Since the birds in this country are not used to much snow and ice, the government has asked us to feed them. I think this is probably the hardest winter for them in many years. It’s freezing a lot and almost every week there is snow. I have put some seed containers in the tree in front of our house and our neighbour hanged some apples in it as well. It gave me the chance to make these great pictures. I hope any of you can tell me the name of the first bird, because I don’t have a clue:-)
Update thanks to Dineke’s husband: It’s a “Kramsvogel”, at least that’s the dutch word for it. Don’t know the english translation.
Update 2: In english it’s called a Fieldfare. Thank you Dineke and Sue.
Omdat de vogels in ons land niet veel sneeuw en ijs gewend zijn, heeft de overheid ons gevraagd ze bij te voederen. Ik denk dat het één van de strengste winters is in de afgelopen jaren. Het vriest vaak en bijna iedere week sneeuwt het wel. Ik heb wat zaadcontainers in de boom voor het huis gehangen en de buurvrouw heeft er wat appels ingedaan. Ik kreeg hierdoor de kans om deze mooie foto’s te maken. Ik hoop dat één van jullie me de naam van de vogel op de eerste foto kan vertellen, want ik heb geen idee:-)
Update dankzij de echtgenoot van Dineke: Het is een “Kramsvogel”, althans, dat is de Nederlandse naam, ik ken de engelse vertaling niet.
Update 2: In het engels is het een Fieldfare. Bedankt Dineke en Sue.
Love your pictures of the birds. What a fun opportunity to feed them and see them closeup! TFS.
Carla these are awesome pics hon! I love birds myself! Love feeding and watching them! Thanks for sharing these pics!
HUGS!
Vicki
Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Carla, I think the bird is part of the sparrow family. We also feed the birds in the winter. We have sparrows, blue jays, cardinal and some I’m not sure what they are It’s such a joy to look out the window and have all different kinds of birds eating from the feeder.
Nice pictures, Carla. It’s not just the birds that love you!
What beautiful picture Carla! We also feed our birds! It is so delightful to watch them eat and fly around!
My godmother who lives in Amstelveen feeds the birds on her balcony all the time so I’m sure she is making sure they are fed now! I live in Arizona and I have bird feeders year round outide my home office window. Love watching them! Thanks for taking care of them!
Wow! I love the pictures it looks like you can reach out and touch them. I don’t know the names of any of the birds but I love feeding the birds and they bring a lot of pleasure when we sit out on our deck and relax. Thank you for feeding God’s creation.
Beautiful pictures! And what a great thing for you all to do in feeding the birds! How nice! Lovely!
Ik heb ook dezelfde voercontainer hangen, maar ze eten er niet van. Ze pikken wel in de vetballen. Mooi gezicht he? Maar het is ook echt nodig nu!
Groetjes Gerda