The cold, wet weather has returned after the briefest of pauses – there is a warning for strong winds this weekend. In a lull in the breezes yesterday, I was putting out the seed on the lawn and was climbing the steps, when Mother brought the phone out to me. A ring dove had flown… Continue reading When you are still…
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War and Peace…
A few days of unsettled weather – winds stripping more of the green cherries from the tree and shredding the peonie flowers, whilst thunder threatens in slate grey skies – and the birds seem to have picked up the uncertain temper of the times. Whilst an every increasing flock of sparrows, parents and fledglings, and… Continue reading War and Peace…
An invasion of hungry mouths…
There is a cheerful picture of a robin on the front of the package of mealworms – or possibly a picture of a cheerful robin. I haven’t seen much of the robin recently amidst the organised chaos of the larger birds and their entourages of fledglings. It forages around the edges of the crowd; however,… Continue reading An invasion of hungry mouths…
All the world needs now is love…
Our ring doves seem to have a very complicated social life. There are four, sometimes five, birds who come to the garden to take the seed from the grass, and because males and females look almost identical, it becomes very difficult to work out what ‘s going on, with all the chasing and chest puffing.… Continue reading All the world needs now is love…
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