This female Great Spotted Woodpecker was in the big local park…
And there was a lone crossbill there too…
This female Great Spotted Woodpecker was in the big local park…
And there was a lone crossbill there too…
The crossbills didn’t come down to play today but there were other birds around…
The commonest woodpecker in town but one I don’t often photograph…
A very tame one in the tiny park…
Some Hawfinch and Brambling were around…not so tame sadly.
There were 3 woodpecker species in the tiny park near my apartment today and this species is the most interesting…
There were some Harlequin Ducks at Sawara but not much else…
Onuma was a bit better although no decent photos sadly. there were at least 3 White-tailed Eagles, a pair of Black Woodpecker, Whooper and Bewick’s Swans, Bean Geese and Smew…
Some common birds from the 2 tiny parks in my neighbourhood the last 2 days…
It turned a bit chilly yesterday…
This morning on a brief walk saw a skittish flock of Common Redpoll, a small flock of Brambling in my local park, a lone Eurasian Sparrowhawk plus the usual common stuff.
A few of the regulars were present this lunchtime…
On the way to the dentist this morning we saw a flock of waxwings and when I was done I went back to the side street from yesterday but nothing doing there.
The small park nearby had a 5 Long-tailed Rosefinch and a few other commoner species and I did see a Peregrine dramatically snatch a pigeon (no photos sadly).
It was so dark though…
Thank god for some snow…
Joining the waxwings on the ground was this male Grey-headed Woodpecker. It’s been hanging around the neighbourhood the last 3 months or so…