Using the Nyger seed feeder (at last) |
The Evening Primrose seeds seem to be a favourite and first attracted the Goldfinches to the garden |
The bird cake I made earlier in the week also seems to be going down well. I covered some pine cones and stuck them in a flower pot. The Magpies and Blackbirds seem to really like those.
We seem to have a lot of Blackbirds in the garden at the moment. We had a lot of babies this summer, so they may all be related. The female Blackbirds seem to be much darker than they were during the summer - must be their winter plumage.
Mrs Blackbird looking very 'black' |
The Sparrow family have been spending a lot of time in the little Acer by the patio. They must have found some seeds, because they're enjoying something in there.
Sparrows in the Acer |
Hello! Lovely photos, great to see you are getting lots of wildlife in your garden and the two of you are enjoying it so much. Thought you would like to know, that the birds of your niger seed feeder in your photo are actually Goldfinches rather than Chaffinches, such pretty little birds! Same family as the Chaffinch, but the red face gives away their identity - look out for a similar but slightly plumper bird with a pinky-orange chest - that'll be the chaffinch!
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all best wishes , Sophie May
You're right ... getting my Chaffinches and Goldfinches in a muddle! We've had both appear in the garden in the last few days, which is great! Thanks for pointing it out.
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