Tuesday 27 September 2022

A few Feathered Visitors

I was fortunate to spot a couple of Long Tailed Tits visit the bird feeders. It is quite a while since I last saw any visit my feeders. Unfortunately they didn't stay long as there were scared away by the noisy arrival of a Wood Pigeon. When I checked the automatic camera recordings I saw that Great and Blue Tits are also visiting. Not recorded by the camera was a brief visit by a Coal Tit.



You may have noticed some late Sunflower plants growing near the feeders. In the late Spring I tried twice to get some seeds started in pots for planting in the front garden. They all failed to germinate! These plants are the result of randomly scattered seeds dropped when the birds drop them whilst feeding.

6 comments:

  1. Will the sunflowers get a chance to bloom before cold weather moves in? Do you harvest the seeds or let the birds eat right from the flowers?

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    1. Ellen: I'm not sure. It all depends how soon night frosts start this year. I usually leave the seeds on the flower head for the various finches.

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  2. Always a welcome sight, such sociable little birds. I never see them here.

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    1. Adrian: They are always welcome. Never seen them squabble yet, unlike the Starlings.

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  3. I haven't seen any long tailed tits yet but the birds are flocking back to feeders - so many goldfinches today :)

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    1. Ragged Robin: Didn't see any LTTs visit last year. Goldfinches are also scarce here these days. Used to get dozens visiting though they do visit another garden further down the lane. Maybe the Starlings and bumbling Wood Pigeons scare them away.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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