This Blackbird seemed to be trying to decide between shelter or food.
While this one braved the snow flakes landing on it.
These two male Chaffinches reminded me of Eric Morecamb's catch phrase...
What do you think of the Winter so far? ......... Rubbish!
The last time I went to the local garden centre I treated myself to a small orchid plant which sits on the kitchen windowsill and cheers up dreary Winter days.
Dendrobium Winter Beauty
The Dendrobium is a cheerful sight!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine there is a fair bit of squabbling going on around the country with all that cold snowy weather, and I don't just mean squabbling birds! The blackbird in the first photo has a very interesting expression on its face! The "rubbish" comment made me laugh. The orchid is a lovely choice to brighten your windowsill ~ and orchids usually last a long time, as well. At this side of the world, the sun that was forecast for oday must have changed its mind! More clouds. However, it didn't snow :)
ReplyDeleteYes Wilma. I often think the smaller flowering orchids are prettier to look at.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right Glo. It doesn't seem to take much to start some people bickering these days and prolonged bad weather doesn't help.
ReplyDeleteI loved the way one Chaffinch was peering round the feeder to look at the other, almost as through they were swapping gossip.
We got between two and three inches of snow overnight - nowhere near as much as some parts of the country - but at least it is above freezing for a change.
Lovely captures here John! The poor birds are frantic and waste so much energy squabbling when they could be eating, the Blackbirds and the Greenfinches are the worst culprits here.
ReplyDeleteI love your flower, what a beauty! As you say a really cheerful sight on these wintry days.
You are right Jan. Some of the birds get very frantic no matter how much feed is there. Plenty of snow last night so the birds had to dig to find the seed I scattered yesterday evening.
ReplyDeleteI must admit I fell in love with that particular plant. Plenty of variegated orchids to choose from but that one looked the most cheerful to me.