Goldcrest
Pair Goldcrest back on the Camellias this morning I first saw the male but by the time I had fetched the camera he had gone...
Warming Up
Only a few days ago, this was my chilly garden ...
... and, despite the snow, up in the shrubs on the left ...
a blackbird...
Location, Location, Location.
The skies are amazing, but the air is cold ...
... winter has arrived ...
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Following...
New Visitors
This is my dog-run area ... the dogs love to sunbathe there, and it's especially useful for keeping my dogs safe while...
Sunny Sparrows
Glorious clear skies on a cold Christmas Day ...
Below the silver birch, the sparrows enjoyed hours of sunbathing ...
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Amsal
Amsal is the German for blackbird apparently [apologies for any spelling errors but it has been 3 yrs since I have done any...
The Blackbirds..
T says he now has 5 more mouths to feed. Since the Blackbirds started nesting in the Clematis under the kitchen window he...
Regular birds
Regular birds to our garden, the pigeon has a bad wing and the pheasant has a bad leg, so they're known as Droopy and Hoppy.
I...
"Bird Watching From Home..."
Maybe not such an assortment of species but I am truly amazed by the beauty of our UK birds and other garden creatures.
First...
Blackbird -Colour coded
I recycle my snails by putting them on the stepping stones in the grass and then-stepping on them! Mutant Ninja Blackbird...
Purple poop !
The Elder trees are laden with fruit over the wall and the pigeons visit every eve to gorge on them. Quite a lot of gymnastics...
Visitor
Looking out of my kitchen window I saw this young Robin who looked a little the worse for wear. He was actually eating from...
Pinch and a Punch.
My goodness August is here already. The number of different bird species visiting as dwindled. Even the Wren that was a daily...
Baby blackbird
Earlier today I couldn't help but notice there was a bit of a commotion going on in my greenhouse-I went out to investigate...
THE WISHING GARDEN
Way back in springtime, with lots of valuable help and advice from the 'Team Terra' pets and wildlife, I started to re-shape...
First Fledgling
WEll this morning when I went out to feed the birds and fish, I heard a wee rustle in amongst the Foxgloves gfowing at the...
"A Very Special Event"
My story starts on the 15th of April, Harry and I were enjoying a relaxing half hour in the garden, when we noticed a Robin...
Dove Love
I can feel spring in the air. You know what that means don't you?
Give us a kiss...
No.
Oh, go on...
I said No!..
Well...
Sunday February 5th 2012
Had a few inches of snowfall during the night so included some pictures from the back garden window
Chaffinch looking for...
Garden Bird-Counting Day!
One...
Two....
Three....
Four! :)))))))
The advantage of having a few patches of really rough lawn! :)))) Quadruple blessing...
A Haven for Birds
One of the great things about "The Haven" (my other garden) is the broad range of birds I see throughout the year, which...
Bath time for the birds.
Great tit enjoying a bath
I think he might take a little while to dry out :-))
Also bathing together to save water ;-))
Feed the Birds Day.
Just received an e-mail to remind me its another feed the birds day on Oct 30th.....
robin update
robin update they growin fast the parents are kept very busy feeding them they have got used to me watching them they will...
Up date on Bluetits
A few weeks ago i did a blog on the bluetits in my nest box.
There were seven eggs to start with, but i only counted five...
Empty Nest Syndrome
I can't believe what a great day this has been!
Last year we put up a bird box that my daughter had made. We put it on the...
Linnets in the Rowan Tree.
I've had these lovely petite little birds visiting the feeders since the winter when they joined the Chaffinches, Goldfinches...
Finally
Saturday AM I did not feel like switching on the Telly to have a look at the Blue Tits nest. However, by the afternoon curiosity...
A lot of luck.
Yesterday while at work I spotted a beaky standing close to a hole in an old willow tree. This particular beaky took off,...
goldfinches
I was with my grandson over the weekend and we were looking out of the kitchen window when we spotted two goldfinches sitting...
A very bedraggled Sunday
The first thing I heard this morning was the sound of heavy rain and it has continued all day.....
Oh...
Baby Sparrow Hawk in My Garden
My daughter called me and said there was a hawk in the garden. I rushed out camera in hand, it had gone!!!! . Went to find...
THE KILLING TIME.
I feared the worst when I saw a large magpie hovering around my Dove's nest last week, now my worst fears...
Location Location...???
Today the Blue tits have changed their minds on the green bird box and are really interested in the blue one!
"Hey Kirsty.....Come...
Wren nesting update..........
A mans work is never done.............
Working from dawn til whenever....Its gotta be soft, gotta be soft.... She says...
A nest disaster !
Poor pigeons they try every year to raise a family but they seem doomed to failure.They have been really busy nest building...
Captain Beaky
In spring 2009 we started to be visited by a bluetit with a deformed beak. We didn't think much of his chances but he seemed...
Our Feathered Friends
Here's a small collection of some of our bird pictures taken last year. Hope you enjoy them. One of these days we will...
"OH" ROBERT.
What a great day it was yesterday, the sun was shining and the birds were feeding on my special cake and hanging feeders.
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Great Spotted Woodpecker
The Great Spotted Woodpeckers often visit our feeders but a couple of weeks ago we noticed they were making a hole in a branch...
Knock knock who's there ?
Being Sunday always nice to get a bit of a lie in till you get a knock on the back door ..
And what time do you call this...
Hummingbird in England?
Watching this little fella yesterday made me smile.
Flap faster!
Trying again...
identity revealed...... an exhausted robin.
I...
FEATHERS AT DAWN
Announcing an 8 round feather-weight contest between.....
In the Red Corner-Famous Freaky
And in the Blue Corner-Staring...
Wren activity
Sat here in my dinning room looking out over the garden whilst it is raining, I am amazed at all the activity going on outside....
