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2021 - 365 Project

181-365v4 Goldfinch Feeding on Herb Robert seeds

This cheeky young Goldfinch decided to forego the usual pleasures of the seeds that are available in all the feeders we have to enjoy some lovely fresh seeds from the herb robert growing in our garden wall. S/he had a lovely time gourging there way through the seeds available and

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Mr Grumpy in the Rain
2021 - 365 Project

180-365v4 Mr Grumpy in the Rain

It’s no wonder this fledgling Starling was grumpy today. It was pouring with rain, there was no food left in the bird house and everyone had left him on his own!

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Greenfinch
2021 - 365 Project

173-365v4 Greenfinch

This is the first time I’ve seen the Goldfinch this year. Debbie has seen it (and its fledgling) a number of times. Unfortunately they don’t go anywhere other than the feeder in the garden and when they have had their fill they leave the garden entirely, hence you get the

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Goldfinch Fledgling
2021 - 365 Project

171-365v4 Goldfinch Fledgling

We had another new young visitor today when a fledgling Goldfinch arrived with one of its parent’s. We always enjoy the Goldfinch visits and I think this is the first time we have (knowingly) seen one of their fledglings.

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Rain doesn't stop the work
2021 - 365 Project

167-365v4 Rain doesn’t stop the work

After a few days of baking sunshine we came back down with a bump and loads of rain today. Unfortunately, we missed out of the forecast thunder storms, but at least the umidity has cleared and the temperature has dropped significantly, hopefully meaning we can have a good nights sleep

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Fledgling House Sparrow
2021 - 365 Project

163-365v4 Fledgling Sparrow

We’ve had very little fledgling action, except from the Starlings. Last year we had all sorts including Blue Tits, Sparrow and Greenfinch fledglings so far ths year, nothing, until today. The Sparrows visited with two of their fledglings today, and here’s one of them, looking quite cute on our garden

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Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
2021 - 365 Project

157-365v4 Goldfinch

Another shot from up on the TV aerial, this time of a Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis). S/he was singing away, I suspect requesting that I leave the garden immediately so she could dig into the bird seed we kindly provide. As soom as I had gone back in s/he was down

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Feed Me Now!
2021 - 365 Project

140-365v4 Feed Me Now!

Rain, harrased parents and fledglings have been the order of the day in the garden today. Here we have a few images of the madness that is the starlings and their fledglings. The starlings look in a lot better condition than the tits and our poor coal tit (below) is

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.