FabSwingers.com forum: An Ornithological Thread

By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
38 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Ey up good folks

A nice simple question today: What is your favourite bird?

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By *ad NannaWoman
38 weeks ago

East London

Blackbird, because they remind me of sitting with my mum in her garden on warm evenings, drinking tea and listening to the blackbird on the chimney pot,singing.

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By *uliette500Woman
38 weeks ago

Hull

I don't have a favourite but I was surprised to see a woodpecker on the peanuts hung in my garden yesterday, that was a first.

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

I love a Penguin. Not the chocolate biscuit.

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By *offiaCoolWoman
38 weeks ago

Kidsgrove

"I don't have a favourite but I was surprised to see a woodpecker on the peanuts hung in my garden yesterday, that was a first. "

They love suet balls too. They are not good at sharing though, they will take a swipe at other birds who try to share the feeder they are on.

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By *aizyWoman
38 weeks ago

west midlands

"Blackbird, because they remind me of sitting with my mum in her garden on warm evenings, drinking tea and listening to the blackbird on the chimney pot,singing."

Mine too, I love the sound of blackbird's.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
38 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I love all little birdies but my top three:

For richness and diversity of song, Blackbirds top the bill.

Robins are delightful, tame little garden friends.

And finally, for sheer comical yet adorable looks, Wrens (they resemble a ping pong ball with a tiny little erect tail poking out the back)

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By *obilebottomMan
38 weeks ago

All over

A Gouldian finch or a painted bunting

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By *offiaCoolWoman
38 weeks ago

Kidsgrove

"I love all little birdies but my top three:

For richness and diversity of song, Blackbirds top the bill.

Robins are delightful, tame little garden friends.

And finally, for sheer comical yet adorable looks, Wrens (they resemble a ping pong ball with a tiny little erect tail poking out the back)

But by heck do those wrens throw out some volume from that tiny little body

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By *uliette500Woman
38 weeks ago

Hull

"I don't have a favourite but I was surprised to see a woodpecker on the peanuts hung in my garden yesterday, that was a first.

They love suet balls too. They are not good at sharing though, they will take a swipe at other birds who try to share the feeder they are on."

I have suet and peanuts out but never seen them on either before. I will be watching more closely from now on.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
38 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

Shoebill ........ seriously check it out.

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By *ackformore100Man
38 weeks ago

Tin town

"Ey up good folks

A nice simple question today: What is your favourite bird? "

The hootie owl outside my bedroom window that sings me to sleep every night. Fucking love him.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
38 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"I love all little birdies but my top three:

For richness and diversity of song, Blackbirds top the bill.

Robins are delightful, tame little garden friends.

And finally, for sheer comical yet adorable looks, Wrens (they resemble a ping pong ball with a tiny little erect tail poking out the back)

But by heck do those wrens throw out some volume from that tiny little body

I’ll say; They must have a mini Marshall Amp built in as standard

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By *offiaCoolWoman
38 weeks ago

Kidsgrove

"I don't have a favourite but I was surprised to see a woodpecker on the peanuts hung in my garden yesterday, that was a first.

They love suet balls too. They are not good at sharing though, they will take a swipe at other birds who try to share the feeder they are on.

I have suet and peanuts out but never seen them on either before. I will be watching more closely from now on. "

Hopefully they will bring their young if you put food out regularly, I have loads of greater spotted now.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
38 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2RyFnudDw

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
38 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2RyFnudDw

Jurassic Park is here!

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By *offiaCoolWoman
38 weeks ago

Kidsgrove

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2RyFnudDw

Yikes, I don't fancy the feeding costs of that one

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
38 weeks ago

Central

Robins have been my tamest. They'd fly across the garden to land on and eat from my hand. I like blue tits - they're currently pecking at my windows a lot - either to attack their reflections, viewing it as an intruder, or in protest that I haven't attached a window bird feeder

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

I love coots

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By *eneralKenobiMan
38 weeks ago

North Angus

Not sure but definitely not the ones rattling around my attic

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

Sparrows. Naughty gang of hooligans

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By *offiaCoolWoman
38 weeks ago

Kidsgrove

"Sparrows. Naughty gang of hooligans"

Very loud with their group chatter

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By *eneralKenobiMan
38 weeks ago

North Angus

"Not sure but definitely not the ones rattling around my attic"

I’m speaking shit, I love crows, most don’t but second i see one doing a doot do doot hop out the way of the car they crack me up

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

"Sparrows. Naughty gang of hooligans

Very loud with their group chatter

I encourage it

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
38 weeks ago

Leeds

Buzzard.

