I know that it's not a Chaffinch, but why is it that Chaffinchs make like a Hummingbird - pecking a fat cake while airborne - when they know that they are perfectly capable of landing on it?
Good picture Tim. ;D ;D ;D
Absolutely wonderful shot there Tim!!!! ;D
I saw starlings doing that to a bird feeder today and was quite
impressed!
Lovely picture again Tim. I saw starling swinging on teaspoon I forgot to remove from fat ball ;D
fab pic t ;D
another great picture Tim, thanks :)
Lovely picture Tim......
CLx (but can't offer an explanation..perhaps they just like to get in a flap?!)
I don't think that the birds have read the books about their supposed characteristics ... my chaffinches, unlike yours, are almost entirely ground feeders (had 7 today, hopping about, all on the ground - think that's a record!). My robin, however, does the hummingbird act & persistently refuses to feed on the ground. My blackbirds wrap themselves around the seed feeder and feed hanging in the prunus - also not on the ground.
The starlings feed anywhere - hanging upside down from the fatball, swinging on the seed feeder, on the lawn, on the patio - you name it, they'll eat there ::)