So instead of starting a new discussion everytime I get new visitors or decent shots of wildlife in the garden I shall just keep adding to this one.
So today it was the Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 of them chasing each other around the trees
Just managed to catch the 2 of them together
Then it was Woodpecker v Starlings....yes I see yous up there
Move out of my way as am coming up...
I said moooooove...
you were warned...
ah...peace to eat at last..
I Dont mind sharing with the dunnock though, just those pesky starlings I dont like lol
Dunnock, robin and thrush happily hopping about together
Gorgeousredwing still around
Flying without wings.....
I just like the different colours of the trees and sky not all grey for a change!
Mr & Mrs RRB (bad pic but it difficult to get them together)
and up last its a wee lollipop
Think that will do for today as I have probably bored you all long enough lol
Nice to see the lollipops are still regular visitors, and the goldcrest seems to be a new regular visitor.
Sunshine and a snowy garden and some lovely pickies to go with them. All the birdies look to be fluffed up to keep them warm, don't blame them. We had a good shower of hail and some swirly snow Friday night, nothing more on Saturday but overnight a good fall again. Went to go out a walk yesterday and the rhone on the garage wall was overflowing water into a pot, that was to the brim, the poor spring bulbs are up about 2 inches, so went to investigate. The water in the rhone was frozen solid, (it does not run out fully, needs re aligned, job for hubby in the spring) about 2" thick, had to break it in pieces to get it out. The falling snow and melting snow from the garage roof was sitting on top of this iceberg and at that particular part there is a bracket with two clips which had come undone, hence the water running out at the bracket. I had a hose to push the water along the now emptied rhone, so up and down a ladder and moving along the wall, half way along I left the hose hooked over the top of the ladder, to save time, it did not pay off as it came flying off hit the path and cracked at the back end of the hose head and there was a jet stream of water ******* out all over me, my gloves were soaking, hat kept coming off with bending up and down, scarf wet, coat drenched. Job completed, ladder cleaned and away, rhone now fixed, I came in, all the garb onto the radiator and coat hung up. Well I did get my excercise but not as I had planned. Told the tale to hubby who said, yes I did see you at the side doing something!!!!
Indeed I have recoverd and I am having some Catihness Whisky Liquor. We had the traditional Burn's night Haggis, Neeps and Tatties for dinner and a lovely local Stroma Liquor. Stroma is a small island just out in the Pentland Firth and a distillery in Wick, one of the two main towns in Caithness makes their own Pulteney Whisky and this Liquor, very yummy, but I need a small drop of water added, I know sacrilege, but it takes the heat off!
Sorry Linda for kinda hijacking your thread!
The gentle giant was called into action today
To clean up a spillage
No bother at all!
Be mostly sleet today so birdies a wee tad drenched
Foxy looking healthy first thing this morning