me new bigger pond

[Billhook]

On 31/01/2021 at 17:15, difflock said:

Her be brimming!

see pics;

Think you had better put in a compass and port and starboard navigation lights!   You will be coming across the Irish sea to visit us I can see!

[difflock]

To highlight he immense value of benign neglect for nature to flourish.

I was too slow, but just a few minutes ago the sky above the pond in the 2nd image was FULL of song birds/sparrow sized birds.

Impossible to count, but 100, 200? A VERY large flock. I had a stab at guesstimating the number in say a 10th of the swirling mass but. .  .  .

Cheers all.

MTH.

P.S.Not under SAS surveillance, twas the flash reflecting on the glass.(1st image)

 

 

 

 

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

15 minutes ago, difflock said:

To highlight he immense value of benign neglect for nature to flourish.

I was too slow, but just a few minutes ago the sky above the pond in the 2nd image was FULL of song birds/sparrow sized birds.

Impossible to count, but 100, 200? A VERY large flock. I had a stab at guesstimating the number in say a 10th of the swirling mass but. .  .  .

Cheers all.

MTH.

P.S.Not under SAS surveillance, twas the flash reflecting on the glass.(1st image)

 

 

 

 

Benign neglect - I loves it 😂 I is gonna use that phrase in a report I have to write next week....

[difflock]

'E got the leg over yesterday late afternoon, cos I saw him at it in the Bullrushes. The Moorhen that is.

And out all lovey-dovey for a wee evening stroll with his lady love there now. They appear to be quite unpreturbed by the dogs and yet have avoided the local cat which does a regular morning and evening patrol.

The Mallard are also still about bytimes and happily ignore my presence a few meters away when they are on the pond.

And the Sparrows are fair going at the ripe Bullrush heads, judging by the beakfuls they are carrying away, it is for nest building.

Aint nature wonderful!

Edited April 26, 2023 by difflock

[Mark Bolam]

Great to see what it’s bringing in Marcus.

Hopefully the hens will have a brood.

[difflock]

They did last year, so fingers crossed for this year.

I am swithering about the Birch saplings getting established, mostly  at the rear of the pond, fingers crossed they will do more good than harm?

I will probably leave them for now anyway.

Just sitting out for a breather just now and contemplating life.

Edited April 26, 2023 by difflock

[Blackbriarwoods]

Not got a pond, but got this at the bottom of the field behind my house, part of the dog walk and somewhere to watch plenty of wild life