European Greenfinch

As a surprise on my way home I saw these European Greenfinches by a bird feeder. This is the female in flight, the male is hidden behind a sparrow. More winged pictures at The Bird D’Pot.

Ravens at the Tower

It is maybe not easy to see but there is a raven inside the cage hidden behind the loose raven. The legend say that the Tower of London will not fall as long as there are ravens at the Tower. On a sign I read that there are ravens born at the Tower but also rescues at the Tower. I don´t know if the ravens in the cages may be rescues or young ones and the loose ravens older ones born here or trusted not to run away even though the ravens have clipped wings. On Wikpedia there is more information about the ravens at the Tower of London.  More critter pictures on Camera Critters and more bird pictures on The BIRD D’Pot .

A hidden birdbath

Walking along Kungsgatan in the sun I unexpectedly discovered a birdbath hidden in the greenery. And as another unexpected twist I dicovered a blackbird drying itself in the tree by the miniature pond. To see the full pictures click on the thumbnails. More pictures on Weekly Photography Challenge: Twist.

London doves

The doves of London are not shy, they walk by your feet but these sat on a roof. More pictures at Wild Bird Wednesday.

 

I want some food too

 

I want my food for myself.

This gull was braver than the young gull.

Shy yearling gull want some meat too.

Visiting the Tower of London we were lucky to see the feeding of the ravens as well as other hopeful birds that wanted a share of the food. More bird pictures on The BIRD D’Pot .

 

Raven at the Tower

Visiting the Tower of London we were lucky to see the ravens. This is a sign warning that the ravens may bite and on the other picture you can clearly see that the raven has a clipped wing with missing wing pens. Otherwise he or she has beatiful feathers. Click on the pictures to see it in full. More black and white Pictures on The Weekend in Black and White.

 

Duckling

Lovely little duckling in the canal swam all by its own. Two couples of mallards were nearby but I couldn´t figure out which couple were the parents. Or maybe they shared the parenting of this little fellow. . More pictures at Wild Bird Wednesday.

 

Magpie in flight

I  had quite good luck catching this magpie in fligt with beautiful wings. More animal pictures at Camera Critters and more bird pictures at The BIRD D’Pot .

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Blackbird at the Tower

Visiting the Tower of London we saw this blackbird picking worms. More bird pictures on Wild Bird Wednesday.

Starlings at the Tower

Visiting the Tower of London we saw this starling couple. At least I think they are a couple. I suppose the one with raised feathers is a male and the busy one is a female. But what do I know about starling relationships? More information abour starlings at Wikipedia. Click on the pictures to see them full size.  More animal pictures at Camera Critters and more bird pictures at The BIRD D’Pot .