In light of all the recent avian topics, I have birds on the brain. So, show us your Top 10 most observed bird species! What do your top 10 most observed birds say? Do you think it is accurate? Any surprises? anyone missing who you would expect to be there who is not? [Screenshot 2024-11-17 1.33…

I’m not used to it saying that House Sparrows are native. Or just calling European Robins “Robin” and calling Eurasian Nuthatches just “Nuthatch” Also I thought the Great Spotted Woodpecker was a Downy Woodpecker for a few seconds. Why do 2 Goldfinches have the same common name too??

3 days ago I saw a Red-bellied Woodpecker pecking on a wooden utility pole. And it got something out of a hole on there that looked like a insect, I couldn’t take a photo of it, though, because it flew away.

I don’t want to get too off-topic, but FYI phone mounts for tripods are also a thing!

One is Goldfinch and the other is Greenfinch

Wow! I wish places like those existed near my home, but they don’t. Good photos though!

[image] austin_ajit: but I’ve never seen them perch, hence I have zero photos of them. And you probably never will unless you specifically look for them nesting. Swifts stay in the air for (almost) all their lives, even sleeping on the wing. As for photographing them, I find getting even bad…

Ha! On the contrary, I’m not used to calling a thrush dressed up like a ‘European’ robin just a robin! :)

[image] Two which I think are missing are Collared Dove and Jackdaw. The doves, they come in hoards to the garden, and I have prioritized photographing others over them, which is maybe why they didn’t make the cut. I’m more surprised about Jackdaws, since they are almost as frequent as rooks in my…

Next time a swift flies by I’ll try to get a distinct enough photo. Thanks! Also, swifts can sleep while flying?! How? I didn’t even know that was possible!

Give us the birds! (your top 10 species observed)

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austin_ajit December 4, 2024, 3:52pm 131

A helpful tool that I can afford!? IT’S AN EARLY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE (Things like this don’t happen often,ok? This would save me a lot of pain in photography.). I know what I’m asking for Christmas this year!
:D

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Give us the birds! (your top 10 species observed)

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