Birds Show Birds

They're such beautiful little birds of prey. I do see them occasionally along with shrikes and lots of red tailed hawks... I'm very fond of them, until I see them nail one of the birds at our feeder.

Here is my contribution to the Show Bird thread. Now where near as an attractive bird as yours.

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OK - any ideas - he was quite a distance away - munching on mistletoe berries

Red cap? - longish beak - bigger than a blue tit or sparrow - finchlike - but that thin beak? - tree sparrow have red heads - but it does not look like a tree sparrow to me - yellowish/creamy breast - could it be a (Woodchat) Shrike - but should not be here in winter, (but it was very windy last night) and do they eat berries

There are quite a few Woodpeckers around here

SW France - 100kms inland - wooded area with vines, hills etc.

Barrie and Paul come in please

I need a Bigma

probably a simple answer

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Bill,

Female Blackcap, a warbler that eats berries in the winter. We have a wintering population in the UK that mainly originates from Bavaria, so they migrate NW instead of SE. The male has a black cap, hence the name, juveniles and females have a bright brown cap. Juveniles will have moulted the cap by autumn so they can be sexed by September/October.

Barrie
 
Nuskyn said:
Today i found this dead blue tit in the woods, covered with morning dew....

I like them much more flying around...

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Two points with regard to this bird,

1) It's a Great Tit, and not a Blue Tit, the black crown and green back are diagnostic

2) Like kyteflyer, I'm not convinced that it is dead, it's eye appears to be still open, in a dead bird in my experience that would show a white colouration. Also the bird is holding it's head up, in a freshly dead specimen I would suggest that it would loll over to one side.

Barrie
 
Lovely

RSPB

"Sightings of black swans have become reasonably common. They could be found on almost any water body. They have similar habitat requirements to mute swans and are often found in the same areas.

Black swans are native to Australia and are the state bird of Western Australia. They were brought to the UK as ornamental birds like peacocks and golden pheasants. Like many other captive birds, they occasionally find their way out into the wild.

They are similar in size to the closely related mute swan. They appear all black when swimming but they have white primary wing feathers, which can be seen in flight. The bill is red with a broad white band on the tip.

Black swans were also introduced to New Zealand where a feral breeding population has become well established. The New Zealand population increased dramatically because they faced very little competition or predation.

There have been occasional reports of successful breeding attempts in the UK but they have not become established. They face competition from our native swans so it is unlikely they could become as well established here as they have in New Zealand"

maybe a few will find their way to "Frogland"
 

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