Some Birds From February

Greattit
Marshtit
Bluetit
Nuthatch
Greater spotted Woodpecker

female mandarin Duck
Male mandarins
Nuthatch
Bluetit
Forest pony with his eye on the bird food.

Robin
A pair of Nuthatches
marsh tit
Coal tit
Bluetit

A Snowy Saturday Walk

As we drove up to the Forest this morning the world gradually turned white again. We went to Cadmans Pond . before we started walking I put some seed out for the birds they are really hungry and they flew down and started eating before I had finished spreading it along the log. Then we set off on our walk. The dogs had great fun . At one point a few fallow does ran across the path but they were too quick for me to get a photo. We did see their tracks several times as we walked through the crunchy snow. When we got back to the pond we watched the sun slowly melting the ice and the ducks seemed pleased to have some water to swim on. The birds had eaten all the seed and nuts so before we left I put some more down. I also finally got some pony photos. They had been hiding on our previous visits but they had come out from under the trees to warm up in the sun.

Marsh tit
Nuthatch
Blue tit
Longtailed tit
mandarin Duck

two faalow Bucks smiling for the camera

Bluetit

Coaltit
Nuthatches like nuts!
and so do marsh tits

A few Bird Shots

Great Tit
Nuthatch
Robin
Mandarin Duck.No sign of Ducklings yet

Blue tit

Spring at Blashford

We had a little bit of sunshine today so we went to Blashford . The wind has been very cold but all the birds were out and about. The siskins are really yellow at the moment

There were plenty of bramblings about and they were coming a little closer

I thought the bluetits looked good against the pussy willow.
The goldfinches were around too.
Finally a couple of red polls on the feeder.

Back to Eyeworth Pond.

We went back to Eyeworth for an hour or so and witnessed the frisky ducks in the car park, the por female was being harassed by several drakes!
meanwhile the little blue tit was looking for a mate.

There are now 5 males and 4 female mandarin ducks and hopefully they are thinking about raising a family or two.

A couple of sparrows.
The little coal tit was having a quick snack.

Dunnock
Marshtit
Mandarin Duck

Bluetits

Pony in his winter coat.

Nuthatch
Crow
Bluetit
Mandarin Ducks