What's Buzzing or Flying near you today......2016

Wonderful capture!

A picture which paints a story: for me, that seagull is saying, "You're for it now, Swanny!"

 

'Swanny' cant reply coz he's a MuteSwan!!!

 

The visitor on next door's roof, he only has a small pond so Mr Heron must be desperate!

 

Cardinals are feasting on peanuts.

 

@hydrogardener the red contrasts so well in the snow, smart looking birds.

Hooded Merganser on Radipole lake in Weymouth, it has been here for eight years now but was probably an escapee from a collection somewhere, still an attractive North American duck (in Winter).


Little Grebe.

 

Shiney,
Is that nest fully enclosed? If so it could be a longtailed tit nest.....

 

I have been trying to get a photo of this slippery little devil for days, white- breasted nuthatch. They look like they are all dressed up for a formal dinner party, all dressed up and no place to go.

 

Great shot @hydrogardener a very attractive bird

For a long time I thought this was a White Breasted Nuthatch, it moved so fast I couldn't get a clear pic, seeing yours I have now found out (after 8 years!!) that mine is a Pygmy Nuthatch. Jenny lake, Grand Tetons.

 

@strongylodon They do move around very quickly, so they are hard to photograph. There are also a few red-breasted nuthatches that show up from time to time. Getting a photo of one of them will be a real challenge also. I am going broke buying peanuts!

 

Shiney,
A longtailed tit's nest is about the size of a grapefruit (English version not American!) and is made up of feathers, down, hair and other soft materials (lichen and mosses). The entrance is normally found near the middle of the nest but sometimes you can't see it at all.
I would have thought it's passed it's sell by date, and that it is too small to be used by anything, having said that why not leave it there for birds looking for nesting materials next spring or even the possibility of a returning longtailed tit.....