Always have sparrows in the garden, horrible squabbly birds, thought they were supposed to be social! No giggling, had a pair of great tits in the garden, makes a nice change
Got finches in the street, but cant get them in the garden.
We used to see loads of mistle thrushes in a previous garden though they mostly flocked onto the big area of grass at the front of the houses in the summer and autumn. Not had any in this garden yet though. We don't get song thrushes here.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Some years ago when I had moved in with my (now ex) partner for a short time, we had loads of snow lying for weeks. I looked out a window one day and there was a little flock of birds on the only clear patch of grass under a tree in the back garden. 7 partridges. They visited every day for about a week
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lots of partridges in Norfolk and Suffolk - I can guarantee I'll see several coveys tomorrow on my way down to visit the Aged Ps. Both the English grey-legged and the French red-legged varieties. Lovely birds
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Great thread! Just filled up feeders this morning and have had Great tits, Blue tits, greenfinches, goldfinches, blackcaps, hedge sparrows, robins, blackbirds, wood pigeons and seagulls
Pair of blackbirds, Fred our resident woodpigeon, dunnock, blue tits and the surprise of the morning a flock of goldfinches on a verbascum olympicum flower spike. They never come this far up the garden.
Not a bird, I know, but he's on a bird feeder And hanging from the roof by one toenail! You can see he has pulled up the string (paw over paw) until he could catch hold of the shell and feast on my special mix. All sorts of goodies in there, dried fruit, sunflower hearts, porridge oats, crushed peanuts, just what the doctor ordered - RSPB, that is! Such a pleasure to watch him from inside a warm room, while it is 1.3 degrees outside. Just wish for a better photo.
All the usual suspects: blackbirds, a thrush, a cheeky robin, pigeons, collared doves, blue and great tits, long-tailed tits. However, great excitement today...the windowbox, now full of blue pansies and ivy, is being seriously investigated by a wren. She's been backwards and forwards a few times today, and spends a little while burrowing around in there. I fear the spring windowbox may be a no-no this year and I'll have to wait until after fledging to replant if she does decide that this is a 'des res' in wren terms!!
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Got finches in the street, but cant get them in the garden.
Was there a partridge in a pear tree pansyface?
We used to see loads of mistle thrushes in a previous garden though they mostly flocked onto the big area of grass at the front of the houses in the summer and autumn. Not had any in this garden yet though. We don't get song thrushes here.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely story
Some years ago when I had moved in with my (now ex) partner for a short time, we had loads of snow lying for weeks. I looked out a window one day and there was a little flock of birds on the only clear patch of grass under a tree in the back garden. 7 partridges. They visited every day for about a week
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lots of partridges in Norfolk and Suffolk - I can guarantee I'll see several coveys tomorrow on my way down to visit the Aged Ps. Both the English grey-legged and the French red-legged varieties. Lovely birds
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Great thread! Just filled up feeders this morning and have had Great tits, Blue tits, greenfinches, goldfinches, blackcaps, hedge sparrows, robins, blackbirds, wood pigeons and seagulls
A partridge nested below our kitchen window one year and I was right there to watch the newly hatched stripey babies being led off across the lawn.
Never had that happen since and it was years ago now
In the sticks near Peterborough
Had a pair of Jays in the garden today, they are very shy.
Pair of blackbirds, Fred our resident woodpigeon, dunnock, blue tits and the surprise of the morning a flock of goldfinches on a verbascum olympicum flower spike. They never come this far up the garden.
Not a bird, I know, but he's on a bird feeder
And hanging from the roof by one toenail! You can see he has pulled up the string (paw over paw) until he could catch hold of the shell and feast on my special mix. All sorts of goodies in there, dried fruit, sunflower hearts, porridge oats, crushed peanuts, just what the doctor ordered - RSPB, that is! Such a pleasure to watch him from inside a warm room, while it is 1.3 degrees outside. Just wish for a better photo.
All the usual suspects: blackbirds, a thrush, a cheeky robin, pigeons, collared doves, blue and great tits, long-tailed tits. However, great excitement today...the windowbox, now full of blue pansies and ivy, is being seriously investigated by a wren. She's been backwards and forwards a few times today, and spends a little while burrowing around in there. I fear the spring windowbox may be a no-no this year and I'll have to wait until after fledging to replant if she does decide that this is a 'des res' in wren terms!!