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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Birds in Winter

Winter is not over yet here in Moscow, so here are some still wintering birds.

Some tits, in and around improvised feeders, from 5l water bottles.

Some ruddy shelducks hoping for a thaw soon

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Winter Sparrows

Winter sparrows and some oats.

Sparrow action portraits.

Soapbox photos: Sparrows in Winter: Sparrows feeding in winter on some oats.

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Eurasian Jays at dacha

Here are some Eurasian Jays shot... with a camera... at dacha.

I threw some sunflower seeds and they are finding and picking them up off the ground.

HoroLex: Сойки: Сойки на даче

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Baby Bird

This is a baby bird, a fledgling actually.

And is one of the thrushes most likely.

"People often want to help fledglings, as they appear vulnerable, but it is best to leave them alone", and I did leave it alone; in fact, it left me alone as it ran away.

But other sources claim that you have to place it somewhere off the ground:

Although out of the nest, a fledgling does not need to return to its nest. Since fledglings are able to use their feet to grip, hold out your index finger like a perch and use a bird treat to encourage the fledgling to perch on your finger. Once the fledgling is on your finger, gently place it on some shrubbery or a tree branch.^[7]

If the fledgling does not want to perch on your finger, try gently wrapping it in a towel to pick it up and place it on higher ground.

If you try to place the fledgling back in its nest, it will likely fall out of the nest again.^[8]

The fledgling needs to be above the ground to protect it from predators.