Posted in General on Sep 8th, 2008 2 Comments »
This weekend I’ve seen a lot of pigeons. Have seen them in town and city centres and it amazes me how pigeons in towns and cities don’t show any fear. They flit near out feet and are at home in areas crowded with us humans. We have accepted the pigeons and the pigeons have accepted us.
I also saw a grey squirrel. [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Jan 28th, 2008 No Comments »
We should be feeding our wild birds all the time.
A lot of people think that birds should ONLY be fed in the winter months when birds need a high proportion of fat to stay fit, healthy and alive. This is wrong. Birds benefit from being fed all year round.
WINTER FEEDING
Food is important in winter because:
Winter days are short [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Jan 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Peanuts and birds go together. A lot of birds love peanuts. I put out peanuts every day along with other bird food.
Peanuts are rich in oil and protein and so are a good energy rich bird food to give to birds
Peanuts can be fed to birds in two ways -
Whole Peanuts
Crushed peanuts
In winter I put out both [...]
Posted in Bird Feeders on Jan 16th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve heard from another birding enthusiast who is having trouble with large birds eating all the food from the bird table. It’s great to hear from people who are interested in birds and to share our problems and hopefully find a solution.
He, like me, agrees that you get a great view of birds when they [...]
Posted in General on Dec 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
Watching a blackbird and a blue tit close to each other in the garden it struck me how different they are in their ways.
A blackbird spends a lot of time on the ground and is not very agile in flight. You would never catch a blackbird hanging like an acrobat from a bird feeder.
Blue Tits [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Nov 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Food for birds is very important throughout the year so putting out any type of bird food helps and means you can attract birds. Here’s some of the favourite food of some garden birds -
Song Thrush
Peanut granules, mealworms, fruit (I put out peeled and chopped apple). I also put out grated cheese.
Blackbird
Peanut granules, mealworks, apple. [...]
