Posted in Bird Food on Jan 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
I woke up to a winter’s scene. Snow had covered the ground and the garden pond was frozen, so I knew I’d best feed and water the birds straight away.
It’s noon and I’ve put bird food out for the garden birds 3 times this morning already.
When I got up in the early morning gloom. Before I [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Dec 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Some birds happily swing from branches of trees or hanging feeders to get their daily food supply.
Other birds including Dunnocks, Song Thrushes and Blackbirds look for food on the ground.
If they do fly to a bird table it’s usually one without a roof.
Chaffinches and sparrows eat from bird tables or the ground with equal ease.
I have had a [...]
Posted in Diary on Nov 7th, 2007 No Comments »
It’s dark, cold and windy outside this morning. It’ll soon be time to get the coal fire blazing in the grate and make sure the central heating is working. I want to keep warm this winter.
I’ve just been outside and filled up the bird feeders.
Back inside the house I’ve been watching the birds through the [...]
Posted in Diary on Sep 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
What is your favourite bird? Mine is the sparrow. My daughter’s is the robin. A friend who goes walking a lot says his is any bird of prey that he sees flying high.
I like the Thrush but it’s shyness annoys me, when I see it hanging back and other birds getting the food.
The blue tit [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Sep 16th, 2007 2 Comments »
There’s a crispness in the air again this morning. I’ve been filling my fat ball feeder, the wire meshed ground feeder, 2 birdtables and one peanut feeder.
I’ve put a variety of food out. I do realise I can’t feed all the birds in the hedges, trees and bushes. There are just too many. I just don’t think [...]
Posted in Diary on Aug 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Hurrah!!! The starlings have disappeared as quickly and mysteriously as they appeared.
I have been keeping an eye on the bird tables and bird feeders all day. Not one starling has appeared.
The sparrows, chaffinches, robins, blackbirds, thrushes and other birds have the bird tables and bird feeders to themselves.
No squawking and scurrying of a flock [...]
