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Thanks Vera.

Forgot to say we have spotted a R*T on the patio :-S :-S

Jane how sad, having had a young family member of my daughters husband commit suicide a couple of years back I know how it is so much more upsetting than a normal (if there is such a thing) death. I am so sorry to hear this and hope your son will be able to come to terms with it eventually. <3

Only a couple of starlings around today but they have finished off a new fat cake.

That's so very sad Jane. May the young person rest in peace now and may your son find the strength to cope with the loss of his friend.

I spotted a Sparrow Hawk land in one of the big trees down the garden today :-|

My mind hasn't been on the birds for the last few days as a close friend of my Son took his own life in a horrific way on thursday night. :-(...It has just been a very sad and
upsetting time .

Today I have seen........................................ the grand total of 2 collard doves

Something I haven't really thought about are the ordinary pigeons we get round here. I am so used to seeing them I tend to forget them.

Thirty years ago or more an old chap up the road used to keep a pigeon loft and race them. He must have died at least twenty five years ago, by then he had stopped racing but the pigeons still seemed to stay usually to be seen sitting on his roof or on the roof if the house two doors down to us, no idea why as this was round the corner and across the road and about twenty houses away from his. They must have liked it for some reason or another.

They were always the usual grey blue colour but I have noticed in recent years that more and more were getting more white on them. This year a lot of them are pure white like Doves.

I haven't a clue as to whether White Doves are really pigeons or not but just now when I was out in the garden a big flock of about forty flew over, lots of them were white and they looked absolutely lovely with the sun shining on them.

Having said that the sun has now disappeared and it looks like rain. So much for the weeding. No sign of the Robin either today, just those pesky. Magpies shouting at me from the tree.

M.
:-)

Apart from a couple of collared doves we've hardly seen a bird around here for days, but before going out yesterday I put out a new home made fat cake. It was quite large but when we returned three hours later it was completely gone - not a crumb to be seen. I suspect starlings.

I've just put another one out so I'll see how long that one lasts.

I am delighted to say that Henry the frog is still around. I haven't seen him but he hopped across the grass in front of OH yesterday??

EDIT. I didn't put 2 question marks at the end of my post. I put an emoticon from my iPad keyboard. Obviously it only likes the Genes emoticons!

Apparently blackbirds have increased this year. Maryanna we lost our sparrows after visits from a sparrowhawk 2 years back. They came back after 2 months

OH saw a wren in the garden today. AllI have seen are collard doves, sparrows and starlings.

Well, I got a bit of help in the garden today, and I don't mean Himself.

The Robin was very much in evidence, I haven't seen him for months.

There were just three Magpies arguing in the trees and about four or five of the Jackdaws on next doors roof.

Hardly any Sparrows at the moment, I don't know if all the regular visits fron the Sparrowhawk took their toll.

There were though, a good few Starlings on the aerial of the house down the road, not sure if they are coming or going at the moment.

Even the Wood Pigeons and Dopey Doves seem to have left home.

I haven't even seen a Blackbird for ages.

Not a lot to report then really !!!!!!!

M. :-)

Just a great many Starlings and a Blackbird here last few days...... boring!!!!

Collard doves, one starling and sparrows, that is all I have seen here today. :-D

Gives me the creeps just looking at your avatar KenSE.

It is indeed a magnificent looking bird Ann, but close too with it's beady piercing eyes, large sharp hooked beak and long talons I still get the goosebumps!

magnificent looking birds but by their nature very cruel. :-(

It came back again today.

Oh crikey KenSe.I don't need one here either.Touch wood I haven't had one of those in the garden for a very long time even though I see the odd one fly over.
We have had carnage in the garden a few years ago which was awful :-S

This one was in Essex, so you shouldn't need to worry.

Oh dear KenSe...... please keep it away from Yorkshire! We had a Sparrow Hawk sitting on the garden wall last year. I opened the kitchen blinds and it was staring at me early one morning and it scared the life out of me.

Sparrowhawk a few minutes ago (see avatar for a week or two).

It is rather quiet in the garden now.

What a pity the weather was wet for the wedding Ann but I'm glad it went well. It sounds as though Luke is a very normal little boy who is just starting to assert himself a bit and I bet when he wants he can charm the birds from the trees.

Talking of birds, when we got back from our holiday we found the birds had deserted us but three weeks on and they are starting to come back. At least the starlings and collared doves are back and I did see a couple of blue tits on our witch hazel but they didn't stay long. I also caught a quick glimpse of a robin hopping about the lawn but he wasn't here for long either.

I haven't seen Henry the frog for a while now but I have left his little home-made "pond" out in case he is still there and fancies a little swim or a perch on a pebble. :-D

Ann what a pity about the weather for the wedding.But it sounded like it was a lovely day.Bet you can't wait to see the photos now.
LOL.Little Luke is showing his personality then !!.He still sounds a lovely little boy :-D :-D.It would be most unusual if he didn't have a little tantrum now and then lol

We have had some Goldfinch about ,but they seem to just stay up on the aerial on the roof.I love their sound as they are quite different form the normal visitors.
I am hearing more Geese now in the early mornings some days.(When I am still in bed) but I am pretty sure they are Canada Geese.