Just a few garden birds..

Hooded Crows, Corvus cornix The Irish Grey Crow against a very grey sky!


I spent a lovely few days in respite again, and at halloween Francis and I will celebrate our 30th anniversary with a weekend in Bantry. (Lack of accessible Transport, and my chronic pains during transport means that we are very much restricted to Bantry)


These Chaffs were singing loudly, outside my door, when I was in respite.
male Chaffinch, in a garden in Bantry.



And the female..


As was the Robin, Erathicus rubecula
and
the Great Tit, Parus major


Then returning home, more Chaffinches catch my eye.










Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba
Immature bird I think, there is still bits of yellow around the head.
You can see this better in this photo of the Wagger




Jackdaw, Corvus monedula
Behind the bird and the fence, you can still see the red haws in the Hawthorn behind us.



Yesterday when I went out into the garden for a break, the sky was very grey, but a rainbow tried livening it up visually, while these two Corvids made a similar attempt, albeit vocally.




Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
One of the Doves has been checking out the garden again, after they have been out in the fields to breed. I was happy to see him/her back, but I was not allowed a picture. So