Hobbies and Crafts

It would be good to get a photo of the Barn Owl Ann, but I have no idea if he was perching in my tree last night. It was terribly windy, a full gale coming in off the sea, so I couldn't hear anything over that. The leaves are begining to thin on the trees now, and I have scanned them all, but no sign so far in daylight.

There are few birds about at the moment, the odd chaffinch, sparrows, a robin, occassionaL blackbird, collared doves, and the usual flock of jackdaws. There were oyster catchers on the beach the other day.
Haven't seen the goldfinches, or greenfinches for quite a while.

Tec.

Pity you can't set up a web cam Tec. I bet he/she is camera shy!!! Maybe you'll have more luck when the tree is bare. But maybe that will deter the owl from hiding there.

Evening all:)

We have had a couple of Chaffinches today, other than that just the usual!!

Tec...yeh you'll have to get a camera thingy, can you borrow one??

Ann....you lucky thing to have one Gold finch let alone 20 of them:))) send them this way please:)

jude

There seems to be a lot more Bird Song in the garden now.(not sure what they all are at the 'mo).I am looking forward to things perking up again.

Afternoon everyone... :-D

l have just added some photo's onto my blog from JustJean:))

l will add more from asap, l took some of sparrow that looks like he has a lump on chest, l do hope its not to do with this nasty desease the birds are getting, will send photo to the welsh report thingie l do!
No owls lately:(
A pair of chaffinches have visited this past few days:)

The other day at the Strensham south bound service station we saw loads of starlings eating orange berries off a bush, loads of them in the bush chattering away, sounded quite cute too.....did'nt have camera on me...dohh

Take care
jude x

Yesterday at Westonbirt there was a large flock of blue, coal and Great Tita. We waited for ages but neither of us could catch them to get a photo, they were flitting around very fast.


Jude not had any photos off you for ages for either the craft or photo blog.

4 very small Goldfinches eating from the seed feeders. But eating the no mess sunflower seeda rather than the nyger seed. Yesterday we had just one older larger goldfinch eating the nyger seed. I wonder if this years birds have evolved to eating the sunflower seed. Strange.

Ann...l know naughty are'nt l, will have a looksie, not done much craft, l get so cross with it...lol

jude :)

Hello all.
The Magpies seem to be back :-| :-| they are such bullies.But is so nice t see a lot of the smaller birds around now.
We have another big fire again at a recycling place just about a mile from here.There was a massive one 3 weeks ago,and it has started up again.I hope the birds are alright as I have had to have everything shut up today.The smoke was right over us and came right down to ground level.The smell was choking.
Poor Chester was sneezing ,and me also .I just let him out for a wee ,but got him back in quickly.I spoke to a fireman this morning and he said it could burn for a fortnight :-S :-S :-S

that is nasty Jane.

who is your avitar of Jane, lovely photo. Is it you?

It's me Ann lol I think I was about 5 then.Yes this smoke is nasty when it comes low.I just had to close everything again.I just had a look and the smoke is billowing up again.

It is a sweet photo Jane

Thanks Ann.You should see me now lol.'Sweet wouldn't be the word now'.It's funny how 50 odd years can change you :-| :-| :-|

I know the feeling Jane, even more so, 60!!!

Oh my goodness ! we are disappearing down the pages.
Big Nudge.
I have just hung some fat filled coconut shells and a peanut ball ,so am expecting a bit more activity.
I guess it must be Pheasant Shooting time,as There was a Jeep with a seated trailer at the end of the lane opposite us.I think it drops off the men with their guns.I have seen a few squished Pheasants on the road just recently :-0 :-0

Jude I love the latest pics on your blog with the bears.

Yes we saw a beautiful (well he would have been ) cock pheasant ont he road squashed. (I used to work with somebody who would 'rescue' road kill for the pot!)

We have had a lot of activity on the seed feeders lately, 4/5 goldfinches at a time, blue and great tits, lots of sparrow, a few starling, collard doves, wood pigeons, a blackbird and I think I saw a greenfinch yesterday. We have filled up one of the seed feeders every day this week so far.

Hmphh - well, the wood pigeons were out in force to-day devouring the berries on my holly tree. Into a pie if I could catch 'em :-|

Now, it had not occurred to me that wood pigeons ate holly berries. I assume it is a holy tree so they can land on the branches, ungainly birds they wouldn't be able to tackle a bush, too heavy.

Jane...are'nt they good:)

We've had a blackbird....yehhhh...oh and a few rats...lol
Plus the usual, sparrows, a few tits, c/doves, woodies,crow and jackdaws, robin and a pr of chaffinches....lucky really, but l do wish we had Goldfinches and Bullfinches etc....ooooo Vic saw a Jay the other day:)

Vic went on a ramble today at Tintern (9 miles|) and saw a snake...heres the link...

http://www.hiltonpond.org/thisweek051022.html

scroll down till you find the black snake with yellow head and tail!!!!!!! very interseting.l've also sent this link to another rambler, as 2 others saw it, be interesting if she thinks its the same!!!

jude x

Yes, they're fat, heavy beggars. There was about a dozen of them in the tree to-day. I shall try and take a picture tomorrow (if it's not too cold and the tree (about 30 ft tall) hasn't already been stripped of berries - it doesn't take them long!)