Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Jul 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
I may have to buy a mesh covered bird table after all
This is a picture of my new birdtable. I had to put wire and string round to keep the larger birds off. Rooks, crows and pigeons were the thugs of the birdtable.
I made the so blackbirds and thrushes could still get onto this table
I don’t [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Jun 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Bird Photographs.
Here are some photographs I’ve taken of birds at the meshed ground feeder. There is always a variety at the feeder, but it’ s so difficult to get a good photo.
Chaffinch leaving the meshed ground feeder
Robin enjoying the safety of the feeder
Blue Tit and a chaffinch at my bird ground feeder
Thrush or Blackbird enjoying a [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Jun 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
Every day I put out some cut and peeled apple for the birds in my garden. I put some on the bird table, some on the meshed ground feeder and a few slices I throw under a bush. These bits of apple always get eaten.
The apple attracts a lot of birds and I’ve just seen a blackbird [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Jun 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Funny you should mention about crows in the garden with other birds,
We seem to have a resident crow who frequently visits our pond,
I have put bread out for the birds Mr. Crow picks up a piece and puts in the water to soften it, then proceeds to eat it, plus any fish food [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on May 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Birds raising their young.
There’s a lot of activity in my garden at the moment. There’s a lot of activity everywhere in the countryside. Birds young and old are on the look out for food and water.
It’s a busy time for parent birds.
When they first hatch new born chicks are helpless.
By the time these young birds [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on May 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Coincidence is a funny thing. But this has happened and so I’m going to write it down.
For about a week I’ve been listening to some young birds in a nest somewhere in the roof space near our front door. Every time we open the door we can hear them singing.
I managed to record some of this [...]