No wonder the locals liked you guys better when you were on boats over the first horizon.
What is this birdie called as it starts singing at first light most days somewhere in thine kingdom.
The robin is poised to become Britain's national bird
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What is this birdie called as it starts singing at first light most days somewhere in thine kingdom.
we see a lot of grey jays in these woody parts north of Huntsville. haven't particularly noticed them in pairs though as they often congregate into groups of many pairs and/or offspring. not as noisy as blue jays i find.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cMXcgEwZw...gqM2WvJlPc/s1600/vultures-patience-my-***.jpg
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It's like being bald and getting the short straw all at the same time and all the time.
I don't recall seeing very many of these outside of the forested areas, they fly in pairs as they mate for life.
Jays are noisy but I have Merlins in my big cottonwood. They scream from dawn to dusk. F-cking annoying. Worse than crows.
Not worse than the cuckoo and the noise that makes. There always seems to be at least one in the trees in front of my flat at certain times of the year.
So which is quieter in the morning, a full feeder or an empty one?
Do they make one that closes the doors on a timer and plays angry cat sounds until then?
Jays are a rarity while these can be found on every tree and in the morning they like to herd up at the local feeding trough.
Do they make one that closes the doors on a timer and plays angry cat sounds until then?
Jays are a rarity while these can be found on every tree and in the morning they like to herd up at the local feeding trough.
All too familiar but crane don't nest in urban trees a few meters from your window.
Ferrel cats and stray dogs?
So you have wimpy squirrels... same as your robin.
Yup... the Europeans said...
"Now THAT is a REAL Robin! Not that piddly fly catcher we have in Europe."
The robin has won the competition to be Britain's national bird - although it has not yet officially got that honour.
It was announced as the winner live on last night's episode of Springwatch Unsprung on BBC Two.
Ornithologist David Lindo, the Urban Birder - who launched the campaign - said the robin was "entwined into our national psyche" as a "Christmas card pin-up".
He now plans to ask the government to officially recognise the robin as the national bird.
The red-breasted bird received 34% of votes, followed by the barn owl, which received 12%, and the blackbird, 11%.
BBC Springwatch presenter Mr Lindo began the project last year, saying Britain should have a national bird like many other countries.
More than 224,000 people voted online, at ballot boxes in schools and by post.
Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird'
BBC News
11 June 2015
Voters have selected the robin to be put forward as Britain's national bird
The robin has topped a poll of more than 200,000 people to choose the UK's first national bird.
Ornithologist David Lindo - who launched the campaign - said the robin was "entwined into our national psyche" as a "Christmas card pin-up".
He now plans to ask the government to officially recognise the robin as the national bird.
The red-breasted bird received 34% of votes, followed by the barn owl, which received 12%, and the blackbird, 11%.
BBC Springwatch presenter Mr Lindo began the project last year, saying Britain should have a national bird like many other countries.
More than 224,000 people voted online, at ballot boxes in schools and by post.
The barn owl came second in the poll - receiving 12% of the vote
The blackbird had been in the runner-up position - until children's votes were counted
The campaign was launched by ornithologist David Lindo (above) - the Urban Birder - who announced the winner live on last night's Springwatch Unsprung on BBC Two
The robin was initially selected - along with nine other birds - from a list of 60 in a preliminary vote. A ballot for the final 10 then opened to the British public in March.
Polling closed on the day of the general election, 7 May.
Other contenders included the wren, the red kite and the kingfisher - which came 4th, 5th and 6th respectively.
The mute swan came 7th in the vote, followed by the blue t it, the hen harrier and the puffin.
Mr Lindo has said he would speak to the government to ask for the winner to be officially recognised as Britain's national bird.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think the robin is totally entwined into our national psyche - it is the Christmas card pin-up and the supposed gardeners' friend.
"So the robin's everywhere. And I think most people would cite the robin as one of the birds that they actually could recognise."
The wren came in fourth place
The red kite completes the top five
And bird lovers voted the kingfisher into sixth place
Most voters - some 60% - were not associated with bird-watching or conservation organisations, meaning a "completely new audience" now had a "vested interest in nature", added Mr Lindo.
