Wildlife

[POMMReg]

In this hot weather, PLEASE leave a bowl or container of water in your gardens for our wildlife!

[les]

Good idea Chris, not heard from you for a while, hope things are ok.

[Classiccars]

Yes they appreciate the help.Unlike us they can't go yo a shop so rely on what food and water they find whatever the weather. Try to help as they were here first and enjoy vour dwindling wildlife.

[Mercmancdi]

Yes we can feed them where I live but unfortunately this summer they definitely don’t need water left out.
Love to see them coming and stealing the dog food
and dogs just sit and watch them. Then they bath in there big water bowl. Love the oops I typed a naughty word and wrens. We have too many sparrows though .

[geoberni]

Yes we can feed them where I live but unfortunately this summer they definitely don’t need water left out.
Love to see them coming and stealing the dog food
and dogs just sit and watch them. Then they bath in there big water bowl. Love the oops I typed a naughty word and wrens. We have too many sparrows though .

Should've used the Preview function then you'd have seen that you can't type 't i t s' on here ....

[les]

What about bluetits ?

[Mercmancdi]

That would do I left out the blue. I like the wrens and robins too.

[myoldjalopy]

I love greattits!

[Classiccars]

They are popular.

[Mercmancdi]

We have no greattits in our area.

[myoldjalopy]

That's a pity. I saw some beauties today!

[Classiccars]

Just have to keep your eyes open especially on sunny days.

[Nickol]

On my shelf is a book entitled " AA Readers digest Book of British Birds" . It might just as easily be a reference to european birds as for every species there is a world map showing where the particular bird has its habitat. There are very few, if any singular British birds as such. What I do find interesting are those which frequent my feeding station. The various types of " Meise" ( ..oops I typed a naughty word) are all present at times but a bit of a coup; a few years ago I photographed a "crested oops I typed a naughty word", which, according to the book ( published in 1985) is only found in an area centred on Inverness in Scotland. With us it is known as a "Haubenmeise" and is also a bit rare it seems. Also seen quite often is a Nuthatch (Kleiber Spechtmeise) and a Lesser spotted Woodpecker which has, exceptially, a much less complicated German name of "Kleinspecht".

The big challenge is placing the feeding station where the red squirrels cannot get it. Actually, they always can if they want to but it is probaby too much effort for them.