http://www.birdstory.com/ Some of my friends live in our yard, others visit it, still others live elsewhere and I visit them. Come and read about all my feathered friends... en Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:53:00 GMT Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:53:00 GMT info@birdstory.com info@birdstory.com http://www.birdstory.com/images/new-bs.JPG http://www.birdstory.com/ http://www.birdstory.com/mute-swan/ The Mute swan is an year-round inhabitant of the British Isles. It resides on Lakeland, ponds and rivers and is partially domesticated. Unlike wild swans, the mute swan has an... http://www.birdstory.com/mute-swan/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/mute-swan/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:53:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/new-facts-and-arundel-view/ Just by glancing out of the kitchen window for circa two minutes, I learned two new peices of information regarding birds today: * Starlings eat elderberries & * Blue-tits eat... http://www.birdstory.com/new-facts-and-arundel-view/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/new-facts-and-arundel-view/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:47:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/yard-bird-update-5/ Once again, my father has kept me away from much of my bird observations. He has been quite poorly and needing much attention. A few moments spare have allowed me... http://www.birdstory.com/yard-bird-update-5/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/yard-bird-update-5/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:09:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-4/ If my bird guide tells the truth, this bird is known as the Emperor Goose. As I know very little about wildfowl in the wetlands reserves of England, a bird... http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-4/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-4/ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:18:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-3/ This is one of the easier ducks to identify - the mandarin duck. With its bright plumage, it is often caught on film - or digital apparatus - and this... http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-3/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-3/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:29:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-2/ Walking along outside the restaurant area directly after my dad's group ate their cream tea we came across a multitude of birds - mostly geese and ducks. For a while... http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-2/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-2/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:47:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-1/ It should be no surprise to regular readers that my first photo is of a show pigeon - having spent circa 25% of my camera usage on pigeons over the... http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-1/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/arundel-wetlands-reserve-1/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:27:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/baby-blackbird/ My father's aged persons' church group visited the Arundel Wetlands Reserve in West Sussex during May this year. I took a total of 118 photos of the 2-hour excursion and... http://www.birdstory.com/baby-blackbird/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/baby-blackbird/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:56:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/yard-bird-update-4/ I have not had much time to glance out of the window, let alone sit back on the bed and relaxingly observe the tree antics. I have been on 5-6... http://www.birdstory.com/yard-bird-update-4/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/yard-bird-update-4/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:34:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-8/ One further photo of the adult goldfinch.... And then the promised snap of the baby goldfinch. As you can see, the head markings of the juvenile are not as vivid... http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-8/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-8/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:26:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-7/ Next I would like to share some pictures of the goldfinches that have nested in a tree two doors down and spent much of their time visiting our yard for... http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-7/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-7/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:21:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-6/ A baby blackbird is the next photo subject clear enough to share - although not entirely focused. You can see that baby blackbirds are more mottled like a thrush, but... http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-6/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-6/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:30:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/wood-pigeons-and-their-young-2/ Wood pigeons feast upon seeds mainly - but also consume green shoots, acorns, grain, nuts, caterpillars, slugs, berries, and, when visiting bird tables, homemade bread! The usual habitat of this... http://www.birdstory.com/wood-pigeons-and-their-young-2/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/wood-pigeons-and-their-young-2/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:06:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/wood-pigeons-and-their-young-1/ My next selection of pictures brings us to the baby birds that have been abundant in our yards over the past 3-4 months. A beautiful wood pigeon was born in... http://www.birdstory.com/wood-pigeons-and-their-young-1/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/wood-pigeons-and-their-young-1/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:59:00 GMT http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-4/ Next, I would like to share with you some photos of other birds that have visited my windowsill at the same time as I had my camera handy. Firstly, WP... http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-4/#comments http://www.birdstory.com/photos-from-dec-09may-10-4/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:08:00 GMT