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
Hi thebirdmum. I think it is so important to get the children interested in wildlife. I have a grandaughter who will be 3 this month and she already loves to sit and watch the birds from my window. I have bought her a little feeder which we hung up outside her bedroom window and every time I go round we check it's full. I hope that as she grows up she will continue feeding them herself and begin to identify the different birds
Hi Lindylou and welcome to the forum. I am sure you will enjoy it here.
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!