[B]

B is for Blue Tit
It's a very nice bird that almost every year use one of mij birdboxes. During the winter he is in my garden too, he loves the peanuts.
greetings Aafke

[B]

B is for Brambling
It was a big surprise to see this Brambling at my feeder during a snowstorm in February 2009
It was the first and last time that I saw a Brambling.

The Brambling is similar in size and shape to a Chaffinch

Movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r09iNqSV28

greetings Aafke

[It's a Duck, a female Eider. (Somateria mollissima) greetings Aafke]

It's a Duck, a female Eider. (Somateria mollissima)
 greetings Aafke

[A]

I was looking at the puzzles of the Week and found 4 puzzles of an Avocet.
For who likes

Puzzle of the Week 17
A young Avocet(17) Jigsaw Puzzle

Puzzle of the Week 142
A young Avocet (142) Jigsaw Puzzle

Puzzle of the Week 190
A young avocet (190) Jigsaw Puzzle

Puzzle of the Week 214
Changing of the guard (214) Jigsaw Puzzle

greetings Aafke

[A is for Avocet]

A is for Avocet

1) the eggs of the Avocet

2) A young Avocet

3) Avocet, adult

greetings Aafke

Thanks for starting Patti, great pictures and what nice the brown heads from the Americain Avocets.
And Patti, you can never send too many pictures!!!
And Dale what a cool bird, unfortunally I cannot open the link.
greetings Aafke

[A]

The ABC's of birds

             
Let's start tomorrow with a new "The ABC's of birds"
You can write a post about a bird that starts with the letter of the day.
Write something you know about this bird, a memory of this bird, or send a picture that you made or found on the internet.
It would be very nice when some "lurkers" will send some posts too.
You can already prepare a post for some letter you like and send it on the right day.

For Monday, November first and Tuesday, November second we have the letter A
For Wednesday, November third and Thursday, November fourth , we have the letter B
For Friday and Saturday, November 5 and 6, we have the letter C
For Sunday and Monday, November 7 and 8, we have the letter D.

I will give more letters next week.
It would be nice if you'll share some bird information here.
  greetings Aafke

Today some people came and put a few branches on a pile. I have no idea why they did it, maybe a soft place for the Storks? It was funny to see some people and hear them talk even if I don't understand a word. My Chech isn't that good LOL
Greetings Aafke

This is very hard, the picture is sooo small.
As first I thought at a Godwit, but the bill is not long enough.
I guess for Wood Sandpiper
greetings Aafke

Collared Turtle Dove's came to visit the birdfeeder webcam.
greetings Aafke

Wis for Wren, a cute little bird

U is for uil, it's Dutch for owl

I think  Black-throated Blue Warbler

I looked for a long time and now I saw MAK already have this answer.

greetings Aafke

[D is for Double-crested Cormorant]

for now D is for Double-crested Cormorant

http://www.birdsasart.com/231/double%20crested%20cormorant.jpg

I never heard of it before and I don't see the difference with a normal cormorant, but I'm reading about it.
ps I like the cuckoo

Great idea nycbird, I will make a shedule or how do you call it, we will start in November.
like November 1  birds starting with an A and you have to tell something about it, something you know or something you read, a picture will be nice.
greetings Aafke