We’ve had several days of wet and windy weather and the temperature is now cold. The winds blew quite fiercely for almost two days without let and the lawn is covered in hard, green cherries. Miraculously, the tiny greengages have clung on, although whether they will swell and ripen over the next couple of months… Continue reading Not bad for November…
Tag: starlings
Waterworks and acrobatics…
How many sparrows can you get in a water tray? It has been scorchingly hot today and I had to refill the water dishes twice, after the starlings had sprayed it in all directions – the lily of the valley plants close by are appreciating the attention. The families of sparrows and there were close… Continue reading Waterworks and acrobatics…
I can do this…
Progress of a sort – at least two of the plush starling fledglings have learnt to feed themselves. One has found that it can balance on the top rungs of the fat ball feeder and reach the food below. It was undoubtedly easier because there were two newish fat balls, so that it didn’t have… Continue reading I can do this…
Home Sweet Home
The starlings are nest building! The exclamation mark is a measure of the excitement, industry and disruption a pair caused in the garden this morning. I think that they may be first time nest builders, if only because their technique for collecting nest materials has more enthusiasm than technique. Rootling around in the leaf litter… Continue reading Home Sweet Home
The daggers are out…
We haven’t seen much of the starlings recently, but today there were three on the greengage tree very early, irridescent feathers glittering in the first sunshine. Their sharp beaks are dark daggers they wield with something like gay abandon. They returned in late afternoon, when none of the other birds were around, to swarm over… Continue reading The daggers are out…
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