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Starlets

It is 7 a.m. and I was woken about two hours ago by a raucous cacophony – umpteen parent starlings sitting in the oak tree outside my bedroom, calling out to their fledgelings. We have quite a sizeable colony around here – presumably they like the accommodating construction of the eves of Edwardian houses orContinue reading “Starlets”

Posted byHelenMay 22, 2008June 2, 2008Posted inBirds, Eldenhurst, Musings3 Comments on Starlets

Of kamikaze chaffinches and robins in kilts

It’s April and I can’t believe how cold it is out there. I am still feeding the garden birds. The finches and tits get sunflower kernels, and the container is invariably raided by the local squirrels who are doing their best to gnaw through the plastic.

Posted byHelenApril 18, 2008May 26, 2008Posted inBirds, Eldenhurst, Musings1 Comment on Of kamikaze chaffinches and robins in kilts

Well here goes

Easter Saturday, and the sleet is horizontal outside my window. Even the little wagtail hoovering up the scraps left by the blackbirds – male ‘Raymond’, female ‘Biddy’ – Blackster that is, (sorry, I have a bird thing) where was I , yes, even the little wagtail is looking a bit chilly, wagging at half mast,Continue reading “Well here goes”

Posted byHelenMarch 22, 2008May 10, 2008Posted inAllotment, Birds, Musings3 Comments on Well here goes
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