Well not been feeling up to putting anything in my blog I decided it was time to dust myself off and continue.
I have been out and about but not too far apart from Blashford Lakes again last week where I enjoyed watching the Goldcrest's and as usual they prove difficult to see and photograph.
The Nuthatches were not so Skittish so despite the bad light I did manage a couple of half decent shots.
The Shoveller with its long beak, it was a distance shot but I rarely see them so it was a nice addition.
The sweet little Wren I saw flitting around our garden, enjoyable to watch as they don't normally come out into the open so much.
It is an important time of year for feeding the garden birds now so if you do buy the fat balls and they have netting on then please remove it as it is dangerous for them. For the Greenfinch I use black Sunflower seeds and they do seem to enjoy them, the Goldfinch love the Sunflower hearts as do the Sparrows and many other birds. The Pigeons, Doves, Dunnock and Starlings will sweep up the remains from the floor. I also make up my own fat balls using 1 part Lard to 2 parts dry mix. That can be anything including Porridge Oats, Raisins or Sultanas (chopped), small amount of grated cheese and ordinary bird seed. A yoghurt pot with a hole in the bottom to feed a piece of string does well and pack the mixture around keeping the string as near to the middle as you can. If no Yoghurt pot then a piece of greaseproof moulded inside a cup does just as well, that way you can choose to put string in or leave as a fat ball.
The Robin will generally feed off a table but the one here does come to the feeder albeit for a split second but I do have a table feeder at the other end of the garden that it likes and the smaller birds don't get swamped by the Starlings as they go crazy for the fat balls etc. If you have a known bush that the smaller birds like to frequent then put a fat ball in there, it's great to here the twitterings of delight when they find it.
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