Common Raven
- Glossy, all-black plumage with iridescent blue, green, or purple hues
- Found across the Northern Hemisphere in a wide range of habitats, including mountains, forests, deserts, and coasts
- Often form pairs that stay together year-round, though they may gather in large flocks for roosting
- Act as scavengers, cleaning up decaying matter and helping prevent disease spread
I love your info with pics. Im learning so much. Thanks!
I’ve spotted less than ten sparrowhawks in my entire life. They are now quite rare unfortunately.
Today I was very randomly walking a section of the capitol ring in Kenton / Harrow on the Hill borders in a woodland next to a golf course. Birds were going CRAZY and I thought I heard a stonechats call (which would have been a beautiful spot in London), so I stopped and scanned the commotion in the trees…
Sparrowhawk | The Wildlife Trusts Sparrowhawk | The Wildlife Trusts
I assume it’s a juvie or a young adult.
I’m glad you’re enjoying and learning! That is my goal this time around when it comes to photography! Years ago I was taking pictures of animals but never spent the time to learn about what I was documenting. This time, I’m trying to learn a few facts about each of the creatures I photograph, which I’m happy to share 
A beautiful Manderin duck that I didnt even see while taking the photo at Bolton abbey North Yorkshire it was only once I zoomed in I relised I caught it.
Also saw 2 seaguls mobbing a redkite the same day but of course I missed that shot too.
One of my favourite spectacles to watch is the courtship ritual of the crested grebes. it onvolves a lot more than these quick snapshots I took during a bike ride. We’re lucky to have quite a lot of them. Like here in the Amstel river.
their fluffy heads are so cute!
Canada Geese
- Black with a distinctive white patch on the cheeks that connects under the chin
- Highly adaptable, living near lakes, ponds, marshes, and even urban parks
- Diet consists of primarily grasses, sedges, grains, and berries; they “tip up” in water to eat aquatic plants
- Form strong pair bonds, often for life, and travel in flocks (called gaggles)
Hi, I am a school teacher, and I built this four story Bird House to put in the courtyard. I put a door on each one so after the babies have flown away, the kids can open to see.
Thats awesome!
This is bob.
Bob is a stowaway that we found this morning. He is hanging out watching us offload our haul. We fed him. He looks tired. He will take off when he is ready
