Posted in Bird Feeders on Nov 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Many birds are used to eating fruit and berries that grow at the ends of branches and twigs. So it’s easy to attract birds to the garden by putting out hanging bird feeders.
Birds you are most likely to see on a hanging bird feeder are:
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Nov 24th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’ve been worried about the blue tits that usually brighten up my bird feeders. There haven’t been any feeding in my garden recently.
A bird survey done this summer showed young blue tit numbers down 48% this summer.
Now a group of blue tits have re-appeared at my bird feeders. It makes bird feeding worthwhile seeing 4 or 5 [...]
Posted in Fact Sheets for Individual Bird Species on Nov 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Spurred on by the fact that Blue Tit’s have not had a good year I have been putting together a Fact Sheet.
Name of Bird: Blue Tit
Latin Name: Cyanistes caeruleus (or Parus caeruleus)
Feeding:
Feed at the bird table and on the peanut feeder all year round.
Insects such as caterpillars and beetles and spiders
In the Autumn Blue Tits also feed on [...]
