This morning the grass was crowded with the usual flock of birds large and small. This seed mix, with a variety of seed sizes and some larger suet pieces, attracts different species at different times. The bigger birds, the ring doves, often called collared doves in the books, and wood pigeons are amongst the first… Continue reading A gallus pigeon
Welcome to the kitchen sink
My late Father created what he called a “wild garden with cultivated patches”. Down two sides there are trees – a greengage, damson, cherry, apple, plum, hazelnut, rowan and a stray box pillar. One side of a low fence is a rose-bed, whilst the far side has the fruit bushes, some space for vegetables, the… Continue reading Welcome to the kitchen sink