Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Autumn Berries, Winter Food

Over the past couple of weeks I spotted many hedge and garden plants laden down with ripe berries which will be very welcome as food for birds during the cold Winter months:


Tuesday, 26 November 2013

The Invisible Perch

Chaffinch coming in to land on the seed feeder looks as though it is sat on an invisible perch:

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Monday, 25 November 2013

Macro on Monday - Guess What

gold star Only one contributor solved the mystery photo perfectly correctly so Wilma received the virtual gold star for identifying it as a fossil fish. Well done to Adrian, TexWisGirl and Sue Garrett who recognised it as a fish.



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On to what will probably be the last Guess What photo until the new Year as it is getting harder to find suitable things to photograph at the moment. This one was taken today.

Guess What:
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Clue: Nuts

No prizes. Just for fun.
The correct answer, along with any guesses left in the comments, will be revealed next Monday.

Sunday, 24 November 2013

Dragon Hunter in the Hedge

Never know what you will find in a hedge:

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Saturday, 23 November 2013

Of Sparrows and Coconuts

Well, only one coconut and then only the shell. This one started life as a suet filled feeder but once it was empty the position of the cut-out made it ideal as a seed feeder. It is very popular with many of the smaller birds. Yesterday it was the turn of the House Sparrows to make full use of it:

What's on the menu today?
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I'll have a sunflower heart please:
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and I'll have the suet treat:
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Room for two:
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Video, slowed down to half speed:



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