25/12/10 - Tweet , tweet

Tweet, tweet

Now just got to learn all of the tweets with a difference

16/12/10 - Destruction !

Destruction !

Following the line of the trees for about 100m there used to be a reed bed that took the overflow water from the houses about 500m away on the right. The reeds were home to many birds and other animals that took shelter there or used the materials for nests etc. But the reeds were not up to standard and the drainage was not good enough so they ha to go and a gravel drainage ditch had to be built.

I am told that it will, in time, re-grow ... but what of now ?

13/12/10 - Roost

Roost

Just a small portion of a vast roost of crows silhouetted against a very, very grey sky

23/11/10 - The two of us

The two of us

These two pigeons have lived with us for three years now. They are always together/apart ... if you see what I mean

09/11/10 - Follow me

Follow me

You can't see how long this line is but it does stretch away to the left and to the right ... and it kept moving

08/11/10 - Hide

Hide

New bird hide on the side of Staunton Reservoir, South Derbys, near Melbourne

13/10/10 - I wouldn't land there if I were you !

I wouldn't land there if I were you !

If you look really closely you can see that each of the lights in the background has an enormous number of vert nasty, sharp spines attached !!

29/06/10 - Heron - rusting nicely

Heron - rusting nicely

The sculptured heron has had a place in the garden for a number of years now ... he gets moved from place to place and provides a convenient perch for the robin.

08/04/10 - Squirrel proof

Squirrel proof

This iron barred cage is said to be 'squirrel proof'. Nothing else has been so far. So to celebrate the sun coming out and it getting warmer at last I have invested in a new bird feeder. Is this a question of hope over expectation I wonder?

20/02/10 - Togetherness (2)

Togetherness (2)
The second part of my birds togetherness theme ...

18/02/10 - Togetherness

Togetherness

This pair of pigeons, born in the garden, have been together now for three years. Every morning they sit on the fence usually ignoring each other - in the guise of 'I know you are there and it means something to me and I couldn't be without you.'

05/02/10 - Pigeon Roost

Pigeon Roost

Taken with my iPhone into the sun - about 100 or more pigeons roost on the roof and in the roof of this derelict house. When they are all up and flying it reminds me of the starling roosts on the Severn Estuary near Gloucester.

27/01/10

'The time has come,' the Walrus said ... To have all the trees/shrubs etc in the garden lopped/cut/shaped and otherwise tidied up. So the 'man' arrived this morning with all of the right tools and safety kit and, as you can see, is halfway up the large, overgrown laurel. I am unsure what all of the birds think about this. The male blackbird has been hopping from branch to branch all morning as if to say - 'Excuse me, excuse me. Did I invite you to do this?'

08/01/10

Tried to get a pic of the robin standing on the heron's head but was not quick enough. (The heron is now a rusting iron favourite perch for our garden birds)

07/01/10

Spot the robin

03/01/10

The sparrowhawk sat on the tree in the garden for ages. Scared all of the finches away and eventually flew off without any lunch ... I need a better camera or the ability to fiddle with photos !