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WOW...... is it my blackbird Vera? I'm sure you will be happily entertained now.
It really hasn't taken long and with your bird feeding station you are sure to have others following soon. Great news that.

It has brightened up here and the sun has come out. I hope others in the flooded areas have this sunshine to dry the sodden ground a little. A nightmare scenario!!

Breaking news!! A blackbird has found the ground feeder and has come back several times for berry flavoured suet nibbles. I'm a happy bunny this morning now I've seen something other than the robin.

Wet and windy here again. I feel so sorry for those in the thick of the flooding. We are in the driest part of the country and even here everywhere is absolutely saturated. The birds have probably all emigrated!

weather not too bad here this morning, next lot due tomorrow. Golf club closed :-( But that means a few jobs done. Bird feeders refilled, bathroom cleaned by OH, cupboard cleared out by both of us in the kitchen.

Seen a couple of goldfinches and other small birds this morning but not been looking all the time.

Hope daughter got off ok this morning Lesley..... Well done Dad.

Kandj no flooding where we are except for a couple of roads one near here always floods, they are always sticking their heads down the drain to see what causes it and don't seem able to fix it. Right on the corner by traffic lights so pedestrians get the worst of it when the lights change! Fields are under water though so I am sure the flood plain in Tewkesbury won't have drained yet. :-(

Nasty, heavy rain and looks set to be in for the day here in Yorkshire.

No visitor as yet on the window feeder although there are a few sparrows and tiny blue tits on the back garden tree feeder. Now I am hoping the little blue tits will come around the bungalow and spot our lounge window feeder. That would be a bonus to watch the pretty birds up close.

Keep watching Vera but remember to be patient too.

Hope this continued wet weather isn't affecting Ann or Jane's niece too badly?

What a brave robin you have Lesley to venture out for his daily bath!
A few good points to your MOG for chauffeuring your daughter to Heathrow at such an early hour. Dad and Mum's Taxi's do come in handy,we well remember lol.

Same grotty weather here again today, the birds didn't really venture out from under the hedge apart from the robin who is still bathing everyday in the bird bath :-S

Tomorrow (Friday) our middle daughter is off to Thailand for a month <3:-( :-D thankfully MOG is getting up at 4.30am to take her to Heathrow :-D

Lesley x

The blackbird has been here twice today...... it is getting very good at landing on the gripper and pecking the berry suet pellets, obviously enjoying his new feeding place.
Hubby walked into the room and not noticed the bird was feeding until it flew away but it is getting more confident and was soon back lol. I have to say we are fascinated seeing the blackbird so close up and hope he will soon bring a few birds to eat here.

Vera, I have to say be patient as it has taken 7 weeks for us to have this single bird spot our window feeder and land confidently and feed in our view so often. I will need to buy some more suet pellets...... not complaining at all, we are just in awe of this new hobby as the bird is so entertaining and amusing too.

The new bird doesn't hang around on the lawn he just appears from nowhere, pecks at the food quite a lot now, and then flies off again. No idea where he goes?

Nothing on the news about Tewkesbury that I saw this evening. :-)

No Ann.No News ,so I am hoping all is 'dry'.I just think they are on the 'brink' .!!!!

Have you heard how your niece is getting on Jane, been raining off and on since 11am here today but not that hard.

Vera ,I 'm sure the birds will come. :-D.Once they get used to seeing the feeder there .It might look like a strange monster there at the moment lol.
Kandj,it is amazing how much our female Blackbird puts away in one sitting lol.She eats the pellets so fast and stays longer each time on the feeder now.I think she is getting used to seeing movement in the lounge and knows she is safe.
When I was away last week I came home with two 3Kilo bags of suet pellets !!!!.One is the Berry Flavour and the other Bug Flavour :-D.Yum Yum.I think I know I would prefer .It is tipping it down now and I think most of the birds have been and had their fill for the day.
I haven't seen the woodpecker :-(

Kandj you will have to educate hubby to tiproe past the window if a bird is on the feeder, they don't like unexplained movement. If birds are on our feeders and we open the door into the conservatory, they always fly away.

Vera, fingers crossed you won't have to wait for too long. Shame you can't see it from the kitchen though, although good that you can from the living room. At least you have the robin. :-)

Haven't been around much the last couple of days. Not a lot to report. OH got our feeder thingy set up but we haven't seen anything on it yet. I know it's very early days but I'm imagining it filled with birds - I'm ever the optimist.

OH got it set up while I was out and, if I'm honest, has chosen quite a good spot for it BUT I can't see it from the kitchen window, at least not without craning my neck at a strange angle. Still I can see it from the conservatory and the living room so I'll have to be content with that.

We have now seen a robin on the ground feeder a few times, but nothing else has joined him yet.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed

Dry and bright with less strong winds here in Yorkshire this morning.

Would you believe that the blackbird was pecking away enjoying his breakfast earlier but then flew off when hubby passed the window. I was sorry to have missed seeing him but was quite surprised at how much he had eaten from the feeder, which I had filled up first thing this morning. Not sure if we will see him back again after such a big feast, he clearly is happy with the berry pellets. Need to buy more now lol.

Only the once this morning for our young blackbird today Lesley. I think its too wet and cold and windy because hardly any birds are seen flying about today. Never mind, we are still excited and happy after 7 weeks with no birds visiting our feeder previously. I hope Vera won't have to wait for such a long time.

Oh dear Jane, I do hope that your niece and her neighbours won't have to move out of their homes. What a nightmare situation for everyone affected by the floods of this severe weather conditions. What a dreadful situation for them all.

Jane was just thinking about them I hope everyone is ok, what a worry to live somewhere like that.

I hope your niece doesn't suffer from any flooding Jane. :-(

All the birds in our garden have stayed under the hedge today, can't say that I blame them. :-D

Anymore blackbird sightings kandj?

Vera how are the birds taking to your new feeder and bird bath?

Lesley x

I think my sister said high tide at 10 tonight.I am still thinking that they might be ok but still crossing everything . :-).All the people in the row are on standby to just pitch in and help anyone who might need to move anything up off the floors.My niece and her OH must be frazzled with all the worry of just being 'on watch' just 'in case' .

I did see in the local paper that the river level had dropped but the worry seemed to be in case of a surge I assume at high tide. Fingers crossed they are ok then Jane

Just rang her,and the water at my Niece's house (opposite the Abbey ) is in her back garden ,and at the front the water is just inches from spilling over onto the road.If that happens they will be in trouble.So it is all fingers crossed now.

Oh Bu**** .I better ring my sister