Monday 16 July 2012

More of my garden wildlife................................................................................

Sparrows and Blackbords weren't the only visitors to my garden yesterday... here's a few of the other birds that enjoy my hospitality.

Magpie... probably my best image of one...
...shame about my neighbours washing line in the background.

Song Thrush

Juvenile Robin...

...so cute...

...and one of it's proud parents.

Coal Tit... this little bird is in and out in a flash.

I got home this evening to find a feeder similar to the one above broken... the two plastic perches ripped out and what was left of the (expensive) sunflower hearts all over the ground.

He may look cute but he is a vandal... and as far as I can make out he works alone.
I don't want to harm him though.

Any ideas for trapping a squirrel and how far Iwould have to drive before releasing him to make sure he doesn't find his way back?
On second thoughts forget it... another would just move in.
Better the devil you know.

A link here to Stewart M's new meme: Wild Bird Wednesday
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27 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl16 July 2012 at 18:49

    laughing at your squirrel! i have no less than usually 7 at my bird feeder tree EVERY DAY so i feel your pain.

    love that handsome magpie!

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  2. Caroline16 July 2012 at 18:49

    The elegance of magpies and the vandalism of squirrels, a universal note to be sure.

    Huge fan of European robins here.

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  3. Ana Mínguez Corella16 July 2012 at 19:39

    Hi!!!.. Great post.. Variety and beautiful pictures.. Congrat.. Regards

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  4. Brian King16 July 2012 at 20:31

    You will drive yourself mad trying to foil those tree rats! LOL! Love the magpie! The plumage is outstanding! Great shots, Andrew!

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  5. Dave16 July 2012 at 20:45

    Nice sharp images Andrew, always nice to get a Song Thrush still visiting in the summer months

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  6. FOREST SNAPPER16 July 2012 at 21:11

    ENJOY ANY WILDLIFE IN THE GARDEN, great photos.

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  7. Fábio Martins16 July 2012 at 21:27

    You've so many different animals in you garden. Amazing life :)
    Very nice shots... i like your history about "the vandal" :)

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  8. Bob Bushell16 July 2012 at 21:29

    The Magpie is so good looking, I love 'em. And, well, it's a Squirrel, he/she eats to live.

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  9. Findlay Wilde16 July 2012 at 21:37

    The young Robin is my favourite

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  10. Shaun16 July 2012 at 21:43

    squirrels are the devils animal. you could barb wire a bird feeder and have laser death rays pointed at it................And they would still seal the bird food.
    Shaun

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  11. barbara l. hale16 July 2012 at 23:12

    You can't trust those little bugger squirrels. They will destroy whatever they reach and eat you out of house and home. Good thing for them that they are so darn cute. Wonderful bird pics! Love the magpie and the juvenile robin.

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  12. Sallie (FullTime-Life)16 July 2012 at 23:15

    Piggy little squirrels, but agree prbly not much you can do.

    Beautiful birds -- that coal tit reminds me of our chickadees, they used to flit in and out of the feeder so quickly for one seed at a time, I often wondered how they got enough calories to survive the travel .

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  13. Carole M.17 July 2012 at 02:02

    lovely magpie photograph and quite different to ours. Ugh the squirrel is quite the vandal isn't it; what a shame. It really surprises me to see how seemingly tiny in stature they are; I just imagined them to be bigger, kind of rabbit-like I guess.

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  14. Rohrerbot17 July 2012 at 02:34

    Your magpie is beautiful. Ah...the line doesn't make a difference. You have a nice shot of the bird and that's what matters:) Love all your birds. What a wonderful selection to choose from for your camera:)

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  15. John @ Beans and I on the Loose17 July 2012 at 02:53

    Wonderful bird photos all. I would not have noticed the neighbors wash line had you not mentioned it.

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  16. Anonymous17 July 2012 at 03:18

    These are amazing...so enjoyed all of them!

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  17. Susan17 July 2012 at 14:41

    I've never seen a magpie. He is a beautiful fellow! All the pictures are awesome!!!!

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  18. PerthDailyPhoto17 July 2012 at 14:59

    Oh my gosh Andrew, I've just been checking out all your latest posts, you are definitely a master 'birder'. I still haven't found out if we have a hide at Hyde (seriously) Park yet but everytime I check out your images it makes me want to do so immediately!! How wonderful to see young Findlay already so interested in birds and nature, so encouraging to see.

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  19. Unknown17 July 2012 at 20:11

    Fantastic close-ups, Andrew!

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  20. Connie Smiley17 July 2012 at 21:47

    Great shots, Andrew! I especially love that magpie. We don't get to see them around here.

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  21. trump17 July 2012 at 22:13

    Images so close some would consider them x-rays, well done. Richard

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  22. Larry17 July 2012 at 22:19

    Super shots of all the birds Andrew! I put baffles on all my feeders and it helped with the squirrel problem. They seem to find it easier to just clean up the feed that falls to the ground.

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  23. eileeninmd18 July 2012 at 01:35

    Great shots, the robin is one of my favorites. I have a problem with the squirrels, they eat more bird seed than my birds.

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  24. Stewart M18 July 2012 at 10:52

    Hi there - very nice set of garden birds - I may do a similar post soon just to look at the differences.

    Squirrels are good value to watch - but just like the possums here, they do tend to push the friendship a bit.

    Thanks for helping to get the ball rolling on Wild Bird Wednesday.

    Stewart M.

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  25. Gillena Cox18 July 2012 at 13:08

    enjoyed your sharing

    much love...

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  26. Arija18 July 2012 at 14:51

    I'm so envious of your song thrushes Andrew. It is more than 40 years since we had them nesting in our apple tree in Melbourne. Nice shot of your magpie and darling little robin.
    Hugs . . . Arija

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  27. Pat20 July 2012 at 00:25

    Lovely captures of the birds in your garden. That is an exceptionally fine shot of the Magpie.

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