Our Feeding Stations :):)

here is a picture of one of the sparrows that visits me quite regular. They arent very good but he is very quick and I have been trying for ages just to get a picture so this is the best I can do at the moment

Great that you got some photos of your sparrow PPH - that's lovely to see.

Lai

Thanks for the tip on the banana WS. I always have them in the house as I eat loads, so I will now buy some extra for the birds.

Glad your little nuthatch is back Lai but not good you needed to get new feeders, I suppose that can happen with the heavier birds.

Loving the pictures of your little Sparrow PPH, he looks a lovely little fellow.

I have been getting starlings feeding regularly, well I think they are starlings, they swarm in together and eat like mad. I have brought some fat balls today and yesterday I put out some chopped apple for them to try and give a bit of variety. I have got a couple of pics and will try and post them today or tomorrow but they are only taken through the window so not brilliant.

littlewid-x-

Ive finally managed to get a picture of one of the Robins that visit me

Well done PPH I'm still trying to get a Pic of our Robin no luck up till now You also did well to get your Sparrow. Your windows are alot bigger than ours so it's really difficult for you to get a shot without the Birds seeing you. Ours are smaller, and chest hight so it's easyier.
WS

Lovely picture PPH. He almost matches your christmas avatar As yet I haven't seen a Robin but still got all the Starlings feeding. Will try and load some pics and try and get some good ones from behind my patio doors.
littlewid-x-

it was hard to get, it took 5 goes to get a good one, the rest are of empty feeders or 2 of them are of a Robin's bottom

Its hard as they both land on the feeder and fly off really quickly, I think I got this one as he was moving from having a drink to feeding from the tray so I managed to get him before he hopped over

Sorry PPH that has just made me smile.....2 pics of a Robins bottom wildlife isn't always obliging is it but it can make us smile

littlewid-x-

I've got a few pics of Birds bottoms myself PPH What am I saying
WS

Robin's bottom picture 1


Robin's bottom picture 2

Lai

i'm so pleased you posted them PPH as it did give me a good giggle yesterday. Bet we all have a few of them or ones that we say.......there was a bird there honest

littlewid-x-

To true LW. Mine is only a cheap camera, but it has an option which most og the digital cameras have of instead of ytaking a single shot you can set it to continous, mine then takes 3 shots one after the other. It helps sometimes when the subject starts to move as you take it, you get a 3 in 1 chance of getting a good shot
WS

I have been meaning to post some pics of my feeding station so thought now was a good moment. The birds are now eating me out of house and home, I have just had to buy more food today to keep them going. They love the fat pellets with insects in and today I have brought them meal worms and food to attract Robins and other birds. At the moment it's the starlings that are feeding well and with the impending bad weather I want to make sure all the little birds have something they like.
This pic is of the first bird having a look and trying to be brave to go eat.

Then he braved it.

Then a little while later there were three.

Now I always have lots of them and there is always a battle for the food but it's lovely to see and i'm so happy they have found the food and water and hopefully look forward to lots more visiting birds.
Sorry about the poor quality of the pics but they were taken through my patio doors and from a little distance so as not to scare the birds off.

littlewid-x-

That's so exciting Littlewid, that they've now found you. Now it's a never ending source of food for them so you've got to be out there topping everything up all the time, come snow or shine but it's so lovely to see all the birds visit, it's well worth the bad weather!

Thanks for sharing your photos.

Lai

they are brilliant photos LW

its great that you are having visitors

Well done LW it's great to see your Birds. We used to have loads of Starlings at the last place although they dwindled down over the years. About 5 years ago we counted 63 on the roofs around us, but the last year they were down there, they had gone down to 8, which is an indication of how the numbers have declined. They loved Mrs S's own food mix, they prefered it to fat balls. We would put it in a log that had holes drilled through it. They could,nt get enough of it. We now use the plastic trays that some of the fat bars come in, we put the mix in them then leave them to set in the fridge, take them out, and put them in the fat bar cage. The Birds here seem to prefer them to the bought ones, and its cheaper
WS

We got home at 3-00pm today. I filled all the feeders this morning, but it had started snowing as we came home. By the time we got home the seed tray that I had filled with sunflower seed, and suet with mealworm pellets was empty. We put some more in, but the snow was covering it up quite fast. The Birds were going mad on the feeders as you can see