Fetch Birdwatchers
166 watchers
Jun 2020
2:38pm, 19 Jun 2020
17,872 posts
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Chrisity
This may have been posted before, but there is a BTO series on You tube of birdsong basics which may be of interest |
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Jun 2020
2:39pm, 19 Jun 2020
17,873 posts
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Chrisity
well i've certainly posted that before. Its called #BirdSongBasics tries again |
Jun 2020
12:52am, 20 Jun 2020
210 posts
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tinebeest
Chrisity directed me here to share my hummingbird video! (I don't know how to embed, and I hope this works) I live in east Pennsylvania in the US, and Mrs. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird visits the sugar nectar feeder daily. Here's she's inspecting the electricity wiring. Possibly she wants to grab some spiderwebs to glue her nest together. Enjoy! share.icloud.com And this is a recent picture of her at the feeder. I'm an arm's length away! share.icloud.com |
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Jun 2020
12:53am, 20 Jun 2020
211 posts
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tinebeest
Oops- second link should be this one: share.icloud.com
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Jun 2020
12:56am, 20 Jun 2020
16,351 posts
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Gooner
Their sharpness of movement always amazes me. You're very lucky:)
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Jun 2020
5:52am, 20 Jun 2020
6,070 posts
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Eynsham Red
Wow. It seems to move more like a hoverfly than a bird.
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Jun 2020
11:02am, 20 Jun 2020
16,683 posts
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Rosehip
Oh, thanks for sharing that  The recent rain has brought out the invertebrates and thus the birds This morning's run - in just 5k around the fields Starlings everywhere, swallows and house martins over the corn fields, green woodies, family of GSWs, pied and grey wagtails, skylarks, red kite, buzzard, Cettis and something I haven't spotted here before: a read bunting
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Jun 2020
2:27pm, 20 Jun 2020
17,878 posts
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Chrisity
thanks Tinebeest, freat video.
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Jun 2020
7:28pm, 20 Jun 2020
212 posts
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tinebeest
Glad you all like it! They really hum, and sound like a bumblebee on steroids (the video doesn’t capture that), with a little “tjik” thrown in every now and then- you can hear that. She def. hovers, and can fly backwards!! And the acceleration on these tiny birds is AMAZING, as is their maneuverability, both in flight and in hover mode. (I’m starting to sound like a car salesman, I know!) She must have a nest nearby, this morning she picked up some milk thistle fluff. Hoping to see the little ones come visit soon, that would be even cooler! In other bird news, I think the mocking bird was giving a phenomenal concert this morning. I’m still getting used to all the new birds and their sounds here, only lived in the US for about 7 years and not a lot of time for birding... |
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Jun 2020
10:02pm, 20 Jun 2020
16,697 posts
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Rosehip
sat in the garden just now, listening to two song thrush vying to be the last bird singing and watching the bats - when I spotted the most enormous stag beetle flying over the honeysuckle - can't remember the last time I saw one of those!
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