tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post7706503780764299486..comments2023-11-14T08:27:12.028+00:00Comments on Wilde About Birds: Blackcaps, Robins and a bonus Spotted Flycatcher!Findlay Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-14973357129149679502013-09-22T02:06:56.749+01:002013-09-22T02:06:56.749+01:00Nice post - Spotted Flycatchers are nice birds - b...Nice post - Spotted Flycatchers are nice birds - but am I correct in thinking that they are not as common as they used to be?<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne Stewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-90113207845846926792013-09-20T12:15:03.098+01:002013-09-20T12:15:03.098+01:00Nice job Finlay. Always nice to have your visits....Nice job Finlay. Always nice to have your visits. Have a fun weekend~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-15406943939671675672013-09-19T13:20:02.171+01:002013-09-19T13:20:02.171+01:00No Blackbirds here at the mo either Findlay. They ...No Blackbirds here at the mo either Findlay. They will return from the continent soon enoughDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161477971524343938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-72356613604897781072013-09-18T14:31:16.162+01:002013-09-18T14:31:16.162+01:00Interesting information and nice close shots!Interesting information and nice close shots!Kenneth Cole Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034897745614006325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-48385599687001250052013-09-18T03:05:19.693+01:002013-09-18T03:05:19.693+01:00Such cute birds!Such cute birds!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094543520943386032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-55593164605413737602013-09-18T00:29:01.698+01:002013-09-18T00:29:01.698+01:00What a pretty bird!What a pretty bird!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-60905453899146049272013-09-17T20:42:37.467+01:002013-09-17T20:42:37.467+01:00Wow...and to be able to handle these beautiful one...Wow...and to be able to handle these beautiful ones is something else!! I'm a bit jealous.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-11188714290487882202013-09-17T19:11:56.348+01:002013-09-17T19:11:56.348+01:00Those eyes are really something!! Boom & Gary ...Those eyes are really something!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-2474841001802299462013-09-17T18:31:38.131+01:002013-09-17T18:31:38.131+01:00Very interesting that the adult has an orange eye!...Very interesting that the adult has an orange eye! Amazing what a detail can add to identifying a bird.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-85599481356238123902013-09-16T20:56:29.660+01:002013-09-16T20:56:29.660+01:00Thank you so much for this information Douglas. I ...Thank you so much for this information Douglas. I am going to go through it all tomorrow after school. From FindlayFindlay Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-69069904076897045032013-09-16T10:14:12.095+01:002013-09-16T10:14:12.095+01:00Hi Findlay, sorry for the second post but thought ...Hi Findlay, sorry for the second post but thought this article from the BTO on Birdguides might be of interest titled Bye Bye Blackbird here's the link http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=3937 Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-88873310426913859622013-09-16T10:01:46.981+01:002013-09-16T10:01:46.981+01:00Another interesting and informative post Findlay. ...Another interesting and informative post Findlay. Keep up the good work, you're doing a great job of educating us oldies!...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-59033585567298378612013-09-16T04:36:02.526+01:002013-09-16T04:36:02.526+01:00Hi Findlay...Your getting an in the field educatio...Hi Findlay...Your getting an in the field education with the things you are leaning as you go on these ringing trips, such as the eye color for an adult White throat!!<br />Your a great kid or teenager : )!!<br /><br />Grace<br />Thanks for commenting on my post!!<br />grammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-14766527023356842002013-09-15T23:08:03.208+01:002013-09-15T23:08:03.208+01:00Findlay, you are teaching me about birds. I never ...Findlay, you are teaching me about birds. I never knew that about the Whitethroat's eye. Thank you.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-32884028028764971962013-09-15T22:58:07.752+01:002013-09-15T22:58:07.752+01:00they're really beautiful. sweet little blackca...they're really beautiful. sweet little blackcap!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-87947426292324326392013-09-15T20:57:28.936+01:002013-09-15T20:57:28.936+01:00Wish you had saved your Blackbird question for Tue...Wish you had saved your Blackbird question for Tuesday, I could have got one right for a change.<br />The blackbirds seen in your garden they vanish for a little while because they've finished rearing young etc so as a result are in various state of moult, this makes it harder for them to fly away from a predator such as a Sparrowhawk, so they seek shelter in thick hedges/wooded areas where they can hide until some of there feathers are in better condition. It also gives them a chance to feed up and build some body fat/weight ready for the winter.Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.com