Beautiful day here, helped by picking three boxes full of Holstein apples this morning, most of which were perfect, and will store . Harvestmen out in force.
Jay on the way in to the garden and buzzard overhead this morning, and then a north American tree rat in town this afternoon (on the way to Foodbank) eating from a discarded take-away tray on the pavement.
I was tidying up a bit in the garden this morning. The Robin (who I haven't seen for a while) was in the tree chattering away at me - telling me to go away so he could get to the bird table. I put some food out and went back inside after a while, but the little monkey has gone elsewhere. Now I'm watching the food to make sure the feral pigeons don't take it all!
I can see at least a dozen goldfinches on my feeders, they're young ones, not all have quite got the hang of the feeders, but seem to be watching the older ones. I reckon the parents must have raised at least 3 lots of babies
Oh, Anne, I'm jealous! I have seen a few round here occasionally but haven't managed to get them to come to my feeders (yet).
Oh they must have heard me complaining because I've just seen about 15 of them spending a leisurely 20 minutes bathing and drinking at the little pond waterfall and feeding from my niger seed feeder Horray!
Our 2 part albino blackbirds - one with one 'splodge' on his back (we thought he'd been unfortunate enough to sit under another very inconsiderate bird...) and one with2 'bars' of white. We believe they may be progeny of our part albino (white head, neck, shoulders and black elsewhere) bird. Despite what other articles say, they don't seem to get any 'aggro' from the other birds. Also 2 pigeons "billing and cooing". Normally, pigeons around here seem to have an aggressive sexual nature but these two just sit together, graze together and occasionally nuzzle one another - siblings maybe? Sparrows, blue tits and great tits competing over the feeders...makes even this dull day worthwhile.
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We had a grey wagtail on the lawn yesterday. First time we've seen one. Nuthatches are back and on the feeders.
I had a marsh tit on the feeders to-day. I'd never seen one before and had to check my book.
Beautiful day here, helped by picking three boxes full of Holstein apples this morning, most of which were perfect, and will store
. Harvestmen out in force.
Jay on the way in to the garden and buzzard overhead this morning, and then a north American tree rat in town this afternoon (on the way to Foodbank) eating from a discarded take-away tray on the pavement.
the tree rat was on the way to the foodbank? lazy sod. Why he go eat some acorns and stuff like the rest of them?
ho ho. Still pleased with those apples though. And loads more to come!
Hummingbird Hawk-moth.
I was tidying up a bit in the garden this morning. The Robin (who I haven't seen for a while) was in the tree chattering away at me - telling me to go away so he could get to the bird table. I put some food out and went back inside after a while, but the little monkey has gone elsewhere. Now I'm watching the food to make sure the feral pigeons don't take it all!
Oh they must have heard me complaining because I've just seen about 15 of them spending a leisurely 20 minutes bathing and drinking at the little pond waterfall and feeding from my niger seed feeder
Horray!
Our 2 part albino blackbirds - one with one 'splodge' on his back (we thought he'd been unfortunate enough to sit under another very inconsiderate bird...) and one with2 'bars' of white. We believe they may be progeny of our part albino (white head, neck, shoulders and black elsewhere) bird. Despite what other articles say, they don't seem to get any 'aggro' from the other birds. Also 2 pigeons "billing and cooing". Normally, pigeons around here seem to have an aggressive sexual nature but these two just sit together, graze together and occasionally nuzzle one another - siblings maybe? Sparrows, blue tits and great tits competing over the feeders...makes even this dull day worthwhile.
Big fat bumbly on my Lavateras and one of my Robins following me at very close quarters waiting for tidbits.
Everything else must be indoors watching the rugby. There is nothing moving and it's beautifully still and quiet.