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Post by Missredhead on May 12, 2015 19:42:03 GMT
They have gone back to the farm now...they were cute but when their wing feathers started to come thru they weren't so cute looking anymore
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Post by Rosefriend on May 13, 2015 17:54:13 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on May 14, 2015 6:57:42 GMT
  What a delight to see your little friend Rosefriend. A couple of times this week, I've seen one of the Great Tit's come with a young one to the sunflower heart feeder. He/she pops in while the young one waits on some wood I've staged around for them to land on, and brings out a sunflower heart so the young one can start feeding. Funnily enough after the young one is finished with the 1st seed, he/she then pops in and starts feeding from the feeder. Very sweet. |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 14, 2015 7:05:15 GMT
Thanks for the nom Ladygardener, - ever since out neighbour died and all the trees were taken down we have had very few visits from the red squirrels and far less birds as well, and when we were shopping OH saw some peanuts being sold off - bit late from Xmas I would have thought - anyway we bought some and along he/she came... I do enjoy just sitting quietly and seeing the bird antics...the starlings are now back and the blackbirds are not liking it at all!! I had to get the shot through the lounge window - good job OH had just cleaned them!! |
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Post by bagpuss on Jul 1, 2015 18:01:36 GMT
I had tree bees in one of my nesting boxes in the back garden last year and had noticed a bit of activity again a few weeks ago. Stepped outside this evening and noticed a really loud buzzing sound, looked up at the nesting box, and was greeted with this sight!   I've not had this happen before. I don't know if it has anything to do with today's weather or not. I have reported the sighting to BWARS. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 2, 2015 6:25:51 GMT
I had tree bees in one of my nesting boxes in the back garden last year and had noticed a bit of activity again a few weeks ago. Stepped outside this evening and noticed a really loud buzzing sound, looked up at the nesting box, and was greeted with this sight! I've not had this happen before. I don't know if it has anything to do with today's weather or not. I have reported the sighting to BWARS. I had to google this bagpuss as I don't really know the tree bee. This person has asked for anyone who has them to get in touch. www.dalswildlifesite.com/treebees.htm |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 3, 2015 12:43:10 GMT
Finally catching up....lovely sight bagpuss, - was it Tig that had some last year..?? There was a programme here recently and there seemed to be a lot of furrowed brows about the bee world - all is not well in many areas of Europe!! |
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Post by Tig on Jul 4, 2015 15:06:12 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 4, 2015 16:26:11 GMT
Thanks Tig, that's right - I had something in the back of my mind...didn't get to the front though!! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 12, 2015 9:43:19 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 6, 2015 8:45:34 GMT
I miss our starlings in winter Ladygardener,....although it is a sure sign of Spring when we see them in the garden again... It looks as though our problem wolf may be back... not far from us. 9 sheep have been killed and 5 injured and the problem now is that it got over an electric fence which was higher and had a stronger force than normal... If this is the same wolf it had killed a total of 100 animals already...I don't think his chances are very good if the DNA comes back as being his... .jpg) |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 6, 2015 18:32:46 GMT
It seems a lot for one animal to kill Rosefriend does'nt it. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 6, 2015 18:44:10 GMT
It seems a lot for one animal to kill Rosefriend does'nt it. Yes it does, the pics weren't very nice - most of them were ripped apart - not much eaten.. |
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Post by isabella on Oct 7, 2015 6:09:48 GMT
Our Robin comes to say 'Hello' every day - has been doing this since he/she was a baby - all grown up now 
I noticed this spider the other day
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 7, 2015 6:24:32 GMT
isabella, I have a little Robin who has visited me for years as well. He/she loves the mealyworms I put out but feeds off the sunflower hearts I have in the container at the bottom of the garden too. That spider looks like it has a bee all wrapped up in there.
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Post by owdboggy on Oct 7, 2015 15:30:40 GMT
Bath time for our Robin  And Woody in waiting.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 8, 2015 6:08:38 GMT
Very well caught owdboggy. I don't get anything quite so colourful in my garden although the Goldfinches are great. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 8, 2015 6:22:21 GMT
Lovely pics isabella, and owdboggy - I have put it on my "to do" list to see if I can't get some good pics from the garden visitors this winter.. |
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Post by andy on Oct 8, 2015 16:06:32 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 9, 2015 6:43:48 GMT
I still have loads of bees in the garden too Andy. It's great to see them buzzing around.
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 11, 2015 17:58:04 GMT
Bath time for our Robin And Woody in waiting. Both lovely and love the way the red shows up on the woody woodpecker  |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 11, 2015 17:59:14 GMT
Well snapped andy |
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Post by owdboggy on Oct 11, 2015 19:45:28 GMT
Think this is a Fieldfare. There were three of them in the Birch tree this morning. Very early if it is one.  Not the best image, but they were a long way off and I took the shot through the window. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 12, 2015 5:49:48 GMT
Think this is a Fieldfare. There were three of them in the Birch tree this morning. Very early if it is one. Not the best image, but they were a long way off and I took the shot through the window. I think it would be very early - hope they don't know too much more than we do - we don't need a winter with snow up to our knees.... Love your Robin OB...  |
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Post by Missredhead on Oct 20, 2015 20:10:24 GMT
The robin is so sweet...  |
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Post by Ron on Nov 9, 2015 7:03:12 GMT
There is a small songbird called a white throated chat which nests on the ground in the UK. An incredible 96% of it's chicks are taken by predatory birds such as crows and magpies, so it's hardly surprising that it is endangered. You know the small cages that some bird feeders come equipped with to keep squirrels and pigeons off the food? Scientists have carried out an experiment by providing nesting sites for the birds and protecting them with similar cages. Only 14% of the chicks in these protected nests were lost to predators.
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Post by Ron on Nov 18, 2015 10:48:00 GMT
Brilliant photos, Barbara. This is one taken by a local photographer, Brian Dicks.  |
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Post by Barbara on Nov 18, 2015 13:20:31 GMT
I would think they have to wait all day to get those type of shots Ron, patience indeed. |
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Post by Ron on Nov 18, 2015 14:59:36 GMT
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Post by fungiphile on Nov 18, 2015 21:47:58 GMT
well, last mights storm cleared the last of the leaves from our Acer tree, and finally i could see one of the Goldfinch nests in the topmost branches (two more nest were blown ouf of the tree during the storm, as they were found under the tree this morning) although i knew they were nesting in the acer, the nests were invisible while the leaves remained on the tree ! we have had them returning to the same tree now for around 4 years, and in the spring they always seem to dismantle the previous years nest before building a new one !  |
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