Tuesday 1 January 2013

My first birds of 2013.......................................................................................

I am nursing a sore head from drinking too much last night and all my plans for today have gone array.

Instead of visiting my local woods to see how many birds I could count on the first day of the year I have made do with the garden... my count so far is just eight.

 My first bird of 2013 was this little Coal Tit

 Chaffinch

My faithful little Robin

These were the first to visit and were captured through the window as I am still in a state of undress.
Happy New Year to you all.

Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday

26 comments:

Elizabeth Edwards said...

Andrew, you don't have to drink it all in one evening. there will always be more drinks the next time. ha. ha!! do feel better soon.

have a great 2013. ( :

ADRIAN said...

Best way to be on New Years Day Andrew. Have a great year.

Nancy said...

Ouch! Sorry about the hangover! No celebrating here on the farm. I fell asleep at 8:30 pm. What a loser!

Love your little 2013 birds.

Happy New Year!

The Herald said...

Bang! bang! crash! boom! whistle! bang!! how's the bad head Andrew?...ha ha ha!

At least you got the birds in focus!

Happy new heada...er...year!...[;o)

holdingmoments said...

Shame on you!
I was out early; and I had a drink. :-)

TexWisGirl said...

laughing at you, andrew! :)

MadSnapper said...

i vote the sweet little Robin as my favorite on this 1st day of 2013

Gillian Olson said...

A little too much celebrating last night here too, I haven't yet got the camera out, so you are ahead of me. Love your little robin, so adorable. Happy New Year Andrew.

Karen said...

Uhoh...too much partying! No worries, you got some great bird shots through the window. Love that little robin!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful!! Happy New Year!

Carole M. said...

...enjoy your day off and relax and unwind again - lovely birds Drew

Gemma Wiseman said...

Love these little locals! Sharp photos through the window!

Anonymous said...

I just catching up on blogs I follow and so glad to see these beauties. Also enjoyed the short clip BUT the red deer is absolutely stunning!

Bob Bushell said...

It's a pity we get when imbibing rather a lot. But still, you got your birds.

Michelle said...

New Year's Day is made for staying at home, relaxing. Nice shots!

mick said...

Happy New Year and here's hoping you see lots more birds - when that head feels a bit better!

Stewart M said...

If nature had a plan you would have had something very noisy in garden - two or three Jays maybe? - just to tune up your sore head!!

Nice pictures.

Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW.

Stewart M - Melbourne

Unknown said...

A hair of the dog..., says Boom will help. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Pat said...

Such lovely little birds to find in your garden on New Year's Day!

Art said...

Lovely pictures, happy new year!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Happy New Year friend! We used to have New Year's Days like that (except without the wonderful garden birds)...but we aged out of them ;>)

Heather Wilde said...

Thought I'd leave my comment a few days to give your eyes time to focus again :) hope you have a fabulous 2013.

Anonymous said...

Interesting birds. Your Coal Tit resembles our chickadees. It was a sad day when the house next door sold and the new folks moved in. No more running to the backyard in pjs.

Neil said...

Hope the head is better Happy New Year love the little Robin.

MoiCLouLou said...

Birds are always there for our pleasure; for me they are a gift every day!
Happy New Year to you too! :)
Cheers,
Louise

Arija said...

Such little darlings to ring in the New Year for you. I do hope it will turn into the best you have ever had!