Amazing....your right about Blackcaps.....not many stay for winter...the only time i ever saw a blackcap was when i was driving fast upa country lane and then suddenly something hit my window and i then i braked....i checked in the wing mirror and saw that something was moving on the ground in fact spinning..i got out and saw it was a bird and picked it up and to my horror it was a male blackcap....it was the first time i have seen a blackcap and it was almost half dead....i picked it up and realise it could not stand or keep its eyes open....i was really sad.....it slowly began to wake up...and i began to try and stretch its wings .......it hopped from my hand onto my shoulder...it did not want to leave me...i let it perch on a branch....still seemed a bit sleepy...eventually i think it flew off....
will try to uploads pics in fact here it is
Blackcap on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Blackcap on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Originally Posted by hareem01
hey thanks for the info....
I knew those green birds might be some kind of parrots but wasn't sure.
Few weeks ago I saw Blackcap in my garden, it didn't stay for long.
It is very hard for me to distinguish a female blackcap from a house sparrow but I think I did see her with this male blackcap.
Blackcaps don't stay in Britain for winter except few of them. |