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Hellooooo.......no course its not died, l must admit l forget to look though....sorry:(
Poor Ann and her blogs too,l forget them aswell:(

HELLO Linda, good to see you, pm me and let me know how things are...ok:)

Jane...we had a blackbird here yesterday and today, so nice to see them back.
Sat 5th Nov we had horrendous fireworks all around....grrrr...poor Madoc did'nt know what to do with himself....we just tried to ignore him, which is'nt easy, he settled more though when l sat on the floor and he sat across my lap:)
Sunday...we had 3 dogs in here, neighbours had to work so we had Rosco (Lab 2yrs) and Wolfie (Wolfie looking mut 3-4yrs). Rosco is mad and wanted to play with Madoc, which was great as it took their attention away, but everytime they heard a loud one, they stopped....bless em!!
Wolfie is such a quiet placid little chap, so gentle....did'nt like the noise the boys made so cried & howled at them, or tried to hide under the stairs.

Take care all:)

Send photo of stoat to my blog or Ann's:)

jude x

No Jane it hasn't died, we are all guilty of not adding. Not a lot of bird activity at the moment, I guess because it has been mild here so they have various bugs to eat. goldfinches still feeding though.

OH saw a spotted woodpecker on the golf course today.

Ooo err things seem to be moving now....l've just seen a Nuthatch, not seen one in ages and ages....and Vic is sure he saw a Jay the other day, so we have the bino's permanently perched on the arm of chair....thing is the dog knows when we are excitied and barks.....grrrr...love him!!!

jude

Jude,if Chester see's me suddenly grab the camera and rush to the window he is there too :-S.Problem is he often makes such a racket(like yours),and frightens whatever it is away. :-| :-|
I must look up a Nuthatch and see it these could be in the garden as there are a few birds that I am not sure of.

Yep Madoc is the same with the camera...lol

You must watch this, brilliant:)

http://vimeo.com/31158841

Wow that is wonderful Jude, never seen such a large number as that. Wonder where theyw ere? Or did it say?

OMG .That was amazing.It was like a piece of Art.Made me quite tearful with that music playing.Thanks Jude.

Is'nt it amazing....my daughter put it on Facebook, its from UK somewhere. The girls that did it have other videos too but not like that!!
Cheers one up does'nt it:)
jude :-D

Ann
It was filmed in Ireland. Amazing footage.
Take care
Von

Thanks Von.

Evening all.
We have seen the Stoat again today.It seems to be around an awful lot in the garden recently.I think it is snaffling up all our little voles . :-S

Jane
Give it a medal. I'm afraid I hate small furry creatures so I think the little stoat is doing a great job.
I once had a very cheeky vole in my greenhouse that ate my geraniums!!!
Take care
Von

Von, we have lots of little furry creatures around here.As long as they stay outdoors I'm happy.Saying that our recycling bins are in the garage and I found lots of little deposits of poo in a sandwich pack my son had chucked in the cardboard box (the garage is integral and just off the kitchen) :-| :-|
We haven't seen the little vole that plays around in the flower pots on the patio for some days now .So I fear it has been dinner for the Stoat. :-S :-S

Hi all,
The weather is more autumnal in the SE now, with mists and chilly air coming from the east.
I wonder if that is driving the smaller birds back into town?

Yesterday we had quite a show going on in our trees with variety of tits (sorry, that sounds a bit Moulin Rouge :-0 ;-)) blue, great, long tailed and coal plus chaffinches. A few flew very close to the feeder on my balcony, doing a quick U turn at the last minute. I'm going to have to rehome the spider and her nest from the underside of the feeder so I can clean and replenish in case I have little visitors.
A couple of Jays have been in evidence for a few weeks now. They don't seem to have a set time, they turn up at any time of year for a while then go off elsewhere. Noisy but very pretty,never near enough for a decent photo though.

I hope everyones well, wrap up - winter drawers on ;-)

PS... Jude, the starlings were filmed on the Shannon. Is Aberystwyth too far for you? Because they have starlings swarming there ( haven't been myself, just read about it)

Afternoon all, a real November day here today, quite raw and misty/damp and grey, not nice at all but I think we will now have to get used to it. We have been spoiled by the milder weather. Just been grocery shopping for food for us, yesterday was buy food for the birds day. Getting quite a few blue tits and sparrows feeding, plus starlings and a robin so the numbers are picking up. Just had a text from daughter to say theya re up Loughrigg in the Lake District so hope they are well wrapped up.

Evening all:)

Thanks Island, its abit far me thinks, Vic says its further on than Rhayda(sp), but you never know!!!!

Have just added Dolly's Hens on my blog....:)) they are lovely, all Reds, some lighter than others.

Night night

jude x

Hello Everybody.
I have taken the plunge Annin-Glos hope you will all be gentle with me.
I only know Von and Jude on here as they post on my Welsh thread.
I live on the borders of Radnorshire and the wildlife is wonderful.
Loads of feeders doted about, had to make my own because the size of feeders you buy once filled up don't last 5 minutes.
This is how you make a large bird feeder, it's very easy to make. Buy yourself a 5 litre container of water, remove water and with a stanley knife cut along 3 sides of the container only, (please be careful with the knife). The side you have not cut will act as a hinge, place your hand into the cut opposite the hinge and try to bend it back towards the hinge , once you have done that you can fill the container and bend the top of container back into place and secure with waterproof duck-tape. My ingredients to fill the feeder is 1 kg of porridge outs, 1 kg of wild-bird seed and 2 large packs of cheep lard.
I have a large jam kettle which I use to melt the lard down and once done I add the rest of the feed and mix well, then fill the container, let it set then cut a window on 3 sides of the container about 1 and a half inches wide by 2 inches long, hang up and enjoy the entertainment you will have.
You can use this feeder time after time , when it wants filling wrap duck-tape round the container covering the windows and you will have no problems filling it back up. the containers I have are several years old.
Well there you have it.
Hello to you all, take care.
Shaun

Lucky you Shaun! We have a couple of stays every year at Gigrin Farm Rhayadar so know what a beautiful part of the world it is. We camp and take our own feeders with us to attract a few birdies - and boy are they popular! You must starve them! ;-) :-D

You ought to venture into other threads and get to know a few more of us, we're all fun and friendly :-D and definitely not cliquey!

PS.
Shaun, are you able to post a photo of it on here? Link via 'videos' on home page.

ummm.....I'm not very good with written instructions :-)

Shaun...hello:)

You can also send it to me blog and /or AnnGlos blog, if you want my email address for the blog l can send it to Anns too:)

Sounds very clever but simple, will try that:)

Island...l thought l spelt Rhayadar wrong...lol, my spelling is getting worser and worser.lol

jude ;-)