The most Beautiful bird you may have seen

[Bodd]

I saw a couple of these birds at the bottom of my garden a few weeks back

goldcrest

(not a pic taken by me)


I often get these in the garden:

goldfinch -quite common these days (they like niger seed or sunflower hearts)

Both cracking looking birds

 

[ellal]

Puffins, bit of a delicacy in iceland.

Puffin

Whale

 

[CBW]

I like a lot of birds, inc the robin redbreast, not my image.

 

[HERTS P&D]

I do like a nice breast.

Andy

 

[JohnD]

TitsLikeCoconuts

• JohnD
• 5 Jan 2017

 

[EddieM]

I like a lot of birds, inc the robin redbreast, not my image.

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Robins are highly territorial and only live for a year I think.

 

[Munroast]

Robins are highly territorial and only live for a year I think.

that is probably an average figure including fledglings - robins that get past the first few months will last 5 to 10 years the same as many other small birds

 

[EddieM]

that is probably an average figure including fledglings - robins that get past the first few months will last 5 to 10 years the same as many other small birds

Fair enough.

From the RSPB

"
How long do robins live?
A robin’s lifespan is just 13 months on average due to high mortality among robins in their first year. Once they’ve passed that barrier, they stand a much better chance of surviving for quite a while – the record currently stands at 19 years."

There we have it.

 

[Munroast]

Fair enough.

From the RSPB

"
How long do robins live?
A robin’s lifespan is just 13 months on average due to high mortality among robins in their first year. Once they’ve passed that barrier, they stand a much better chance of surviving for quite a while – the record currently stands at 19 years."

There we have it.

would never have guessed 19 years, that is one old Robin

 

[EddieM]

would never have guessed 19 years, that is one old Robin

Good innings for such a small creature for sure.

 

[EddieM]

Colourful. Pheasants are colourful too and tasty. Well actually they're not that tasty.

 

[HERTS P&D]

I do know that even though Robin's look nice and lovely, the male Robin will kill other male robins to take over their territory.

Andy

 

[HERTS P&D]

Red robin:

 

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TitsLikeCoconuts

• JohnD
• 5 Jan 2017

Tits like coconuts.

 

[CBW]

Tits like coconuts.

Indeed they do: