Birds in our Gardens, Yards, Towns and Cities - Post Yours!

[Jack Dawe]

Greenfinches. These were almost wiped out locally some years ago due to trichomonosis, but they seem to be on the up now. I have five males and aat least one female visiting regularly.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

House finches male and female

 

[JohnPD]

House finches male and female
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Almost like a mirror image. Very nice.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Starling

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Pre-capture is great

 

[A1original]

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Pre-capture is great

It really is. I'm particularly impressed with how well it tracks when the bird comes towards the camera. Strange that when it flies away from the camera, it does so much worse, as you stated somewhere else.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

 

[RichardB]

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Fledgling starling harassing its parent?

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

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What bird is this, Jeff? A grackle maybe?

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

What bird is this, Jeff? A crackle maybe?

Yup grackle, we get tons of them and they eat up all the suet and seed, they are a pain

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Yup grackle, we get tons of them and they eat up all the suet and seed, they are a pain

A grackle, with a g. Thanks!

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

 

[RichardB]

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Those are great!