An old post again, from 2013. I think only Eddy has seen this one before. Nature, in a Beetley garden. 🙂
When I moved here, and had a garden again, for the first time in twelve years, I resolved to be kind to wildlife, and to feed the birds. This took the form of flinging unwanted bread onto the lawn at first. It was well-received by the local Avian population, and quite soon, there were regular diners, waiting on the fences, and nearby rooftops, for my usual time of distribution. Some blackbirds even made their home in the hedges at the back, so as not too be too far from this bounty. Plump wood pigeons, looking like they were wearing well-filled, fancy waistcoats, would arrive in reasonable numbers, bullying each other out of the choicest crusts. Sometimes, great gangs of starlings would suddenly appear, clearing the whole lawn in a feeding frenzy, then speeding off, disappearing as quickly as they had arrived.
I soon wanted more. I wanted country birds. You…
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I love that you’re sharing these earlier posts Pete.
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Thanks, Kim. I am looking back at some that have not been noticed that much, and hoping to show them to the many new followers of course. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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i’m shopping for a new bird feeder. i love birds coming in our backyard. 🙂
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We get lots of birds, every day. But not many are rare, and none are exotic. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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One day, we took carrots to a desert park where there are plenty of cottontails and jackrabbits. Apparently, they don’t like carrots…And that really Bugs me!
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Ouch! You have gone pun-crazy tonight, David. 🙂
(I once kept rabbits, and they did eat carrots)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Love the title…. It could be an album from the 90s, perhaps by They Might be Giants 😊
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I liked that band, Rich. ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’ was a great song. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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This made me laugh, you know I’ve worked hard to get purdy birdies here. I do have a pidgeon, known as Walter of course and I put bread down for him while the little ones feed on the happy eater tree. Looking forward to the birdybabes this year 😊
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We have baby blue tits in the box. Well we assume we do, as the parents are flying back and forth all day. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Good stuff. Had mine in the back garden for ages and no birds have taken it up. However there’s a fair amount of creepy crawlies who ignore my bug-house and use the bird box instead 🙄
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Cool…..Crows do ot like hot dogs at least the ones around here….they will eat anything but not a hot dog……makes me think before I eat another one…LOL chuq
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You’re right, chuq. I have seen a crow eating a decomposing squashed cat on the roadside. So if they won’t eat a hot dog, we should be worried. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I tried gave them crackers, hot dogs and buns……buns and crackers gone dogs laid in the sun for hours and some stray dog ate them….chuq
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Really? Our birds here – i think acks or Elsters – love chicken wings. 🙂
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It feels quite bizarre to feed birds to birds, but of course many birds eat other birds. I will stay with bread. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Think too, bread should be enough. There are normally a lot of other food during the warmer seasons.
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Blue Jays love corn bread….weird….chuq
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They eat what the can get, i think. But never seen one buying coffee at Starbucks. Lol Best wishes, Michael
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But have seen crows hanging out at a Starbucks….soooo….LOL chuq
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😀😀
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Ok, good! No preservatives, Pete!
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No, just good wholesome ‘real bread’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You should try a couple of pork chops on the bird table, Pete, you might get some red tail kites!
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There are Buzzards over on Hoe Rough, BF, but I haven’t seen any Kites in Beetley so far. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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They were reintroduced somewhere around Oxfordshire but they are spreading outwards. Buzzards are better, I think. More serene.
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A friend lived in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. We used to watch the famous local Kites circling above his garden, until a couple of years ago. Sadly he is no longer with us.
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My grandmother always fed the birds. Breadcrumbs, oatmeal and fruit. I have tried but they do not bite. I think it is a sign our processed food is so unhealthy even the birds will not tough it. Lovely post, Pete.
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Thanks, Maggie. Six years later, and they are still enjoying the granary bread I put out. We sometimes still put out the meal worms and sunflower seeds too, but they go rotten if no birds eat them. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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They shouldn’t like bread, either as bad as it is for them but when did anyone care if something tasty was bad for them?
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In my defence, it is top quality, un-sliced Granary Bread, Edith. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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