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Blame OH, Ann, he would give a home to anything including an elephant!!

Well I saw a sight this morning.7 Buzzards!!!.I got a photo ,but only got 4 in the frame.I have never seen a sight like that before.They were quite high up and I could hear all the squawking going on.
I will send a pic of the 4 to Judes Blog.

Hello, Strangers! Haven't been on for a looooooong time. This morning I had a real fright: we were having breakfast in the conservatory which overlooks the patio, on which is our bird feeding station. I heard a flapping, looked out just in time to see a bird roughly the size of a wood pigeon, fly off from the feeding station. I only saw the underside; after the bird had flown off, the feeding sparrows started screeching. Because they did that, I thought maybe a sparrowhawk? Looked it up, and sure enough, the markings I saw matched those of the female sparrowhawk. It all happened in seconds, but made me jump! Poor birds didn't come back for a while, so they were obviously spooked. :-((

Hello Glenys the Menace:o))

l would love to see that, we have them around here but only seen one sitting on a fence for a split second.

Photo of Buzzards on blog now:o))

We have had a female sparrow hawk on our trellis just outside our conservatory. I hate to see them, magnificen as they are because afterwards we don't see the small birds for ages.

You should be honoured to have them on the trellis Ann......the small birds come back and its nature......but l know what you mean.
The rspb lads at Symonds Yat get so excited when l tell them of the Sparrowhawks that have recently been seen catching pigeons etc here.

jude x

I've just had a tiny little wren bobbing backwards and forwards along the fence outside the kitchen window making a lot of noise. I don't know what it's about but she keeps looking over the other side of the fence. Nothing I can do to find out really because if it's anything to do with fledglings the other side I'd have ended up making her fly off as the back door is right by where she is. I just hope it's nothing to do with next door but one's grey cat. I know my 3 are innocent, they're all in and on beds at the moment thank goodness.

Hope little wren is OK Dizzie.
The swifts were out in force last night, hope they caught a lot of midges, that will stop them biting me. Why do midges/mozzies bite some people & not others? I get bitten to death, OH doesn't get bitten.

We also saw a couple of the small hawks yesterday.

Hope the wren is ok, could well be a fledgling being harrassed:o((

Keep an eye on those bites Ann...sister got bitten by something on Monday and its really playing her up, had to take her into boots yesterday!!!!! she's on anti-hystamene (sp) and may need anti-biotics:o((

jude

Blinky heck...nearly a week since anyone reported on here...:o((

We have just bought a bird table from Lidl's at £9.00, not very tall but it willbe on slightly higher ground. Its made of pine from China (where else!!) and supposed to be weathered, but l might give it another coating. Its to be assembled yet, so that could take an age...lol...but thought well if it last a yr its not mega amount to buy another one. Our old one is so tatty now.
Also bought 2 pots of Asters for £3 and pots of chryanths(sp) for £3.
Wanted the winter pansies on Monday but they were sold in a few hrs:o((((

Hope you're all well:o)

jude x

Jude, try Jersey plantsdirect, they usually have a good selection, free delivery.
We still dont see any birds in our garden, and as we have always had cats, I dont think it is the presence of the stays.

Ordered Pansy Can Can to share with sister:o)


l wonder why you don't get birds?

jude x

What is a pansy can can Jude ? LOL
I have heard lots of bird cry today and I think it was Buzzards.It sounded like screaming lol.It was quite scary sounding.
We have a Squirrel who is seems to be digging in the border!!I must get the camera out again !!

Go to.....Pansy Can Can on google...lol.... they are beauuutiful:o)))

Not seen a squirrel for a while nor the buzzards:o(

jude

Bites gone now Jude. sat watching and listening to the parraqueets as they flew home tonight while we were having a meal in a local bar.

oooh! Frilly Pansies!!!!.They look lovely .Will have to get OH to order some.
Just looked at a web site and they are sold out!!

My sister still has an itchy patch from her bite...pleased yours has gone:o))

Jane...did you try Jersey plantsdirect as Jean suggested, thats where l got mine, or try Suttons, lgot some lovely wallflower mins's theother day and everyone has taken:o)))

jude

Jude, we have 72 of those miniature wallflowers to plant out! Hope they will all go in the front border!

Jean.....l think l have about 30!

Is'nt Madoc clever....he helped me unpack the bags for the freezer, l asked him to get a packet of meat and he did, then another and then salmon:o)) thought he might try and run off with the salmon. It saved me bending down:o)))

Its raining here:o((
jude

That drop of rain came just right for our wallflowers to settle them in. Still not a bird in sight. This time last year I was worried that the birds were so numerous we wouldnt get to taste the grapes! This year, not a bird in sight.