tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post9024115715015729170..comments2024-03-28T18:25:54.816+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Watching the BirdsRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-14375084917956598112014-01-28T10:55:44.553+00:002014-01-28T10:55:44.553+00:00Thanks, Amanda - the thrush does hand around long ...Thanks, Amanda - the thrush does hand around long enough for decent photos. We managed the count just before the bad weather set in:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-1148848287177350212014-01-28T10:37:15.116+00:002014-01-28T10:37:15.116+00:00Hope your bird count went well- Beautiful image of...Hope your bird count went well- Beautiful image of the thrush too. xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406613408205000201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-36086050863124593562014-01-27T18:52:15.659+00:002014-01-27T18:52:15.659+00:00Thanks, Patricia - the weather wasn't too grea...Thanks, Patricia - the weather wasn't too great over the weekend but we did get quite a few birds come to feed whilst we were doing the survey:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-87799515545810815782014-01-27T10:59:57.022+00:002014-01-27T10:59:57.022+00:00Gorgeous photos Rosie and hope they all turn up fo...Gorgeous photos Rosie and hope they all turn up for your bird spotting. Ours seem to arrive in phases or depending what we've put out for them to eat! Enjoy. xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-86114915426125278202014-01-26T19:59:23.602+00:002014-01-26T19:59:23.602+00:00I love the way the hedges twitch and twitter when ...I love the way the hedges twitch and twitter when they are full of sparrows! We saw 15 goldfinches in and around the garden earlier in the week - during the count just two visited! We don't get pheasant or partridge of course but we have been visited by a sparrowhawk on more than one occasion. Hope you had a great weekend away:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-44409255411088302712014-01-26T17:29:46.732+00:002014-01-26T17:29:46.732+00:00Your garden seems very similar to ours. We have a ...Your garden seems very similar to ours. We have a lot of sparrows as we also have plenty of hedges - I've never counted - the hedges are just full of them! I spotted about twenty goldfinches on the cherry tree a couple of days ago and we have bullfinches too, as well as all sorts of tits, blackbirds and thrushes, corvids and the occasional sparrowhawk / pheasant / partridge! I love watching the garden birds, but have never managed to join in with the count as we always seem to have other plans - this year, we've been away all weekend visiting Dave's family...maybe next year!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-78296282296775148652014-01-26T12:38:53.587+00:002014-01-26T12:38:53.587+00:00I love to see all the different birds visiting - ...I love to see all the different birds visiting - not many at all today though as the weather is really awful here and has been since yesterday afternoon:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-2519193451687837462014-01-26T11:58:13.376+00:002014-01-26T11:58:13.376+00:00It's good to see the different variety of bird...It's good to see the different variety of birds in your garden. I'm pleased to see the blackbirds returning to ours and the flock of sparrows in our neighbour's garden.Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-20965884163120966102014-01-26T11:12:35.902+00:002014-01-26T11:12:35.902+00:00The goldfinches love sunflower hearts and niger se...The goldfinches love sunflower hearts and niger seed and we put out both for them. I love the way they perch for ages and nibble at the food and won't be distracted by any other birds. They always seem to come in small groups too except yesterday when we did the count wouldn't you guess that just two decided to feed with us, oh well!:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-76711165795076489112014-01-26T11:09:27.450+00:002014-01-26T11:09:27.450+00:00Wrens are wonderful - we had them nesting last yea...Wrens are wonderful - we had them nesting last year - hope they come back this year. The biggest bird we've had swoop into our garden is a heron - it was exploring the pond! How wonderful to have an owl in your garden - that is something we never see here:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-47717336124778055972014-01-26T11:06:44.738+00:002014-01-26T11:06:44.738+00:00Yes, John we did the bird count at lunchtime yeste...Yes, John we did the bird count at lunchtime yesterday which was lucky as in the afternoon we had a sleety, hail storm with thunder and lightening and lost the electricity for a few minutes. Today's weather is awful and I'm so glad I don't have to venture out anywhere:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-74369029015420382602014-01-26T11:04:43.809+00:002014-01-26T11:04:43.809+00:00Thanks, Wendy - the thrush always lingers long eno...Thanks, Wendy - the thrush always lingers long enough for me to get a photo or two. We have a few black birds but have seen more in previous years. Starlings are down too - when we first came we used to see loads of greenfinch then they disappeared for ages - they returned in smaller numbers last year and this year:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-35466968762434930792014-01-26T11:02:03.493+00:002014-01-26T11:02:03.493+00:00We did the survey an hour before that started - th...We did the survey an hour before that started - the lightening was quite scary and our electricity went off for a few minutes, did yours?:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-14136616167151402432014-01-26T11:00:57.768+00:002014-01-26T11:00:57.768+00:00Hello Debbie - thanks for your comment - there doe...Hello Debbie - thanks for your comment - there does seem to be fewer birds this year but we still have quite a few visiting the garden I think because of the cover the hedges and shrubs provide:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-89282990262781837792014-01-26T10:59:13.252+00:002014-01-26T10:59:13.252+00:00So do I but it always happens that the hour I chos...So do I but it always happens that the hour I chose they seem to know and play the waiting game - as soon as I stop they flock in:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-31661299431411996202014-01-26T10:58:23.779+00:002014-01-26T10:58:23.779+00:00It was a lovely morning here then the heavens open...It was a lovely morning here then the heavens opened and we had sleet, hail thunder and lightening - not many birds after that!:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-21373126277580647922014-01-26T10:57:27.747+00:002014-01-26T10:57:27.747+00:00It is lovely to have so many birds and we have enc...It is lovely to have so many birds and we have encouraged them. For some reason our cats never bothered the birds - they would bring in field mice or voles but not birds. Now they are older they don't try to catch anything. The black birds will love the berries in your garden:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-86370073874472539592014-01-26T10:55:23.867+00:002014-01-26T10:55:23.867+00:00Yes, I remember having far more birds last year in...Yes, I remember having far more birds last year in those two cold spells we had and far more unsual birds too. We had hail, thunder and lightening here yesterday:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-85740267939468815122014-01-26T10:54:24.925+00:002014-01-26T10:54:24.925+00:00The christmas pudding will be full of energy givin...The christmas pudding will be full of energy giving nutrients for your birds. I think the birds like our garden because we have the hedges and bushes - most people have taken out hedges and put in fences and also paved over their gardens:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-58665023465576926422014-01-25T22:15:23.365+00:002014-01-25T22:15:23.365+00:00Lovely to see all your goldfinches, rarely seen he...Lovely to see all your goldfinches, rarely seen here. What do they like to eat? rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-86444904838319937352014-01-25T21:34:17.562+00:002014-01-25T21:34:17.562+00:00I often wish Paul was with us on walks to identify...I often wish Paul was with us on walks to identify the birds we see. The loveliest birds in my garden are some sweet little (Jenny) wrens. I love it when their babies grace my garden. And I once had the most magnificent Owl swoop down . xxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-11259440583232125052014-01-25T20:21:50.303+00:002014-01-25T20:21:50.303+00:00I hope you did your bird-count today (Saturday) It...I hope you did your bird-count today (Saturday) It sounds like a very wet day tomorrow.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-86081412272915238232014-01-25T20:09:25.980+00:002014-01-25T20:09:25.980+00:00Lovely photos of all your birds, especially the go...Lovely photos of all your birds, especially the gorgeous thrush. The RSPB Birdwatch is such a fascinating thing to do. I'm concerned about the blackbirds, though, we do seem down on numbers here this year.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-6297630110652672732014-01-25T16:32:26.239+00:002014-01-25T16:32:26.239+00:00I bet the sleet downpour put them off! Hope they h...I bet the sleet downpour put them off! Hope they have not deserted you.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023925707643985411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-45811908982047880842014-01-25T14:51:33.377+00:002014-01-25T14:51:33.377+00:00I used to do the RSPB birdwatch but we seem to hav...I used to do the RSPB birdwatch but we seem to have far fewer birds this year so have decided against it. You are lucky to have so many in your gardenDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.com