Sunday, January 22, 2012

End of 2011 Winter Garden Wildlife

A selection of garden visitors at the end of 2011…

blackcap-1

Male Blackcap..

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…working out how to use the feeder…

blackcap-3

…got the hang of it now!

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Brambling

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Only seen briefly this year-we had a lot more last winter during the icy weather

house-sparrow

House Sparrow caught during a ringing session

jay-on-feeder

The Jay has become a regular visitor this year

long-tailed-tit

Long-tailed Tit

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Hanging on the gate

pheasant

Male Pheasant..

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…and afemale on our front gate

sparrowhawk male

Male Sparrowhawk

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On the water barrel

sparrowhawk-on-garage

On the garage

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On the picnic table

yellowhammer

A brief visit from a Yellowhammer on the lawn

 

Rock-pipit

Not in our garden, but Kirsty took these during a Rock Pipit ringing session near the Mull of Galloway

Rock-Pipit and Mike

Son Mike with Pipit

Rock-pipits

Pair of Pipits

squirrel

One of the beautiful Red Squirrels that visit our garden

squirrel-burying

Burying nuts in the lawn, sadly this one with the dark tail was run over and killed on our road at the end of November, we  watched in horror from the window.

squirrel-in-feeder

This one gets right inside the feeder

squirrel-on-feeder

So cute!

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dead-rat

Dead rat on the lawn!

stoat

Blur of a Stoat!

winter-moth

Winter Moth

sunset

Sunrise from the house

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