BIRD RINGING

This weekend, I was lucky enough to watch the experts ringing birds at Moore Reserve – it was fandabby doo!!  They all look SO much smaller close to and they’re so beautiful.  Nature really is God’s Masterpiece.  Here are a few of those we saw.

Long tailed tit (Juvenile

Blue Tit

Robin (Juvenile

Wren – look at the glorious patterns on the wings!  I’ve often seen them close up but had never seen these before.
 

Goldfinch (Juvenile

Reed Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler together – to show the difference.

Chiff Chaff

Great Spotted Woodpecker.  These are MUCH smaller than they look when flying or feeding.

 

Look at its barbed tongue

How cool was that?????

We did also see a gorgeous Coal Tit – one of my favourite birds of all from the garden because they’re so very tiny – but didn’t get a photo.  Shame.