Birds

Just a reminder, as i'm sure most of you are on the case already, but don't forget the birdies.



Too late for this poor one this morning:(

I've just put fat & fresh water out, they need energy to keep warm in this weather.

 

Poor thing. Have my suet cakes out, seed containers full. We have a running creek for them to drink from. All is well in my area.

 

If you get any Chickens turning up, they probably heard about it on Facebok.

 

Well said Ziggy, temperatures here are currently below freezing both day and night, the birds need all the help we can give them right now.

I keep my surplus apples in my (unheated) greenhouse over the winter and chuck a few out on the grass for the birds every so often, especially when there's snow on the ground.

Been putting plenty out these last few days. Word has obviously got round as we've had loads of birds in the garden today feasting on the apples.

Best count so far is 14 blackbirds and a couple of Fieldfares.

A couple of photos taken from the house about an hour ago:

 

All birdfeeders have been refilled


Some of the small birds look a bit dogey I dont know what it is called has a couple of white feathers in its wings , realy small like a sparrow normally in a group of 3 never by itself

Spruce

 

Most Excellent Trunky

 

Yes Ziggy,

I have put fat balls and meal worms out all week, even my wild Bird mix has gone down lots this week, i have had all and sundry turning up this week, and now its started snowing i will top the bird house up, i have been out with boiling water to thaw the ice of the bird bath as well..

Really good thought Ziggy

 

I have fat balls, coconuts, peanuts, mixed seed (with suet pellets and mealworms), suet blocks, all out, either in feeders, on tables or on the ground..

Due; I think to the mild winter (up to about a week ago) I haven't seen any blackbirds visisting this winter, but over the last week we've had 6 feeding at the same time, along with sparrows, starlings, collared doves, wood pigeons, blue & great tits, long tailed tits, goldfinches, dunnocks, a wren and occasionally a great spotted woodpecker.

When I used to manage the fishing lake in Cheshire we fed the birds all year round there and one BIG favourite of the woodpeckers, tits and nuthatches in particular was lard and suet spread straight on to the trees, they loved it :thumb:

 

I've justed posted this in the Wildlife Section, plenty for the birdies in Aldi tomorrow (5th Feb)

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/...special-sunday-offers-5th-feb.html#post507263

 

Our home made fir cone & log feeders have had robins queuing up all day:

 

Fully stocked at the bird buffet

 

Good thread. I am new to enjoying birds. Had a big bird table in the old place & used to dangle stuff but didn't take much interest & the feeders often ran out. Bought a cheap pole thing fm Aldi this winter & a few squirrel-proof feeders when I sussed that the one peanut feeder I brought from the old place was being raped by tree rats! Never had squirrel issues before - I thought the birds were overly peckish the nuts were vanishing that quickly. Someone gave me a super-duper feeding pole thing with multiple feeders for Chrimbo. Finally assembled it just over a week ago & bought lots of yummy stuff. This afternoon there were so many birds I had a brief Alfred Hitchcock anxiety moment but I got over it! Mainly tits, am trying to identify the different types but am not confident with it. Also seen a robin & a larger brown bird. Thrush? Female blackbird? Not good at this!! Exciting to see them all though especially as am so near the road

 

Hi CV,

The dead bird in the opening post was a femail blackbird.

 

Scrungee
this pic is great
could i please STEAL it as a screen saver pleeeeeaaaaaassssseeee

 

If you did that, he'd have to Scrunge you