Guess the bird

[lurcherman 887 13,264]

Periparus ater?

[Bearfoot 1,477]

Greatcrestedbickywingdiver 

[green lurchers 16,852]

Sabre toothed helmet sucker bird of paradise it’s a abundant this time of yr 

Edited May 19, 2022 by green lurchers

[green lurchers 16,852]

11 hours ago, Neal said:

Yay! I've finally got one right. Every time I see these threads I either don't know the answer or else don't see them until someone else has already got it right. 

Mine was purely a guess as I occasionally see a pair of Ravens sitting on the pylons in the local forest. I nearly thought, 'No, it's probably not a raven; I'll put crow.'

Do I get a prize? I saw the first cuckoo in Belstone this year too but was very disappointed when they didn't give me a t-shirt making it offical. 

Bet your glad mushroom helped you out 

[lurcherman 887 13,264]

22 minutes ago, Gene said:

Guess the birds.

 

Going to stew on this one for a bit and come back to you in a while 

[Daniel cain 46,408]

33 minutes ago, Gene said:

Guess the birds.

 

Nice find feild fare or thrush....or blackbird

[bell 3,606]

49 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Nice find feild fare or thrush....or blackbird

Dunnock or warbler

[Neal 1,874]

Many, many years ago I found a song thrush nest with a large pebble placed in the mud lining. It was right in the middle and I've always wondered if it was decorative or practical i.e. centre of gravity and all that jazz. Never seen it before or since.

I also found a blackbird nest which had been built around a twist of wire, anchoring it into the tree. Now I'm in no way claiming that the blackbird was clever enough to work out that the nest was stronger for it, but it does seem a bit of a coincidence.

[eastcoast 4,221]

I posted these pictures before on another thread, just checked and it was Sept' 2017. Seems like yesterday. I like them though. 1 of those times when you come across something at work that is far more interesting than the thing that you meant to be doing.

[lurcherman 887 13,264]

Im

guessing a song thrush 

[lurcherman 887 13,264]

Dab hand at this anymore ?

[lurcherman 887 13,264]

Just now, Gene said:

I think you'd give Packham and Oddie a run for their money.

It’s just a fluke 

[Ken's Deputy 4,460]

Spotted Fly?

[Arry 22,628]

Robin

Cheers Arry

[greg64 2,872]

On 20/05/2022 at 14:51, Neal said:

Many, many years ago I found a song thrush nest with a large pebble placed in the mud lining. It was right in the middle and I've always wondered if it was decorative or practical i.e. centre of gravity and all that jazz. Never seen it before or since.

I also found a blackbird nest which had been built around a twist of wire, anchoring it into the tree. Now I'm in no way claiming that the blackbird was clever enough to work out that the nest was stronger for it, but it does seem a bit of a coincidence.

I took this photo of a crows nest that had the main structure holding it together is fencing wire