ...... I better post it "you know where" and ask the question

Hopefully I won't get them around knocking on my door tomorrow morning

You could make a fortune charging for parking and tea, Bill

Eastern Screech Owl: a surprise visitor after sundown this evening. Grabbed my X10 and snapped off a couple shots before he disappeared into the night.


Screech Owl by crsnydertx, on Flickr

Duck


Duck 2 jpg by peterb666, on Flickr

Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens

Nice use of the off-camera flash there, Peter. (hehe)


A brave and hungry magpie coming up to ask me for some of my fish-n-chips at the park yesterday:

Barrie/Paul

We have had mist for the last few days ..... but I have been looking for the "bird" ....... and taken a few images of our more common friends

Could the following be the bird ...... again taken from a distance so as clear as I could get it

T.....s merula???
female of course

If so - bugger!!! - (if you excuse my ffrench)

Originally Posted by BillN

Could the following be the bird
T.....s merula???
female of course

I would agree with your identification Bill.

Barrie

S Africa - Barrie/Paul, some amazing wildlfe out here

I have bought "a book" in an effort to identify them

Some kind of "sugar bird" or bee eater - disguises itself by looking like the flower it feeds on
EDIT - Cape Sugar Bird -(Promerops cafer)


a red capped lark? in the very early morning light
EDIT - apparently this is a Cape Grassbird or Cape Grass Warbler (Sphenoeacus afer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Grassbird
it really has a wonderful song


Sunbird - tiny thing that lets you get up really close - could be a Southern Double Collared Sunbird - Cinnyris chalybeus