Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Jun 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
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 Bird Feeders on Jun 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
Welcome to my product review. I will give an unbiased, balanced and accurate opinion.
THE MESHED GROUND FEEDER
PREVIEW BEFORE THE PRODUCT REVIEW
Ground feeding birds are often forgotten. How many times do you see thrushes, blackbirds on a hanging feeders.
Meshed Ground Feeders also give small birds like the chaffinch, robin, blue tit protection from predators including cats and [...]
Posted in Bird Feeders on May 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Hi,
It’s a lovely Sunday morning in the Yorkshire countyside. The sun is shining, the hedges and fields are a lush green and the sky is a clear blue sky. Have been outside filling the bird feeders.
I noticed a few starlings inside the meshed ground feeder. Don’t want that. I keep the door to this covered [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Apr 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
You can get a clue what a bird eats by the type of beak the bird has.
Blackbirds, thrushes, robins and wagtails are amongst the birds that DO NOT have a beak that is good for cracking seeds. A thick cone shaped beak is good for cracking seeds and blackbirds, thrushes and robins and wagtails [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Jan 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Have our moorhens been eaten by foxes? Poor Maisie Moorhen if this has happened
This summer for the first time we had two moorhens at the farm pond and I called one Maisie, in the end they were all Maisie.
They raised some young moorhens on this pond. The young moorhens were shy and timid until they [...]
Posted in Diary on Sep 15th, 2007 No Comments »
There’s an autumnal feel to the air today. The leaves are falling to the ground. Seven more days and Autumn will truly be here.
6.30 am. I can hear birdsong without opening my door or windows. Looking through my kitchen window into the garden there’s a small flock of sparrows about this morning. Makes a change from [...]
