7/23/14

wild bird wednesday

The cows haven't been close to the house for a while, but when they showed up a few days ago, so did some of their followers.

Top row: yellowhammers, kingfishers, male chaffinch
Bottom row: fantail, magpie, herons



14 comments:

mick said...

A very nice series of photos. I especially like the kingfishers against that very blue sky.

Karen said...

What a great variety!

Rambling Woods said...

What a great selection... I have only seen a kingfisher here once this year.. Lovely for Nature Notes... Michelle

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

WOW the cows certainly were accompanied by quite a variety of birds. Love the collage.

Amy said...

some lovely birds in there, the kingfishers are probably my favourite !

Christian Perrin said...

I always forget about the exotic birds that call NZ home now. I know not every nature-purist would like them, but Yellowhammers and Chaffinches would be a sight to see! Thanks for sharing these great photos!

Anonymous said...

lovely collage...do these birds really follow the cows??
The herons are so sweet....

Laura said...

What a beautiful series!

Unknown said...

Wonderful birds. I love the kingfishers.

Inspired By June said...

I've never seen a magpie before, Betty - beautiful birds! I was just visiting your other blog and wasn't at all surprised to read your "jerky kid" article. There is no such thing as accountability anymore. A very slippery slope indeed. But the Truth is still the Truth - ! Have a blessed week!

Anonymous said...

Best entourage I've seen lately! Great shots.

NatureFootstep said...

love the kingfishes :)

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful variety of birds. I love the colorful Yellowhammers and the White-faced Herons..The Kingfishers are cool birds. Enjoy your weekend!

Stewart M said...

Thats a nice mixture of the native and the introduced - I'm surprised we don't have some of the finches over here.

Sorry about the much delayed reply - I've been in the UK for a month and I let the blog sit on the back burner - normal service will resume soon!

Stewart M - Melbourne