the jay

I spotted a pair of goldcrests in the tree at the back of my garden as I went out to feed the birds this morning,made my day :D :D

 

bet that was nice to see pip see if you can get a snap of them. im having lots of fun at the moment watching the jay, squirrel and magpie fight for the nuts its like whacky races :D :D

 

Would love to get a snap of them but I`m not sure if they will return because they are a fleeting bird and only usually hang about a garden for a couple of days.

Mrs Pip and myself were also watching a squirrel eating away at the nut feeder,it eventually knocked the feeder to the ground and ran off.

See a lot of magpies around here but not in my garden as yet.

 

Pip, aren't goldcrests lovely? we have them around here, have allotments, trees, bushes etc., but don't get them in my garden unfortunately.

Have had a bird bath/feeder for a while now & the birds definately know where to come/go for a drink or feed. we have had a couple of doves come down to it too - there are alot of coops etc in allotments & gardens a little further from us.

A couple of days ago my husband said he saw a pigeon in the garden looking bad. he watched it walk around for a while, went in the garden & it walked up to him - obviously a home bred or whatever you call it. it was ringed so he picked it up, took it to the bath & it had a drink, then he let it go. Hope this was the right thing to do.

enjoy the birdies, i do, what i can see of them!

cheers

 

well ive waited a week and been putting the jays nuts out and both of them are nowhere to be seen . hope he comes back ,

 

Don't give up Ste.my resident blackbird went missing for about 4 months but she's back now along with robin feeding out my hand,I was made up the other day I was taking next doors wheely bin in and my neighbour came out to chat I pointed out my robin on the fence some 60ft away I held my hand up and whistled he shot over he was a bit disappointed there was no mealworm my hand my neighbour was fascinated only wish I had my camera, he then followed me round to the g/house were I keep the mealworms and got his reward.

 

thanks walnut funny how you feed the same bird and when it doesnt turn up you wonder where its gone at least the magpie isnt complaining , hope the magpie remembers where he has buried his peanuts or ill have four borders full. glad your blackbird has turned up and your cheeky chappie robin dont forget to get a few shots if you can have a good xmas

 

Spotted a jay in a tree a couple of gardens down from me,will try and entice it into mine

Keep you posted.

 

well at last my jays back!! i know its the same one as it always hides on the same branch before taking monkey nuts off my barby. glad he back but i dont think the magpie is they have a right old tussle. walnut hows the robin thought about doing your trick with my resident robin untill i saw the price of mealworms. or am i just getting tight
pip monkey nuts works a treat once they have fed a few times he be back most days

 

Hi Ste. robins fine has a lady friend now she keeps inspecting the nest box in our garden, she's not as tame as he is but i'm working on it she will take mealworms I throw in the garden, the blackbird is here every day sometimes a male is around she looks determined to stay put, knows when she's on a good thing,will update photos soon.

 

not many birds out today walnut just the odd gull flying past but with the wind behind it, LOOKS LIKE CONCORDE :D

 

walnut how much are you paying for your meal worms

 

Saturday morning was doing my duty washing the breakfast dishes watching my blackbird eating pear on the corner of the lawn next time I looked a sparrow hawk was down plucking away at its catch,I feared the worse and thought it was no use the bird was dead, I had my camera to hand and with some trepedation opened the door took a shot, the sparrow hawl took off with the catch,when I blew the picture up the bird it had appeared to be a starling for two days I didn't see my blackbird so still wasn't sure, today she showed up the hawk must have passed over her and nabbed a starling, phew.


Ste I pay about �£2.50 for about 3oz of mealworms they are kept in 3 containers and feeding them with bran and pieces of apple(for moisture)they turn into their adult beetle form and breed so i'm not having to buy them too often.

 

Nice picture walnut, if you know what I mean.

It wasn't nice for the starling though.