The mr

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

I really want to befriend a crow or magpie. They can learn to talk and they bring gifts

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By *ullyMan
38 weeks ago

Near Clacton

We used to have a regular woodpecker come to our feeders. One day there was a bit of a racket going on outside , it was a sparrowhawk that had the woodpecker on its back ready to start plucking and eating it alive,, whoa not in my back yard. I scared the Sparrowhawk off, the Woody was fine. I know mother Nature must take her course but not right under my nose! It was a nice place there on the Norfolk Broads we used to have geese in the oak trees too. I won a bet of a 10 minute help yourself in my local fishing tackle shop as the owner did not believe Geese landed and sat in trees, till I showed him the photos and a vid on my phone!

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
38 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Wagtails; They always make me smile with their erratic tail bobbing

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By *uri00620Woman
38 weeks ago

Croydon

I worked with penguins in Cape Town so very fond of them m, even though I was shooing them out of people's houses.

Also the Red Kite because as a child RSPB member I saved them from extinction in the UK by doing a sponsored bird watch. That's what my certificate said.

You're all welcome.

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By *uri00620Woman
38 weeks ago

Croydon

"I really want to befriend a crow or magpie. They can learn to talk and they bring gifts "

Be sure not to ever piss them off though!

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

Penguins would be at or near the top of my list of favouritest birds.

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
38 weeks ago

Norwich

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2RyFnudDw

Thank you for that.

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
38 weeks ago

Norwich

I like the ones with big tits.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
38 weeks ago

Leeds

A robin - my aunt used to always say if we saw a robin it ment a loved one who passed was near, it kinda stuck with me.

(I'm fully aware it's probably a load of crap)

Mrs

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
38 weeks ago

North West

"Ey up good folks

A nice simple question today: What is your favourite bird? "

We have great tits

In our garden. They're cute.

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By *ecky and justCouple
38 weeks ago

Godalming

The humble Starling..

if you’ve ever watched their murmerations at dusk or seen the cheeky little young learning to feed on the lawn.

Equally though, the Goldcrests we have in the back garden. UK’s smallest bird.

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By *ecky and justCouple
38 weeks ago

Godalming

We also have a local Tawny Owl but we only hear him, rare to see him.

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

Parents had lots of birds so grew up with them we’ve had cockatiels and couple of small parrots but would love a large parrot. Favourite wild birds either any of the owls or Golden Eagle

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By *929Man
38 weeks ago

newcastle

Out of the birds we can see here in person I like the blackbird

Out of all birds the bald eagle

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By *ornucopiaMan
38 weeks ago

Bexley

Cormorants, if there aren't any shags.

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By *ddie1966Man
38 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

Goldcrest , or to give it its full name, Golden Crested Wren.

Very shy and getting rarer every year.

They're just sooooo cute.

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By *riel13Woman
38 weeks ago

Northampton

Any of the corvid family... I bloody love them... Have crows tattooed on and a raven ring... Owls are pretty neat too

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
38 weeks ago

Den of Iniquity

I was a member of the YOC in my formative years and even now as much as there cackling annoys me at 6am I have a respect for Magpies ..

Very intelligent social creatures and they'd beat the shit out of most other avian species

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By (user no longer on site)
38 weeks ago

"Shoebill ........ seriously check it out."

They are scary lol

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By *ocksareoffMan
38 weeks ago

Out n About

Pretty much all of the song birds in the UK. But growing up with my Gran also having one, Canaries have a special place in my heart.

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By *heekyDemandCouple
38 weeks ago

Leicester

Chicken.

Usually fried.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
38 weeks ago

Den of Iniquity

"Chicken.

Usually fried."

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