Garden & Forest Birds (updated:2008-10-22) Photo Gallery by Ole Thorsen at pbase.com

Garden & Forest Birds (updated:2008-10-22)

Of all the birds I photograph, I love these small birds in my backyard the most. They give me pleasure every day, singing from the early morning sunrise until sunset with a variety of voices. Even though the most pictures in this gallery is from my backyard, it's not easy to photograph them. They are very shy, and I have to take all the pictures from a hide or sneak the lens out through an open window. They seldom sit still for a moment, so you really have to be quick to capture them. New updates are placed in the end of the gallery.

Due to the volume of photos in this chronological gallery, I have added an alphabetically sorted gallery with a separate gallery for each of the 39 different birds, if you're only interested in specific birds. I have also included a short description of each bird's characteristics.

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Glen Allen		18-May-2008 12:00
Great Gallery!! I agree with your statement... unless you photograph birds you have no idea how hard it actually is, very well done here. Swallow flight shots? wow!!

Julio Mulero		13-May-2008 01:25
I enjoyed your bird gallery very much. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Congrats!

Ali Majdfar		26-Jun-2007 12:41
Fabulous collection, Excellent shots! GMV

Karen Moen		27-Mar-2007 19:34
You have captured many beautiful visitors to your garden. A wonderful variety. Voted.

Ray Purser Photography		25-Feb-2007 20:16
excellent gallery good variety of images.

Gunnar Larsen		07-Sep-2006 21:44
Hej Ole! Fin fuglesamling .

Mario Weusten		11-Apr-2006 18:07
great gallery

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Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)	House Sparrow (Gråspurv / Passer domesticus)
Yellowhammer (Gulspurv / Emberiza citrinella)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Blackbird (Solsort / Turdus merula)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)
Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)
Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)
Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Blackbird (Solsort / Turdus merula)	Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica)
Blue Tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Blue Tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Black Bird (Solsort / Turdus merula)	Black Bird (Solsort / Turdus merula)
Winter Wren (Gærdesmutte / Troglodytes troglodytes)	Winter Wren (Gærdesmutte / Troglodytes troglodytes)	Winter Wren (Gærdesmutte / Troglodytes troglodytes)	Linnet (Tornirisk / Carduelis cannabina)
Linnet (Tornirisk / Carduelis cannabina)	Whitethroat (Tornsanger / Sylvia communis)	Whitethroat (Tornsanger / Sylvia communis)	Linnet (Tornirisk / Carduelis cannabina)
Linnet (Tornirisk / Carduelis cannabina)	Willow warbler (Løvsanger / Phylloscopus trochilus)	Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Chiffchaff (Gransanger / Phylloscopus collybita)
Chiffchaff (Gransanger / Phylloscopus collybita)	Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica)	Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica)	Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica)
Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica)	Pied Wagtail (Hvid vipstjert / Motacilla alba)	Starlings (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starlings (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)
Wheatear (Stenpikker / Oenanthe oenanthe)	Wheatear (Stenpikker / Oenanthe oenanthe)	Goldcrest (Fuglekonge / Regulus regulus)	Goldcrest (Fuglekonge / Regulus regulus)
Nuthatch (Spætmejse / Sitta europaea caesia)	Nuthatch (Spætmejse / Sitta europaea caesia)	Treecreeper (Træløber / Certhia familiaris)	Treecreeper (Træløber / Certhia familiaris)
Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)
Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Marsh tit (Sumpmejse / Poecile palustris)	Treecreeper (Træløber / Certhia familiaris)	Marsh tit (Sumpmejse / Poecile palustris)
Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Collared dove (Tyrkerdue / Streptopelia decaocto)	Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)
Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Waxwings (Silkehale / Bombycilla garrulus)	Collared dove (Tyrkerdue / Streptopelia decaocto)
Collared dove (Tyrkerdue / Streptopelia decaocto)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Brambling (Kvækerfinke / Fringilla montifringilla)
Brambling (Kvækerfinke / Fringilla montifringilla)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)
Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)
Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)
Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Pheasant (Fasan / Phasianus colchicus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)
Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Dunnock (Jernspurv / Prunella modularis)	Dunnock (Jernspurv / Prunella modularis)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)
Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Chaffinch (Bogfinke / Fringilla coelebs)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)
Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Marsh tit (Sumpmejse / Poecile palustris)
Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)
Pheasant (Fasan / Phasianus colchicus)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)
Winter Wren (Gærdesmutte / Troglodytes troglodytes)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)
Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)
Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)
House Sparrow (Gråspurv / Passer domesticus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Collared dove (Tyrkerdue / Streptopelia decaocto)
Pheasant (Fasan / Phasianus colchicus)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)
Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Pheasant (Fasan / Phasianus colchicus)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)
Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Marsh tit (Sumpmejse / Poecile palustris)	Marsh tit (Sumpmejse / Poecile palustris)	Marsh tit (Sumpmejse / Poecile palustris)
Yellowhammer (Gulspurv / Emberiza citrinella)	Yellowhammer (Gulspurv / Emberiza citrinella)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)	Pheasant (Fasan / Phasianus colchicus)
Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Great Tit (Musvit / Parus major)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)	Wood Pigeon (Ringdue / Columba palumbus)
Dunnock (Jernspurv / Prunella modularis)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Yellowhammer (Gulspurv / Emberiza citrinella)	Marsh tit (Sumpmejse / Poecile palustris)
Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)
Starling (Stær / Sturnus vulgaris)	Pheasant (Fasan / Phasianus colchicus)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)
Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Greenfinch (Grønirisk / Carduelis chloris)	Blue tit (Blåmejse / Cyanistes caeruleus)	Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv / Passer montanus)