The fat block on the feeder in the front garden has been taken very slowly and it was only this week that I actually saw a blue tit feeding although that probably has more to do with the fact that I normally do the washing up in the evening. I did decide that it was time to order my winter feeding supplies (fat bars, sunflower hearts, dried mealworms and raisins) and start feeding in the back garden.
The first fat bar went out yesterday and I was rewarded this morning by the sound of squabbling starlings (are there any other sort?). There were four or five, this years brood judging by the state of the plumage, on the fat feeder. I returned to checking my emails, sitting with my back to the window when a large shadow swept across the screen. At the same time the noise was cut off. Looking out of the window I could see one hiding under an overhanging branch in the hedge and one on the fence looking up at the sky.
It had since gone quiet but I returned to the window before hitting the publish button in time to see a wren land on the fence. He hopped into the hedge and a few seconds later reappeared won the travellers joy that grows through my neighbours leylandii. A robin also came down to take a few pecks from the fat bar.
The first fat bar went out yesterday and I was rewarded this morning by the sound of squabbling starlings (are there any other sort?). There were four or five, this years brood judging by the state of the plumage, on the fat feeder. I returned to checking my emails, sitting with my back to the window when a large shadow swept across the screen. At the same time the noise was cut off. Looking out of the window I could see one hiding under an overhanging branch in the hedge and one on the fence looking up at the sky.
It had since gone quiet but I returned to the window before hitting the publish button in time to see a wren land on the fence. He hopped into the hedge and a few seconds later reappeared won the travellers joy that grows through my neighbours leylandii. A robin also came down to take a few pecks from the fat bar.
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