RSPB PB also meant birds in the trees...like this blackbird, singing away and glancing down at us. Later on we saw another bird if similar size and shape but different coloring - it looked a bit like a thrush with a plum chest - the only thing in the bird book I can locate that shows similar coloring is an American Robin....but this is the UK, not US....so a not sure what exactly we saw.
On our wanderings, we used bins and a scope to see and watch waterbirds - including black tailed godwit, teal, shoveler, shelduck, mute swan, avocet, widgeon... We then had lunch and wandered the exterior - down the muddy track past the church, just before which we spotted this in a tree.
It was a bird of prey - assumedly a kestrel.
It let us get quite near and take some fairly good shots on camera..... It was definitely a bird of prey and definitely not a sparrowhawk, buzzard or kite... Unfortunately I am not knowledgable enough to say for sure it was a kestrel - as we did not see it fly/hover. There is a minor possibility it might have been a hobby/falcon/peregrine... I am not experienced enough to say for sure.
Whatever it was, it made beautiful pictures with the tree and the warm blue skies beyond.
This 'ghost' bird was a pigeon or dove that flew into my kitchen window. Hopefully it recovered and flew away safely before any of the furry bird-murderers that live over the back fence and to the side tresspassed into my land to steal a meal.
My next excursion was a solo hike from home in Angmering thru the Angmering Park Estate woodland to Arundel. On my way I spotted a singing bird in the trees....a song thrush!
I got a few good pics before ambling off towards Arundel.
Wow, the bird in the bare branches against the bright blue sky makes for some beautiful pictures. I feel sorry for that ghost bird. The same thing happened on my Mother's back porch. She went out to find the impression of a bird on her back door-- the bird seems to have recovered and went on its way, though.
ReplyDeletelikewise....the young have to learn that glass exists and is not something that can be flown thru....
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