"It's great to reach a new audience and get people thinking about birds, so it has been a great success."
He said the blackbird had been in second place until children's votes were counted - and that they favoured the owl.
National birds from around the world
If the government agrees the robin should represent the UK, it would join the ranks of these other national birds from around the world:
The United States boasts the somewhat larger American bald eagle as its national bird - and indeed, national animal. It has held this status since 1782 and appears on the US seal
The colourful Indian peacock has been the national bird of India since 1963, reportedly chosen because of its distribution within the country and its association with national myths and legends
France has the Gallic rooster as its national bird - the Latin word Gallus meaning "inhabitant of Gaul" as well as "rooster"
In Australia, the emu appears on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, along with the kangaroo
Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird' - BBC News
It was announced as the winner live on last night's episode of Springwatch Unsprung on BBC Two.
Ornithologist David Lindo, the Urban Birder - who launched the campaign - said the robin was "entwined into our national psyche" as a "Christmas card pin-up".
He now plans to ask the government to officially recognise the robin as the national bird.
The red-breasted bird received 34% of votes, followed by the barn owl, which received 12%, and the blackbird, 11%.
BBC Springwatch presenter Mr Lindo began the project last year, saying Britain should have a national bird like many other countries.
More than 224,000 people voted online, at ballot boxes in schools and by post.
Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird'
BBC News
11 June 2015
Voters have selected the robin to be put forward as Britain's national bird
The robin has topped a poll of more than 200,000 people to choose the UK's first national bird.
Ornithologist David Lindo - who launched the campaign - said the robin was "entwined into our national psyche" as a "Christmas card pin-up".
He now plans to ask the government to officially recognise the robin as the national bird.
The red-breasted bird received 34% of votes, followed by the barn owl, which received 12%, and the blackbird, 11%.
BBC Springwatch presenter Mr Lindo began the project last year, saying Britain should have a national bird like many other countries.
More than 224,000 people voted online, at ballot boxes in schools and by post.
The barn owl came second in the poll - receiving 12% of the vote
The blackbird had been in the runner-up position - until children's votes were counted
The campaign was launched by ornithologist David Lindo (above) - the Urban Birder - who announced the winner live on last night's Springwatch Unsprung on BBC Two
The robin was initially selected - along with nine other birds - from a list of 60 in a preliminary vote. A ballot for the final 10 then opened to the British public in March.
Polling closed on the day of the general election, 7 May.
Other contenders included the wren, the red kite and the kingfisher - which came 4th, 5th and 6th respectively.
The mute swan came 7th in the vote, followed by the blue t it, the hen harrier and the puffin.
Mr Lindo has said he would speak to the government to ask for the winner to be officially recognised as Britain's national bird.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think the robin is totally entwined into our national psyche - it is the Christmas card pin-up and the supposed gardeners' friend.
"So the robin's everywhere. And I think most people would cite the robin as one of the birds that they actually could recognise."
The wren came in fourth place
The red kite completes the top five
And bird lovers voted the kingfisher into sixth place
Most voters - some 60% - were not associated with bird-watching or conservation organisations, meaning a "completely new audience" now had a "vested interest in nature", added Mr Lindo.
"It's great to reach a new audience and get people thinking about birds, so it has been a great success."
He said the blackbird had been in second place until children's votes were counted - and that they favoured the owl.
National birds from around the world
If the government agrees the robin should represent the UK, it would join the ranks of these other national birds from around the world:
The United States boasts the somewhat larger American bald eagle as its national bird - and indeed, national animal. It has held this status since 1782 and appears on the US seal
The colourful Indian peacock has been the national bird of India since 1963, reportedly chosen because of its distribution within the country and its association with national myths and legends
France has the Gallic rooster as its national bird - the Latin word Gallus meaning "inhabitant of Gaul" as well as "rooster"
In Australia, the emu appears on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, along with the kangaroo
Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird' - BBC News
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