Clear off mate. I was here first.
Go find you own feeder. This one is occupied.
Tally Ho. We will soon knock all those Sparrows off their perches.
Ah. A free space at last.
How do you get the seeds out through those tiny slots?
It's all mine.
It has been a while since so many Greenfinches came to the feeders near the kitchen. They usually prefer the feeders nearer the bottom of the garden.
Hi John, yes, they are definitely stocking up, it has turned colder again here and we have had snow this morning but thankfully it is not settling...yet!
ReplyDeletePoor birds! They look so desperate. How lovely to see the Tree Sparrows have become regular visitors to your garden, they do look rather puzzled at the niger seed feeder though :)
Great captions, those Greenfinches can be very feisty!
Hello Jan. Bit late answering this one. For the past few days the feeders have been empty before the end of the day. That didn't happen even in all that snowy weather last month.
ReplyDeleteFrom being shy visitors the Tree Sparrows are now quite aggressive and push the House Sparrows off the feeders.
Hi again John, loved these action shots. Great to see the Tree Sparrow still with you. Is it a winter visitor usually? Think ours were passing through as haven’t spotted them much lately :-(
ReplyDeleteHello Shirl. When so many birds are vying for eating places it makes it easier to get some action shots.
ReplyDeleteI haven't really noticed the Tree Sparrows in the past but I read that they will join with House Sparrows visiting gardens in the Winter. I expect they will go back to the field hedgerows when the warmer weather eventually arrives.