Show us ya birds !

[Billhook]

22 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Top tip for the swan . Get the biggest onion you can find , stuff it up the swan . Cook the swan long and slow , all day , and when done remove the onion , chuck the swan and eat the onion . 👍

What a load of old Cob blers,  You need to go and Pen a new Cygneture tune called Swan Upping!

[nepia]

Whooper sists with puns like this?

If you don't like Stubby's rantings just hit the Mute button

 

 

 

 

Don't worry, I know where my coat is...

[Treerover]

Anyone have any idea who this belonged to?

I found it on top of one of our wood piles, just under the corrugated plastic roof. It's beautifully constructed. I guess robin or blackbird.

Almost certainly Blackbird. They don’t re use the nest but will strip it off materials for the next broods nest.

I thoroughly recommend this book, it’s a thing of beauty and incredibly detailed in its information

[sime42]

Almost certainly Blackbird. They don’t re use the nest but will strip it off materials for the next broods nest.

I thoroughly recommend this book, it’s a thing of beauty and incredibly detailed in its information

Thank you. That answers my question. So even if they don't reuse the nest there's still mileage in leaving the old one, in case they want to recycle it. They're always in the garden so probably keen to nest here or nearby.

That does look like a nice book.

[Billhook]

Greenfinches are back on our bird feeder, at least four yesterday. Not a very clear video here but I did take a good film with my Sony Handycam but I cannot seem to make my laptop accept the files.  Any advice?

 

 

[Billhook]

Bit better close up but not my best bit of film!

 

 

[arbwork]

queuing up at the local supermarket , I think it worked out at £1 a bird 

Edited February 28, 2022 by arbwork

[Billhook]

Love the Starlings!

Greenfinches back in force today

 

[arbwork]

Starlings are intriguing to watch, their hot food arrives, without fail, impaled in the radiators of  cars arriving in the car park, if lucky the occupants also leave tasty additional snacks, not to mention tonnes of nearby fast food containers   

[Billhook]