Hi everyone, I have just registered for the Big Garden Birdwatch andhave been looking at the rest of the site and found this forum so thought I would post an article on my bird watching / feeding experiences.. I have loved feeding and watching the garden birds for years in the various houses we have lived in. At one house we had a very long garde and had a huge array of birds. We then lived on the Isle of Wight for a while and again had a huge assorrtment of wildlife including Red Squirrels. I am now on my own and live in a small terraced cottage in a large north east hampshre town with a postage sized garden but still love to feed and watch the birds Where I live is a little oasis as it is surrounded by a lot of trees in which live owls and woodpeckers (heard but not yet seen) I have even seen a deer in there on occasions during my early morning walks with the dog! In my garden I have blue tits, great tits, long tailed tits, sparrows, blackbirds, a lovely fat robin who perches in the branches next to me whilst I am putting food on the bird table each morning and great excitment over the last couple of weeks I have seen a couple of nuthatches feeding from the nut hanger outside my window. At the weekend I spotted a beautiful thrush hopping atound in the snow looking for crumbs. Once I get sorted I hope to take some photos of them and look forward to sharing those with everyone. Thanks for taking the time to read by ramblings. Lin
Welcome Lindylou!! Sounds idyllic where you live & walk! Look forward to seeing plenty of pics!!
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Hi lindylou
Welcome to the forum. We're a friendly bunch and love to hear tales of birds and other wildlife. It sounds as though you've got a wonderful variety of birds in your garden and surrounding area.
Enjoy
Tony
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Hi Lindylou, welcome into RSPB Community. How lucky are you to have owls in your vicinity, I would just love the opportunity to photograph the beautiful birds. Sure is a fascinating hobby of ours.
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Hi Lindylou, Welcome to the forum. What an idyllic spot to live, and such a great collection of wildlife.
I hope you will enjoy it here, it's a good place to be, and we look forward to your pictures and stories.
Cheers, Linda.
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Hi, and welcome to the forum,hope you enjoy it.
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Hello Lindylou, lovely description of your gardens and birds. Look forward to hearing more from you.
Welcome Lindylou, I can't wait for the photo's to see if it's as I visualise it.
Hi to everyone who has replied so quickly, what a friendly bunch you are. It is so nice to hear from others with the same interest in looking after the birds. Non of my friends or work colleagues share my interest and give me very strange looks when I am raving about a new arrival in the garden. I look forward to sharing my sightings and hearing aboiut yours.Lin
Oh I got the funny looks & comments off other staff in school when I set everything up, they thought it was a waste of money but the kids find it really interesting & enjoy re-stocking the feeders. They like the responsibility.
Hi Lindylou, Welcome to the forum.
Regards Buzzard
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