Yes, easy fuel for the parents who then have the time and energy to fossick for juicy, nutritious grubs to feed their nestlings who won't get a drink until they learn to fly and leave the nest.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I get around 12 long tailed tits every year around Feb time.They decend on my acers and stay flitting from branch to branch for half an hour or so.Beautiful little bird.
Hardly ever see them, but their call always puts a smile on my face and as an urban gardener, having a chiffchaff around feels like I'm doing something right.
We get a pair of wood pigeons that visit, a pair of collared doves that visit regularly, We've got Blackbirds, Robbins & House Sparrows that live in the garden or in the roof of the house opposite. We occasionally see Goldfinch & Coals Tits. I think we've had a Wren to. It's quite a surprise as the garden isn't that large and we're by a main road.
Back home (in the US southwest) we used to get a lot of hummingbirds and swifts. My parents live out near the open prairie now and they get a lot of birds of prey, especially barn owls and great horned owls. They have to keep an eye on the dog so she doesn't become dinner.
Here in the UK I mostly see great tits and coal tits, blackbirds, robins, wrens, and so on. My favourite is probably the wagtail. I like their striking colours.
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Always get excited when a Nuthatch comes through.
Hardly ever see them, but their call always puts a smile on my face and as an urban gardener, having a chiffchaff around feels like I'm doing something right.
Here in the UK I mostly see great tits and coal tits, blackbirds, robins, wrens, and so on. My favourite is probably the wagtail. I like their striking colours.