TAYSIDE
TOADSTOOLS & BIRDS
My voice / Becomes the wind / Mushroom-hunting . . . . . . . . . 19th century haiku by Japanese poet MASAOKA SHIKI [1867-1902]
SEED STATION VISITORS AND HIGHEST NUMBER OF SAME SPECIES AT ONE TIME ARE AS FOLLOWS :
11 STARLING, 10 WOOD PIGEON, 5 GOLDFINCH, 4 BLUE TIT, 3 WHITE WAGTAIL, 3 CARRION CROW, 3 PHEASANT, 3 GREENFINCH, 2 SISKIN, 2 SPARROW,
2 YELLOWHAMMER, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 GREAT TIT, 1 ROBIN, 1 CHAFFINCH, 1 BLACKBIRD, 1 TREE SPARROW
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STARLING [Sturnus vulgaris]
Adult on left in breeding plumage, juvenile is above right. Both June 2020
GREENFINCH [Chloris chloris]
A female, one of three birds, on May 25, 2021
BLUE TIT [Cyanistes caeruleus]
Left is adult and right side is a juvenile with yellow cheeks as it was with 3 adult blue tit on June 14, 2020
PHEASANT [Phasianus colchicus]
One male & two females, April 29, 2021
SISKIN [Carduelis spinus]
Male [darker head] and female on March 29, 2021. Right is a juvenile, June 14, 2021
GOLDFINCH [Carduelis carduelis]
Left side is adult [red head] feeding its youngster, with another waiting its turn. I was surprised to get this photo. Right is a juvenile goldfinch. Both July 6, 2022
TREE SPARROW
[Passer montanus]
Visitor to the seed station on June 19, 2023
YELLOWHAMMER [Emberiza citriella]
Male [right] is sitting on a fence beside seeds on May 7, 2023
