Nesting in my garden.

I am honoured that they have chosen my garden to bring up their family .Great to watch the feeding process and they are not bothered about the cat,I think they know she can't fly..

Tit.




Blackbird.

 

Lovely pictures Roders!

 

Morning roders, I also have blackbirds, dunnocks and sparrows all feeding young in my garden. Just waiting for the tits and finches to bring their young.

Would have had some chicks in my nest box if that bee hadn't squatted in it.

 

Lovely pics, Roders. My own cat is a perfect gentleman where birds are concerned - he never bothers them. Unfortunately every other cat in the neighbourhood seems to be camping out in my garden at the moment and they're not as trustworthy. My water squirter is coming in very handy.

 

Lucky you Roders.
We have a pair of Blue Tits visitng the feeders dozens of times a day as well as a family of Sparrows and Starlings. A Magpie even managed to get onto the fat balls.
None are nesting in our garden unfortunately.

 

Much cheaper them mealworms, I feed my breeding birds with anglers maggots, at £2 a pint they can last a week or more out out a bit at a time. The starlings love the mealworms too but the other birds dont get a look in.

 

I've got a pigeon sitting on eggs in my holly tree. She's been stuck there for weeks, poor thing. Shouldn't the eggs have popped by now?

 

Super pix Roders particularly the female blackbird.
We've only house sparrows nesting this year, though a couple of blackbirds are now semi-tame and keep demanding raisins to take away to feed their young in a neighbouring garden.

 

It's lovely to read about the birds nesting in the gardens! love the pictures! We have had many visits from birds too! Need to refill the seeders for them actually!!
A pair of collar doves are regular visits - and may possibly be in the big conifer... seen a pair of wrens too - though not seen for a while now (I used to see them at 5.30am or so - I'm up too late lately!!) but I'm sure they are in the conifer hedge behind the silver birch AND they like to sit at the top of the Christmas tree planting in garden and sing the loudest of all!!

Blackbirds (usually 2 males and 1 female) and ALWAYS about.

A thrush too - very bold fellow, not one bit put off by our cats!! very brazen indeed - not nesting however but certainly somewhere near by.

Pigeons and Jackdaws - the Jackdaws are on the chimney stacks nesting - but like to sit atop the conifer - as it's the tallest tree about!

Blue tits regular visitors, house sparrows too.

Also seen Gold finches, chaffinches - and last month quite a few Yellow hammers (only seen chaffinches previous to living here so I was most excited to see these birds!!)

Never get Magpies here, or feral pigeons, or crows or rooks. Perhaps it's too open and flat around this fenland type area!

Hope you don't mind my sharing - I'm just so so happy seeing the birds!!!

 

Thanks for sharing, Babafang - it's always interesting to hear what visits other forum members' gardens. We live in a very built-up area, but I'm always amazed by what appears in my tiny garden. This year we have lots of goldfinches, which seem totally at home in the town. They sit on top of the highest aerials they can find and sing for hours. We also have loads of woodpigeons and collared doves, which I know many people regard as a nuisance, but I rather like having them around. I'm still being visited by a pair of jays, who discovered my birdseed during the cold spell and still pop back for a free meal from time to time.

 

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I thought you might like to see the birds nesting in my garden, well, on my house actually. I hope you love them as much as I do!