Young (Hungry) Moorhen

Bless...........Dont they seem strange with their long legs he he he

Aaah seem to know where they'll get well fed :-)

Hiya Maureen - their legs are massive arent they and so yellow, lol. They had a late brood and I was worried these young ones wouldnt survive the cold weather but it seems they're OK :-)

aww he`s lovely dawn, has got long legs,:o))

This ones a bit out of proportion, bless, such big legs.

Good that they ae getting a helping hand Dawn !

I bet he won't stay hungry for long.

Do you remember me saying they had a late brood Toto, and you said the worry is if they can put enough weight on to take them through Winter - well this is one of them - I'm trying my best to bulk them up :-)

They are so lovely Good luck to them, dont think they need it with you there.....

That's nice Clarice - we try, dont we, the food keeps freezing up as soon as I put it out though.

Think you may have it a bit colder than us, in the day its quite nice but come late afternoon till about 10 in morning its freezing, i keep throwing some plain biscuits out for them in afternoon, to help them along abit, one of my sons as just called as i was breaking some up for later with some out of date crumpets and he laugh and said you feed them better than yourself by looks of it,i do keep them well stocked but the afternoon feed is just extra, think it helps them through the night.

It gets a bit obsessive doesnt it Clarice, I keep looking out from my warm house and feeling so guilty. I think Ill pop out now and give mine some biscuits too.

:o)))

Jane here Dawn.So cold all day here and was in and out with treats and top ups all day ! Like you say it becomes a bit obsessive ! Lol

Hello Jane, I've been the same ... in and out with bits and bobs for them. Bonnie is my biggest problem, she knows there's food on the ground and wants it. Still freezing here too.

The blackbirds were still here at dusk and had polished off everything in sight ! Last to leave was trotty wagtaiil and he had 8 mealworms on the solid frozen pond.!

Your garden is a proper nature reserve. Top Marks !!!

I do remember Dawn. He is loking good so far and with your help I'm sure that he will make it. All creatures should have somone like you to help them.

You are too nice Toto. Still feeding like crazy - there are about 6 moor hens in the garden, they sit in the trees and on the fence like your average garden bird, the pond's still frozen so they've hijacked the garden. :-)

Hi dawn Jane here...its late but just had to come on and say how lucky those moorhens are ! xxx

Thanks Jane - they must be happy because they're here all the time, even on the bird feeder.

lovely pic Dawn..like the legs lol

Haha Deida, their feet are massive too.