Bits 'n' Bobs
Well, the bad weather continues ... Another week of dull days, snow and rain.
We had a Blue Tit in the garden today with a couple of damaged primary feathers which has left him (or her?) unable to fly. I watched him for a while as he fed on the lawn ... He managed to scale the three foot mesh fence which we haven't bothered removing since we moved in ten months ago! ... Then he hot footed it into next doors garden. I didn't see him again after that.
All the species recorded in the garden so far this week had made an appearance by Monday, with the exception of a Coal Tit and Wren, both of which finally appeared this afternoon.
A pair of Siskins (male and female) have been in the garden most of the week, and our single Brambling is still here but it shouldn't be too long before it returns to Scandinavia (or thereabouts!)
Robin:
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First time I've seen a Siskin feed on anything other than peanuts: (female)
We had a Blue Tit in the garden today with a couple of damaged primary feathers which has left him (or her?) unable to fly. I watched him for a while as he fed on the lawn ... He managed to scale the three foot mesh fence which we haven't bothered removing since we moved in ten months ago! ... Then he hot footed it into next doors garden. I didn't see him again after that.
All the species recorded in the garden so far this week had made an appearance by Monday, with the exception of a Coal Tit and Wren, both of which finally appeared this afternoon.
A pair of Siskins (male and female) have been in the garden most of the week, and our single Brambling is still here but it shouldn't be too long before it returns to Scandinavia (or thereabouts!)
Random images:
Robin:
First time I've seen a Siskin feed on anything other than peanuts: (female)
Male Greenfinch:
First time I've seen a Blackbird feeding on the fat-filled coconut:
Another Goldfinch:
Another Goldfinch:
posted by The Bird Woman at 8:36 PM
1 Comments:
We had blackbirds on our fat balls this week too. I think the foul weather has forced them to find calories where ever they can. I expect that now that the snow is gone they'll go back to hopping around on the lawns.
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