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I suppose one out of three isn’t bad!
The base of the bird table
The canes that stop the large birds getting on the birdtable have blown down. When I get them put up again I’ll see if the canes stop squirrels – I doubt it.
This third photo is actually a blackbird. It sheltered on the birdtable for a while, pecking away at the bird food for ages.
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It isn’t too late to put up nest boxes in your garden.
Putting out bird food brings birds to a garden. Putting up a nest box makes it possible for birds to breed in your garden.
It is best to buy a nest box that does not have a perch outside. Perches attract predators. As birds perch on the perch this gives a predator (cat or bird of prey) opportunity to attack the birds as it is perched outisde.
Here are two low priced yes reliable bird boxes that you can have delivered to your door.
They will give you enjoyment throughout the summer as you watch the comings and goings of birds nesting inside.
Why not give it a go?
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This is one heath robinson way that really works. No matter how much snow falls the area between the shrub and the wood is always green and snow free.
I get loads of blackbirds, sparrows, thrushes and more hopping about round and in this old shrub.
Shelter for birds and birdfood!
The photo below just shows the
Snow stopped in its tracks
These are basic photos, but show how there are ways to keep a bit of garden snow free for the birds.
ENJOY THE VIEW OF A SNOW FREE COUNTRYSIDE
Just a reminder of warmer days ahead
A weak and hungry barn owl found on a road on the edge of a town in North Yorkshire has given conservationists a surprise
The barn owl was picked up from the roadside and taken to a Veterinary Centre in Pickering. They got in touch with a Barn Owl Conservation network.
The barn owl was put in a warm box and left with food. He was very thin but did not have any injury.
The really bad weather we have had would have made it hard for owls to find food. They have to search the countryside and the countryside has been covered in snow and this means the owls cannot see their prey.
The Barn Owl was ringed and from that ring number the British Trust for Ornithology found out the date that the barn owl had been ring.
The Barn Owl had been ringed on June 17th 1997.
It is 13 years old!
This has surprised conservationists who thought that barn owls only live 3 or 4 years. this has been one lucky Barn Owl
It must know the countryside round Pickering so well. every hill and dale and every tree and shrub! It was lucky to have been picked up and taken to a Vets. The person could so easily have passed by and ignored the owl.
A 13year old barn owl!. Wow. I see barn owls around here. They certainly add something to the countryside. Their white shape in the night sky always seems to link me to nature.
I wish this Barn Owl a long and problem free life.
As it happens the person who ringed the bird is still doing conservation work in the area.
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