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LOL Jude .YEAH!! it's the Government's fault we are having such dreadful weather. ;-)
Haven't seen my Squirrels this afternoon.Probably because we have been out and about in the garden.Lots of little birds around the Coconut,and on the ground picking up the dropped bits were the Sparrows ,Robins,and a Vole lol
the little Vole pops in and out of the Rockery to snaffle up the bits of fat dropped from the Coconut .It looks like it is on hidden wheels the way it scoots about as you can't see it's feet :-D

Hello Gang :-)
Hope you are all okay and enjoying the weather if you like it hot, I'm following the shade round half my time or indoors with fans going, the heat dose me no good what so ever.
I mentioned on the welsh thread that I have been watching 3 baby owl chicks being fed by there parents, a lovely sight. I don't wont to photograph them yet because the flash on camera could startle them. Once I have photos I will send to Jude. Also, I cannot think I f I told you, but a wren decided to nick the swallows nest and built it's own nest on the top. There are baby chicks in the nest now a couple of days old so there will be some photos of those which Jude will have.
Don't know if you saw the photo of the baby Tree-Creeper I sent to Jude, but sadly there will be no updates of there progress because they were attacked by a squirrel and eaten. We have a lot of problems round here re squirrels raiding bird nests, they will take eggs and young chicks. Last year I caught one chewing the front from a bird-box.
Keep your eyes peeled for owls and wrens and young black-bird on Jude's blog, soon.
You all take care.
Shaun

I will look forward to that Sean. What a shame about the tree creepers nest Squirrels are pests aren't they, even though they do look cute. I would have loved to see those baby owls, you were very privileged.

OMG Shaun
I didn't realise squirrels did that :-S :-S.I haven't seem my Earless one and Mate for a few days now.Maybe it is the heat.
It's good to know I'm not the only shade hugger :-D I do find the heat a problem sometimes.Fans on all over the place here.I have found a few little blue eggs broken into lying on the Lawn .I think it could be the Magpies.

Looking forward to seeing your pics on the blog.

My friend who lives down the lane was telling me yesterday that when we had a hot day last week they had all the doors open and a whole group of Swifts flew in!!!!.He said about 9 .He has a lot of antique pictures ,mirrors etc in the main hall(which they use as dining room.The birds settled on the mirror and picture frames and pooped all over them lol.Took for ever to get them to fly out again.How strange is that.It is a converted Barn surrounded by other stone built buildings.I wonder if they were looking for nesting places?.Their staircase is an open one going to a galleried landing and the birds were up there too :-S

I told him at least it was a good opportunity to do some well needed cleaning :-D :-D

Sounds like a scene from The Birds Jane. Hope the bird lime didn't damage the antiques though.

Wow, thats great...they should have a camera at the ready...lol:)

jude x

They are so not ready with cameras at hand :-S :-S.It gets my goat sometimes as they are so bl**d* clueless about birds and nature,and yet they live in the perfect setting .When I go down to see Fitz(my friend) we will sit in the garden and i will say ooh look at this or that bird eg Buzzards,Kites,and the Swifts and I just get a vacant look.Hey Ho ! we are all different .

my neighbours have a web cam in the bluetit nesting box at the end of their garden - eight babies - great fun to watch!!

I'm working out how I can throttle two magpies in my garden - their beaks are on the go from dawn til dusk!!!!!

Don't mention Magpies!!! I am finding so many little broken eggs on my lawn :-( :-(
How lovely to see a webcam of the baby Blue Tits.

Had an unusual experience last week. Opened the front door fairly early one morning and this magpie swooped across the road and more or less invited itself in. Seemed to have little fear of humans so someone must have been looking after it. It was only a youngster.

Have sent Jude a couple of photos of some ducks that came into our enclosed back garden at the begining of May.

Linda x

My son and girlfriend went to a Falconry yesterday.Have just downloaded a lot of great pics.
Jude I will send you a few tomorrow .See what you fancy to go on your blog.To be honest I have over a hundred that they took ,so it is going to be a difficult choice as what to send you, :-S :-S

We don't seem to have that many young birds so far this year, although there is rather a large flock of young starlings which visit the garden en mass

I think we do have a number of youngsters Ann,even if they look bigger than their parents lol
I have had a Squirrel back today .Not the Earless one.I haven't seen that one for a couple of weeks now.I am wondering if this one might possibly be a young one :-D.There is a young Blackbird that just loves the Suet Cake in the cage.it stands underneath and then takes a big leap up to grab some.Looks like it is on a Pogo Stick :-D :-D

Lol Jane a pogo jumping blackbird. :-D

It does look funny Ann and it manages to get some big bits of suet out each time.Lots of young Blue Tits and Great Tits on the Coconut too.No Long Tailed ones for a long time now though.

Jude 2 pics winging there way to you :-D

Pics are on the blog now Jane:)
Beeeautiful:)
Many thanks
jude x

That owl is a right HOOT isn't it Jude :-D ;-).Just wish I knew what kind it is .The other pic is a Russian Step Eagle.