After last night’s worry, mentioned in this morning’s post, a variety of wriggly food continued to be delivered into the Robin nest this morning… by both parents! Phew… Mum isn’t missing after all. Apologies are in order too, Mr & Mrs Robin, I can see now that you do keep a clean house by removing… Read More Phew… all is well at Robin nest
Last night BBC Two Springwatch returned to our screens with seasonal chat about nature at this exciting time of the year. Story developers follow live cams (many on birds nesting) 24hrs throughout the three weeks of this show. Oooo… now that’s a seasonal job that would suit me very nicely 😉 Last week’s Chelsea Flower… Read More BBC Springwatch tribute weeks
A Robin has shown more than a little urgency in collecting dry moss and leaves from my garden earlier this evening. Having had a push on garden works of late as the weather holds, it seemed to be doing the same tugging away at dry material from rocks around my small pond. At speed, back… Read More A surprise, speedy nest build!
So many visitors in one small garden – I just cannot believe it! I wonder if anyone can help me now with the ID for the latest new bird visiting. The photo below was taken late afternoon in my garden. This bird does look slightly familiar. Okay, perhaps I should help out… This bird is… Read More Spot the birdie 2
Is it too late to add a Nestbox to your garden? Well, perhaps in other parts of the UK it may be but here in my garden I don’t think so.I have been looking for signs of the blackbirds collecting nesting material. They are easy to spot as they collect a lot in their beaks… Read More Blackbird Nestbox 2008