I had nipped out to visit our local garden centre as I needed to replenish some items in my bird food stock; fat balls and peanuts. Now the temperature on many mornings starts in single figures some of my local visitors are returning. Also I had a £10 discount voucher so their exorbitant prices looked a bit more normal. It always pays to have a long hard scout round the bird food section. Prominent were piles of tubs with 50 fat balls at a certain price. Tucked away on a bottom shelf was the same item except they contained 60 for the same price. One guess which I took home!
While I was having a wander round some of the displays of Winter bedding plants what should I spy?
A gathering of Starlings on the overhead power lines.
As well as our resident flocks there are those which migrate to and from Northern European countries. Not sure which these were or which way they might be heading. Not in the direction of my bird feeders I hope.
We rarely see Starlings. I find them entertaining.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: Fun to watch but their squabbling scares smaller birds away.
DeleteLovely photos - the sky looks so blue! Birds are returning to feeders here too. Bird food is expensive as you say and you need to compare prices etc. carefully! We rarely get starlings in the garden these days although once upon the time hoards of them would demolish all the bird food put out.
ReplyDeleteRR: Thank you. Rarely seen any around the village this Summer. I stopped putting food out for a couple of months so I think they lost interest in my garden! They do make such a mess when feeding. More gets scattered than eaten.
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