Tuesday 12 June 2012

Birds gathering food to feed their young.................... all seen this past week

All these birds have been captured gathering food over the past week or so.

 Reed Buntings along the River Weaver.


 Song Thrush in my garden

 Blackbird with grubs...

 ...and having a go at the fat balls...

 ...with a bit of success.

 Female House Sparrow...

...and the male doing his bit.

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37 comments:

  1. AMAZING shots Andrew..... very well done.

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  2. in the last photo the daddy looks a little bit like he is telling that baby off. love the fluttering wings at the fat balls.

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  3. I enjoyed this series, Andrew. I may do one like it someday. You have inspired me. :))

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  4. Terrific series! I will think of them when I next go to the grocery...and count my blessings.

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  5. Great captures, Andrew!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  6. WOW...great shots...I can never get that close...but I still try!!!

    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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  7. i like your reed buntings. very lovely birds.

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  8. Fantastic shots, Andrew! The "feeding" theme is nice and you've got a wide variety of birds.

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  9. Great photos. I especially like the young ones with their heads out of the nest box.

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  10. Nice shots Andrew. Especially like the House Sparrows. Not something you see that often these days.

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  11. each looking very industrious; great season for the worms too; lovely snaps!

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  12. Oh my goodness Andrew! You have caught some very special moments. I love momma and papa bird feeding their young.
    Wonderful shots!!!

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  13. Cute birds. I have a family of house sparrows coming to my feeders now. I love the Reed Bunting but had to laugh at the "fat balls" comment!

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  14. Great series, love the first Reed Bunting. It is always a treat to see the baby birds being fed.

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  15. Os pardais são bem comuns aqui mas gosto deles, são alegres como crianças.
    Boa continuação da semana!
    Beijinhos.
    Brasil

    ¸.•°`❤♡¸¸.•

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  16. Well done. Still like the House Sparrow set the best.

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  17. Great shots of all the parents bringing food to the kids Andrew. Are the Reed Buntings a male and a female? I love this time of year during breeding season!

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  18. What wonderful pictures Andrew!

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  19. These are all lovely. I hope the little mites make it in this cold weather.

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  20. Beautiful bird pictures you show.
    A little funny to see that you have taken pictures of sparrows .....
    it, we have a lot of in Denmark.
    Wishing you a good day :)
    Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk

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  21. Nice series of busy birds Andrew

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  22. Absolutely wonderful series, Andrew!

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  23. Really like the reed bunting!

    Nice set of shots

    Stewart M

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  24. Wonderful compilation of various birds gathering food.

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  25. Wonderful shots! The time of migration may be past, but's a great time to watch avian parenting.

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  26. Wonderful series Andrew! You've captured some great moments. I've yet to capture birds with worms , fish or other food in their mouths.

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  27. A busy time for the birds at the moment. Well captured Andrew.

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  28. Wonderful captures of these busy little birds!

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  29. ooohhh you got some great images, wonderful theme. Great shots of the sparrow, feeding the baby!!!

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  30. Great post Andrew. Nice to see so much successful breeding taking place.

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  31. Beautiful series of shots Andrew.

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  32. Nature on its way to renew!
    What a nice and tender process!!!

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  33. Very nice series. What a great garden you have!

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