Winter 08/09

hi lori, there are several species of tit that visit gardens, get your hands on a guide and get identifying and before long you will be as good with the birds as you are with the plants. did you do the rspb garden watch survey? that is fantastic too.

Thanks seaburngirl, Thanks will get myself updated on the wildlife.. No I've not seen it so not done the survey . Is it too late to do now ?

yes it is done over a specific weekend as a national survey.

Hello Lori ~
Nice to hear from you.
I have a new puppy called "Truffle" :o)

GoY has quite a lot of photos of bluetits, great tits, etc.
Last week for the first time I saw a long-tailed tit in my garden. Photos of those on Deida's pages. I hope this helps.

TTx

Hi, i get quite a few birds in my garden, think some of the starlings are going back home now, not as many in my garden now, so the one's that come may be the british ones, have to admit its alot quiter with out them, no more falling out, all the rest of the birds can eat in peace, i get about 6-7 sparrows in my garden at a time, but although you dont live far from me we have had no snow at all.

Lovely blog Lori,and well done to you for attracting such a wide variety of our feathered friends into your garden.Do put some photos on if you get a chance.! So many GoY members have their own robin (or two) will be nice to see yours !
Our squirrel has been nesting in huge beech tree next door for a few weeks now ! Cant wait to see if the babies come into our garden.Agree lovely to see them running around and up and down the trees !

Yes, I love to see the squirrels Lori. They come into my garden and help themselves to the nuts I leave out for the birdsThey are so entertaining, aren't they? But 3 years ago I felt quite bad about the fact that they were coming because they got into the roof space of my next door but one neighbour and caused an awful lot of damage. I found out some weeks later from another neighbour that this chap had got a gun and shop them in his garden over the space of a few days. I felt bad and wished they'd never visited our gardens and then would have been spared.

Hi paulthegardener , yes they are very entertaining I could watch them all day long . What a shame I can't believe how cruel some people are, killing the squirrel involved won't stop other ones from damaging the property. They ned to prevent them from getting in the house first of all.

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I know :(