I did wonder if the
recent snow and freezing frosts would mean that my bird watching hour might end
up being a bit of a disappointment, so I set up my ‘hide’ in the kitchen, armed
with camera, binoculars, the kettle and a large piece of chocolate cake.
I had possibly overdone
the bird bait though, as I also attracted the attention of the chickens and
Blossom decided that perching on the windowsill was the best place to intercept
any treats that might be meant for her wild relatives.
The hour passed by too
quickly and it was great to take the time out to pause and observe the birds
that visit my garden.
Fortunately neither
Blossom nor the bad weather put the wild birds off and I had a wonderful time
watching dunnocks, blackbirds, robins, wrens, chaffinches, wood pigeons,
collared doves, crows, blue tits, and great tits. I even caught a glimpse of a buzzard circling above but
fortunately it didn’t decide to visit my bird table!
My photographer
friend, Harry, got some superb shots and will be posting them up as a guest
blog here tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Great post Sue. That chicken is fabulous! Really looking forward to the photos tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI like your 'bird-watching' style Sue!
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd done my hour of watching yesterday! It's never stopped raining today!
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