Winter in my garden
21st February 2013
I have been putting out all sorts of different food for the birds this winter, a large variety of seed, fatballs and fruit, but one food that a lot of birds really like is porridge oats. I don't buy the expensive brands just a cheap supermarket variety, nevertheless the birds just love it, they are really hoovering it up.
It just goes to show you don't have to spend loads of money on these fancy bird foods just something basic can work very well.
I was sat in my permanent hide a few days ago just waiting for whatever came in to feed and a Lesser Redpoll flew in and landed on one of the perches. While this is quite a common bird I have never had one in my garden in the eighteen years I have lived here, so it was quite a milestone for me.
The G.S.Woodpeckers have started coming back now there is a ready supply of peanuts and a Long Tailed Tit family party are flying around, peanuts being their favourite food also.
I will photograph them once they start coming to the feeders.
I have seen my old friend the Sparrowhawk flying around the last couple of weeks and sure enough he came in and landed on one of his favourite perches, good job I had my 300mm lens already pointing right on it. What a special bird he is, so beautiful and yet such a clinical hunter. Now that the cold weather has set in again more birds will be looking for food and now is the time to attract them to your garden.
Please see Latest Images, Garden Birds.
It just goes to show you don't have to spend loads of money on these fancy bird foods just something basic can work very well.
I was sat in my permanent hide a few days ago just waiting for whatever came in to feed and a Lesser Redpoll flew in and landed on one of the perches. While this is quite a common bird I have never had one in my garden in the eighteen years I have lived here, so it was quite a milestone for me.
The G.S.Woodpeckers have started coming back now there is a ready supply of peanuts and a Long Tailed Tit family party are flying around, peanuts being their favourite food also.
I will photograph them once they start coming to the feeders.
I have seen my old friend the Sparrowhawk flying around the last couple of weeks and sure enough he came in and landed on one of his favourite perches, good job I had my 300mm lens already pointing right on it. What a special bird he is, so beautiful and yet such a clinical hunter. Now that the cold weather has set in again more birds will be looking for food and now is the time to attract them to your garden.
Please see Latest Images, Garden Birds.