Posted in General on Apr 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
Yesterday I was asked if I could think why birds were not taking food off the garden birdtable yet the garden itself was full of birds. I could not think of a concrete answer.
I have asked an elderly countryman what he thinks the reason is that birds visit the garden but do not go near the bird table which is [...]
Posted in General on Apr 5th, 2008 No Comments »
Now is the time birds are nesting, hatching their young birds, feeding the young birds and trying to feed themselves.
When cats kill birds now it can mean that they are not only killing one bird but the young fledglings may not survive either.
If one parent dies the one surviving parent has to work doubly hard [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Mar 21st, 2008 No Comments »
On March 11th I showed you a photograph asked if you could Spot the Bird.
It was a white dot of a bird.
Here is the Answer
An owl.
In the March 11th Spot the Bird photograph it is the white dot to the right of where the lane bends. It is at the bottom of the hedge line.
Below is a better photo [...]
Posted in Nest Boxes on Feb 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Nest boxes are important to many birds as it is their safe haven for bringing up their family.
It is National Nest Box week from 14 to 21 February and you may be thinking of buying a nest box.
I thought I would tell you that it is important you don’t buy a nest box that has [...]