April brings the showers, May brings the sun and spring begins to bloom – well it did when I was a lot younger, now days it appears to rain until mid May. However the weather was kinder, the birds were beginning their courtships and fledglings would soon be on the scene. Thankfully no further damage… Continue reading At The Feeder May 2021
Tag: House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
At The Feeder April 2021
At last normality returns. Storms died down and the sun broke through the clouds several times. No more destroyed feeders loss of seeds etc. Visiting birds began to return some old some new: I do try to discourage the bigger birds but with such bad winter we did get:
At the Feeder January-March 2021
Looking back at my folders for the above months I was reminded that when 2020 went out it did not go quietly or gently into the night. It went screaming and promising that 2021 would come in like a roaring lion. 2021 (as far as Livingston was concerned) came in like an angry vengeful… Continue reading At the Feeder January-March 2021
October-December 2020 At the Feeder
The weather gave fair warning that it was going out the way it came in – Cold, wild, wet and very windy. I was glad to see the back of that year. Unfortunately the year ended on a bad note for me. Whilst working on my model railway layout I had and accident-a fall-and suffered… Continue reading October-December 2020 At the Feeder
July – September 2020 At the Feeder
The renovated garden as at 26th June 2020 Replacement feeders were purchased along with seed, meal worms and fat blocks. These were placed between the raided bed and centre point at the fence. The location was ideal as it was across from the Livingroom window – where my PC was located and my trusty Canon… Continue reading July – September 2020 At the Feeder
January – February 2020 – At the Feeder Visitors
As mentioned in previous blogs Winter 2019/2020 was bad. Regardless of how I felt and my emotional state I maintained the feeders and ensured that they were filled at all times. In addition to the seed feeders I had fat Balls, Fat block (with insects and/or meal worms). I kept two feeders with mixed seed… Continue reading January – February 2020 – At the Feeder Visitors
January 2020 – A Bad Start to the Year
As 2019 stormed out and 2020 raged in the visitors to the feeding stations dwindled to nil. 2019 was not a good year for me, my partner, latterly my wife was dying of cancer and was in and out of hospital from January to August. Susan passed away at home on 15th September 2019. Susan … Continue reading January 2020 – A Bad Start to the Year