Pinch and a Punch.

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My goodness August is here already. The number of different bird species visiting as dwindled. Even the Wren that was a daily visitor has stopped calling. Must be getting a better diet somewhere else.
Late July my wife called me to ask " What’s that Tom?"
Sadly half an eggshell with a dead pigeon squab still with the egg sack still attached. There was an awful lot of commotion going on in my neighbour’s tall leylandii trees.
Black birds were giving their alarm calls and then I heard a magpie. Do they drop eggs to break open? I post a few photo that I took the end of July.

A picture of that broken egg and it’s spilled contents

But life must go on.

This Great Tit and Robin occasionally use the feeder table but did return during that late burst of the July Summer for a drink of water

Don’t stand to close to me,

Cor Blimey! What you been eating?

From now on it’s a Back-To-Back-They-Faced-Each-Other

So far no maggots in my food recycling wheelie bin this year, would be nice to eradicate the adults.

The pigeon squab is getting it’s wing markings that you can see when the bird is in flight but how long before the neck markings start showing I do not know.

Which of the three lids does the bird shut when feeding?

Splish Splash I was taking a bath

I don’t know if it’s the same Robin that I photographed earlier on in the year but this one has the habit of completely submersing its head and blowing bubbles.

This three definitely not crowded. I scatter a little bit of all season feed all over so the birds do have to search for it and also give the less aggressive birds a chance.

You big bully, give us little ones a chance.

Come on then! pick on someone your own size.

Together we stand mate so best shove

At long last, a long awaited bath.

Ain’t much water left love but you heard of the three day week and share a bath

Whilst this has been going on the old Tom has been watching.

No need to fear as this old boy is keeping an eye on the cat
Hope you enjoyed
Tom

• 1 Aug, 2012
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