9 June 2011
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Not my greatest shot ever but I did not want to upset this young visitor to the garden by backing him in to a more picturesque corner of the garden. I think it must have been one of his first … Continue reading
6 May 2011
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We have been enjoying watching the birds in our garden and am still not fed up with even the humble sparrow. However, the photo above shows a new experience for me — this family of sparrows sat on our fence … Continue reading
12 April 2011
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One of the delights of our garden is the large number of avian visitors. Having spent years in sparrow-starved South London, we are delighted even by the appearance of that common house bird but sometimes we get something new. Waxwings … Continue reading
11 March 2011
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You can only see the beak of the second one but I got to enjoy this pair of goldfinches on one of our garden birdfeeders earlier this week. I was washing up and preparing my lunch when I spotted that … Continue reading
6 February 2011
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The male blackbirds in our area are starting to compete with each other for the attention of the females. This afternoon we were watching two “boys” trying to catch the eye of one “girl”. There are two results for us … Continue reading
31 January 2011
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It is a bit too late to flag it up for your participation but I wanted to note that Jane and I took place in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend. We spent an hour on Saturday afternoon gazing … Continue reading