Tomorrow sees the end of January and it will definitely be remembered for its rain and strong winds. Strong and hardy have been the birds – especially the smaller ones! They have held on tight at the feeders and on tree branches where they have been bobbed about by the force of wind, rain, sleet,… Read More Stormy January
Today I put out cheese out and set up the video camera to see if I could catch a Wren on film. I had seen this tiny little bird bouncing down the rocks that surround my small pond. Yesterday it looked like it went in one of the little cave pockets I built for it… Read More Who took the cheese?
The status quo of birds feeding at my bird feeders today was still nowhere to be seen. I would say in fact it heightened to outright Bird Wars. The Goldfinches were the only species that didn’t fight with each other. It was quite cold today, we had snow overnight but it was all away by… Read More Bird Wars
Today the strong winds had died down so I expected the calm would be reflected at the feeders after the frantic dashes for food the birds have had recently. Quiet it was not. I can certainly see why Alfred Hitchcock was inspired to use birds for a horror film! Hungry Starling, video 0:14 with background… Read More Invasion of the Starlings
Another new arrival to the bird community of my garden – only this time the bird looked instantly familiar! It appeared on Saturday morning and has been a regular visitor since. This new bird looked exactly like the last one except it had a chestnut brown cap instead of black – so not a Marsh… Read More I don’t believe it!
This morning as I watched from my window the light came up outside. I became interested to see which birds were the early ones now. During October 2006 my daughter, as part of a school project, was counting and observing the birds before she went to school. I watched and counted with her – it… Read More Early Birds
What a surprise this morning – a new arrival to the bird community of our garden! 2007 came gusting in with some rather stormy weather last night. We had such strong winds that we took down the hanging bird feeders to prevent them flying into the windows! This morning as I re-filled and re-hung the… Read More New Year brings new arrival!
Greenfinch group video, 0.16 with background music, try 480p quality. The Greenfinches, above, seem very at home in our garden. This year however there has been a decrease in its numbers in the UK suspected to be the result of a disease. Details of this disease can be found here. I certainly have noticed throughout… Read More Greenfinch, Chaffinch and Goldfinch video
During necessary February 2013 updates to video uploads in this post, I now know that the fat balls I offered below in net feeders are not to be recommended. Net bags are a danger to birds as when predators come and the birds attempt to fly away quickly, it is possible that a bird’s feet/legs… Read More Blue, Great and Coal Tit video
I have been trying to find a way to show footage of the activity in my garden, and a robin was particularly active on this day. It was seen on perches, tree branches and visited the table, a seed feeder, and my small sunflower tray. It was searching on the ground too – but it… Read More Robin video