No sign of the parents, at least not at the same time as it is always by itself.
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
New Kid on the Block
Another juvenile visiting each day is this Collared Dove:
No sign of the parents, at least not at the same time as it is always by itself.
No sign of the parents, at least not at the same time as it is always by itself.
Monday, 19 May 2014
House Sparrow Fledglings
Not just the Brat Pack visiting with hungry youngsters. There are also the local families of House Sparrows arriving at the Birdy Bistro.
Dad with two hungry offspring:
Dad with two hungry offspring:
Sunday, 18 May 2014
Indoor Bugs and Conkers to Come
Caught sight of this little bug climbing up my curtains one night:
and this green Shield Bug spotted inside the conservatory door at bedtime:
A sign of conkers to come in the Autumn. These Horse Chestnut Tree flowers are almost at eye level which makes it easier to get the odd snapshot:
Being able to get that close, and still have my feet on the ground, the subtle colouring can be seen.
and this green Shield Bug spotted inside the conservatory door at bedtime:
A sign of conkers to come in the Autumn. These Horse Chestnut Tree flowers are almost at eye level which makes it easier to get the odd snapshot:
Being able to get that close, and still have my feet on the ground, the subtle colouring can be seen.
Saturday, 17 May 2014
Hedgehog Visit + The New Bratpack
A Hedgehog turned up in the early hours to snack on crushed, unsalted peanuts:
The past few days have been very noisy since the Starlings brought their latest broods to the Birdy Bistro. They hang around all day and never shut up demanding to be fed.
They are their own worst enemy as with such a commotion it can soon come to the attention of a passing Sparrowhawk.
The past few days have been very noisy since the Starlings brought their latest broods to the Birdy Bistro. They hang around all day and never shut up demanding to be fed.
They are their own worst enemy as with such a commotion it can soon come to the attention of a passing Sparrowhawk.
Friday, 16 May 2014
Chaffinches
What a change in the weather. Temperature up to 20.4C yesterday so it was a bit on the warm side when I altered the zoom on the Hedgehog camera to get a slightly better close up shot. Needless to say it didn't come last night. Today the temp is already 21.5C out there.
No apologies for yet more Chaffinch video. I spent an hour or so yesterday adjusting colour response of monitor, DVR and EzCap software. In the end I put three objects on the bird table. One red, one blue and one green and used those to get as accurate a balance as was possible.
In this video the first, male Chaffinch, was a recording from the DVR while the female Chaffinch was recorded live. The limit on quality is partly the EzCap software which records a maximum of 640x480.
The colours are more accurate when the table is in shade. Good as the little video camera is it wasn't really designed to use outdoors in glaring Sunshine.
No apologies for yet more Chaffinch video. I spent an hour or so yesterday adjusting colour response of monitor, DVR and EzCap software. In the end I put three objects on the bird table. One red, one blue and one green and used those to get as accurate a balance as was possible.
In this video the first, male Chaffinch, was a recording from the DVR while the female Chaffinch was recorded live. The limit on quality is partly the EzCap software which records a maximum of 640x480.
The colours are more accurate when the table is in shade. Good as the little video camera is it wasn't really designed to use outdoors in glaring Sunshine.
Thursday, 15 May 2014
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Wings on Wednesday
Yesterday I moved the bird table camera and angled it a bit to get a better view of visitors.
A Male Chaffinch at 6.45 a.m.:
Starlings don't have a definite song. That is not to say they are silent, far from it. They never seem to shut up. Actually they are very good mimics and can copy the sounds of other birds and environmental noise like burglar alarms though they don't seem to do that very often these days.
Another thing they do can only be described as rapid beak clicking as can be seen in these video clips taken yesterday: (chirping Sparrows in the background)
They can also produce some quite low frequencies, which I failed to video.
A Male Chaffinch at 6.45 a.m.:
Starlings don't have a definite song. That is not to say they are silent, far from it. They never seem to shut up. Actually they are very good mimics and can copy the sounds of other birds and environmental noise like burglar alarms though they don't seem to do that very often these days.
Another thing they do can only be described as rapid beak clicking as can be seen in these video clips taken yesterday: (chirping Sparrows in the background)
They can also produce some quite low frequencies, which I failed to video.
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