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Title: Watch the birdie
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 10, 2007, 18:17:43
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/black_bird.jpg)

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/thrush.jpg)

Friends I met at Hyde Hall gardens today.  ;D
Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: ruud on July 10, 2007, 19:42:45
you have got the same friends as i. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: grawrc on July 10, 2007, 20:40:22
Can't remember when I last saw a thrush around here.  :'(
Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: Hot_Potato on July 10, 2007, 22:40:40
lovely photos EJ - now is that a song thrush or a mistle thrush?.....must go and look in my bird book.

oh!....very much alike - mostly just the size that's different ???

I often see one here in these gardens where I live - a lovely & often rare sight these days.
Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 10, 2007, 22:50:46
incredibly friendly to.  I was able to get very close before it darted off.  Seemed almost as big, if not bigger than the blackbird.  There were lots of birds about, but not many that posed as beautifully as these two.
Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: Carol on July 10, 2007, 23:00:32
More good pics Emma.  That is a Song Thrush, the Mistle thrush has streaky markings and much bigger. 
Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: GREENWIZARD on July 11, 2007, 23:11:56
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/jellygrl/Girly%20Stuff/gLiTtEr%20StUfF/th36c6e72b.gif)
Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: Archie on July 13, 2007, 14:45:36
This one let me get real close.


(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/ken69/th_librarybird.jpg) (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/ken69/librarybird.jpg)

Title: Re: Watch the birdie
Post by: manicscousers on July 13, 2007, 15:15:29
yey, we've got one of them, a mistle thrush, on the plot, I think they were nesting in the tall trees or shrubs around the bowling green, unfortunately, we have a large amount of magpies so i don't know if they were successful, >:(   the blackbirds seem to have escaped this year, at least some of them  :)