Treecreeper

[British Red]

Thought you might like a look at our latest garden resident. Not as fancy as the woodpeckers and falcons but a gorgeous wee thing none the less I think

Red

 

[robin wood]

You have had a better look than me Red but are you sure he's not a wren?

Treecreeper, rarely seen away from the trunk of a tree or a stone wall hooked beak white belly. Both have the eye stripe.

Second thought perhaps you know perfectly well what he is and treecreeper is just the description of how he moves about, I always think the wren is the vole of the bird world.

 

[maverick moocher]

Sure is a Wren but gorgeous none the same, did you know that the male builds several nests and the female chooses the the one that she wants to lay her eggs in? And that the dome shaped nest give the Wren its latin name Troglodytes troglodytes ie " Cave dweller ".

Well spotted Robin

Robin, Wren, Treecreeper....this is getting confusing

 

[British Red]

you may well be right Robin - I'm far from an expert. The tail is very distictive - long, orange and barred. I'll get a better picture and hopefully someone with more knowledge than me can confirm!

Red

 

[British Red]

Thanks MM!! Just been off staring at my books and missed your post

You won't want the clearer picture I just grabbed then

Lovely nest - spag moss in amongst the ivy - definitely young in there too

Red

 

[British Red]

Yep, been and stared and you are spot on - Wren it is

Still have another picture to make up for it!

 

[robin wood]

Gorgeous pics Red and one of my favourite birds, how does such a little bird sing so loud.
Robin

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

Well my misses spotted the lesser spotted Woodpecker coming from a silver birch. There is sounds of babies from the tree too. So I'm off to try and film some.

 

[British Red]

Well, since they are your favourite Robin - here are the babies

Bold wee things aren't they - all peeking out together!

 

[JonnyP]

Well my misses spotted the lesser spotted Woodpecker coming from a silver birch. There is sounds of babies from the tree too. So I'm off to try and film some.

Nice one, I would like to see that, esp if you can get the young uns leaving the nest... The lesser spotted woodies are much less common than the greater.. I got some photo's last year. First time I had ever seen one and I haven't seen one since. http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21524

Lovely photo's there Red, esp like the one of the lil ones looking out...Definitely a wren. Treecreepers are often seen in deciduous woodland and look like they glide around trees looking for food in the cracks of the bark.. They work their way up a tree then usually fly to the bottom of another tree and work their way up etc etc...

 

[British Red]

I don't mind em in trees. I mind them when they get into the gallery and scare the cr** out of me when I'm reloading :yelrotflm - had one up there a couple of years ago.

 

[maverick moocher]

Thanks MM!! Just been off staring at my books and missed your post

You won't want the clearer picture I just grabbed then

Lovely nest - spag moss in amongst the ivy - definitely young in there too

Red

Thats a beautiful photo Red

 

[firecrest]

beautiful Photo For future reference, the treecreeper has a curved beak and a whiter front
http://www.arthurgrosset.com/europebirds/photos/cerfam4484.jpg

 

[Sim23_10]

I have just seen my first tree creeper today when out in the woods, was great to sit and watch it wizzing round the trunk