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[Taz2]

Read all about it here https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/sparrowhawk/

Taz x 

[jaypo]

Thanks Taz, that's answered all my questions lol they do live very long do they? Only 4 years

[CLKD]

 

[Taz2]

Thanks Taz, that's answered all my questions lol they do live very long do they? Only 4 years

That's a reasonable time for a wild bird though when you consider all of the dangers. Robins for example only live less than 2 years on average

Taz

[jaypo]

Blimey,just looked what I wrote, I meant the DON'T live very long 
Yes I was shocked to learn robins live on average 1-2 years but sad,the one we have at the moment is very friendly,comes right at your feet to eat his seeds 🥰

[Taz2]

Blimey,just looked what I wrote, I meant the DON'T live very long 

I didn't notice and my brain read it as 'don't' 

[CLKD]

A few of this year's gold finches are on the feeders this morning 

[jaypo]

Blimey,just looked what I wrote, I meant the DON'T live very long 

I didn't notice and my brain read it as 'don't' 

  Ahhhh the meno brain,us women know exactly what the other means,even if it IS gobbledygook 

[CLKD]

Neighbours' cat brought in a caterpillar, I couldn't understand why DH was showing me a black poo    - a privet hawk moth,  now at the bottom of a fuchsia plant. 

[CLKD]

Hawk moth caterpillars - last week we found 1: rescued from the kitten:  which may/not B the critter on the floor under the fuchsia shrub where it was placed - and another on an evening primrose stalk :-))))

[CLKD]

It's too wet for our large fish, now 38 years old.  He/she is hiding under some debris [blanket and duck weed] that I laid on top of the protecting wire mesh [to stop mink].   . It came out from the shelter to feed, then swam back underneath   

[jaypo]

Aww wow,didn't know they lived so long 

[CLKD]

Japanese Koi can be long lived too.  And grow HUGE!  He/she was 1 of 12 that we bought, 9 survived the 20 mins journey back to here.  Several years later 7 died after the air pressure altered suddenly, a lot of expensive fish were lost that night  .  He/she is the last .........

There's some bedraggled looking birds outside today 

[CLKD]

Lots of young goldfinches on the feeders in the front garden.  Birds ignored the nuts in the back which had to go in the bin after last weeks rain.

Need to re-organise the feeders to spread the sunflower hearts around a bit.  The sunflowers below are great, self set - large flower heads, bright yellow to brighten up the day 

[CLKD]

Siskins are back 

Lots of goldfinches and blue tits. 4 Gt tits.  Pigeons ++, still trying to hump each other 

I treated them to 5 new feeders this week, 2 specifically for sunflower hearts: well that's a no, there's more mess than from the others  .  Hence the pigeons  . Occasionally blackbirds ...........