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Peter Evans Posts: 3864 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:16 on 29th June 2010 You may remember I posted a photo of a Mistlethrush that became quite tame and almost brave enough to eat from my hand.  Picture by Peter Evans
Well I went back to Tydd St Mary and Had an even better encounter with a Mistlethrush. I think he may have flown into a window and knocked himself silly. But he was standing on the lawn and didnt fly away when I walked up to him. I tried feeding him with bread but he didnt take it. I put my hand out to him and he didnt fly away. So I put my finger under him and he climbed up on to it. It took me about ten minutes to get him to fly off. I knew nobody would beleive it,so my sister in law took some photos. Here is the proof.Boy,I felt quite overcome to think that this wild creature got on my finger all by himself. Picture by Peter Evans |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 20:19 on 29th June 2010 An incredible encounter Peter and what a wonderful experience. Thanks for sharing it with us. |
Sue H Posts: 8173 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 20:39 on 29th June 2010 Two lovely photos there, Peter. And it's so GOOD to see you in the flesh, so to speak. How wonderful to have such a beautiful bird so close. |
| Peter Evans Posts: 3864 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:08 on 29th June 2010 Thanks guy's. It was a fantastic experience. I tried putting him on a bird bath,but he jumped back on my finger. He wouldnt even get on a bird table with food and water. Eventually he jumped off when I put my hand under some shrubs. He looked at me,then hoped into the shrubs and was gone. Thats twice I have had a close encounter with a Mistlethrush in Tydd St Mary. I am glad that I go there quite often. Edited by: Peter Evans at:29th June 2010 21:09 |
James Prescott Posts: 25953 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:15 on 29th June 2010 i too have had experiences with birds------------  this year i have had a family of coal tits nesting in one box and a family of blue tits in another one i must have picked a dozen chicks up in the borders of the lawn i think they may have been "evicted" so the mothers can lay again all is quiet now but it is the blackbirds that are playing up now i have picked 8 up in the last two days there seems to be more around this year than ever. nice to hear them though. |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:42 on 29th June 2010 Really nice story Peter. I also had a bird eating out of my hand once! Lol Well done mate, nice to see the proof also because nobody would have believed you, would they? |
| Peter Evans Posts: 3864 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:18 on 29th June 2010 No,I dont think anybody would have believed it Ron. |
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