Sunday 21st: Snow fell early this morning and we woke up to a good covering of 4 inches. That means the birds will need some extra food to sustain them through another cold-spell. The coming week is forecast for more snow and it's going to be bitterly cold! Our friendly Wren is as ever perched in the lilac tree by the back door, waiting for mealworms. But he is not alone. House Sparrows, 4 Blackbirds, a Robin and the ever present cheeky Starling keep him company. But for one so small, he appears to be more than a match for his bigger rivals and is always nipping in to grab the tasty morsel. What the Wren is doing now is calling for our attention when there is no mealworms available and wow, has he got a loud call!
Melanie has been saying to me for this past week that there are two Robins that have paired-off and settled in the garden. Well yesterday, I finally saw this for myself and managed to grab a none too great photo of both Robins together! We are both hoping that just as last year, they raise a brood in our garden.
The female Sparrowhawk has still been making the odd visit to the garden. She was here this afternoon but stayed only briefly. Mel has taken to shooing her off as she has a tendency to harass 'Sunny', our Canary, who spends the day in his cage hanging outside the back door. A couple of days ago, the Sparrowhawk was stood on the plastic roof above the door trying to peer into the protective barrier that Mel has built around his cage
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