Posted in General on Mar 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Seagulls and pigeons. I don’t have anything against seagulls. I only get annoyed with pigeons when they take over the bird table.
It’s strange how birds can live anywhere. Here is a car park in a seaside town in North Yorkshire
There were loads of seagulls and pigeons after the same bird food but this little fellow [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Mar 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Birds nest and breed this time of the year. It’s a busy time for birds.
Parent birds have work doubley hard because they have to find enough food -
for themselves, so that they can keep their strength up.
to feed their youngsters so their baby fledglings survive and do not die of starvation in the nest.
In spring and summer sunflower hearts will be welcomed [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Mar 9th, 2008 No Comments »
All our British birds have faced force 9 gales and some sub zero temperatures this winter.
We cannot let these garden birds down just when Spring and the summer are waiting round the corner for them.
Severe weather warnings have issued.
Gusts of wind of up to 80mph are expected to tear through parts of England tonight and Monday.
I’ve just seen [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Feb 24th, 2008 1 Comment »
Have had a comment about plants that birds eat. It’s given me an idea to plant some of the sunflower seeds -
Last year I grew some sunflowers and left them to go to seed. I never actually managed to see any birds on them as they were right at the bottom of the garden almost hidden [...]
Posted in General on Feb 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Remember small actions have hugh impacts.
This year if you put up a nest box you will be helping a two birds bring up a bird family
This year if you put bits of food out for the birds you will be helping a garden bird survive
Posted in Bird Friends Around the World on Dec 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Pigeons are birds that seem to be everywhere -
Pigeons in India
Pigeons in London
Pigeons in Yorkshire
Pigeons survive in city centres and in the countryside. They have their homes and nests in such diverse places as England and India.
We take them for granted. They have got used to living near to us humans and we have got used to pigeons.
I [...]
