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How Many Species?

I decided to see how many different species come to the garden on a typical winter day. The total came to eleven:

blackbird
blue tit
bullfinch
chaffinch
dunnock
goldfinch
great tit
long tailed tit
robin
starling
wood pigeon

The squirrel managed to crack the baffle with an impressive leap from a bush at the side of the garden. I trimmed back the branches, which I had been meaning to do in better weather anyway, and his follow up attempt resulted in an equally impressive tumble as the baffole tipped him off as intended. I don't know if the next act was chance or design but I caught him making several leaps at the baffle from ground level gradually pulling it down a little. The next leap from the bush meant that he just managed to reach the the central pole. I have how tightened the fastenings and we will have to see if that is sufficient. The bushes will also get some additional trimming in better weather.




















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