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Author Topic: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature  (Read 1138315 times)

CLKD

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4860 on: December 02, 2019, 02:21:22 PM »
A jay appeared in our garden this morning.   The 1st seen here for over 25 years.  There are new housing estates popping up: 250 on one plot so trees/woodland have been felled  :'(.  So badgers  >:( and now a jay have moved literally, over the road into our plot - hence no hedgehogs since end of April  :'(

We also have 4 green finches underneath the feeders  :). 
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4861 on: December 02, 2019, 02:39:51 PM »
I did not appear in your garden this morning clkd  ;D
I've been putting out food for the robins,they are loving it
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4862 on: December 02, 2019, 03:49:54 PM »
You are welcome but it's a bit of a trek  ;D

Dusk falling.  Looks like a nice sunset later  8)
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4863 on: December 28, 2019, 02:17:50 PM »
Some bulbs are peeping through  :-*
Birds are singing
Pond fish are feeding
Forsythia in flower  :)
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4864 on: December 28, 2019, 05:41:29 PM »
Forsythia - is that a special winter flowering variety? Very unusual whatever it is as March and April are the normal months. Apparently it can flower early if stressed during summer and we haven't had a proper winter yet - but still very strange if so?

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4865 on: December 28, 2019, 06:07:34 PM »
Nope.  It flowers when it likes, I gave it a hard prune in August so we had a 2nd flowering in October.  Lovely pale yellow flowers and it roots like a weed from cuttings.  On a South facing wooden fence so well sheltered. 

Winter flowering honeysuckle; on the same fence; will be next which allows early insects: and I saw a ladybird flying by my nose earlier  :o : to feed. 
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4866 on: December 29, 2019, 01:19:45 PM »
Had 90 mins on hands and knees.  Cutting off hellebore leaves to put into the Council bin.  Found snowdrops poking through  :-* about 2" tall.  Hopefully they won't get caught by the frost but all get sunshine part of the day.  Hellebore buds look healthy, one plant in full flower.  It is forsythia, I wouldn't buy a jasmine that doesn't have perfume  ;). 

Lots of dead, soggy leaves particularly off the walnut tree - that's for later, stopped for cheese, biscuits, grapes., chocolate  :whist:
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4867 on: December 29, 2019, 02:37:04 PM »
Another hour outside: can see progress being made  :).  Robin was close by.  I have found the root of a hop plant which over-took fruit trees during 2019 instead of rambling along the fence  ;D so that will need to be dug out and shifted.  Blue sky.  Chilly wind.  Indoors now.
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4868 on: January 08, 2020, 02:02:42 PM »
Two male and one female bull finches checking the flowering plum tree for tasty shoots today  :)
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4869 on: January 08, 2020, 03:15:28 PM »
Robin keeps activating our RING doorbell camera   ;D and a grey squirrel is happily digging holes in our lawn  :o
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4870 on: January 08, 2020, 03:52:06 PM »
Is the chime motion activated?  He's been ringing your bell all the while you were away?

Bull finches are lovely but destroy buds on the fruit trees  :-\

How's Bob? 
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4871 on: January 08, 2020, 04:50:06 PM »
Yes it's motion activated,he sits on top of it  ;D quite funny really
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4872 on: January 08, 2020, 07:46:18 PM »
? photos on a 'phone that records sound   ?
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4873 on: January 10, 2020, 09:38:33 AM »
Quote from: Two hoots on January 08, 2020, 02:02:42 PM
Two male and one female bull finches checking the flowering plum tree for tasty shoots today  :)

Hope the lonely female soons finds a new mate. Wonder what happened to her other one!

Taz x
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4874 on: January 13, 2020, 09:01:49 PM »
Saw Bob (aka. Robert The Mouse) this afternoon. He looks well ... although he did move a bit fast for me to get a good look  :tribble:
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