Nature At Its Best In My Garden

[Bobbisox1]

https://ibb.co/WkzqTm5

https://ibb.co/jrqLTrg

https://ibb.co/P4YRHCM & Lola who’s going very grey at the chin

https://ibb.co/j8C5vW8

I never tire of the beauty nature creates

[choux]

I won't put up the photo I took in my garden this week. It shows a sparrowhawk tearing a male bullfinch to shreds.

The bullfinches are so greedy, they sit on the feeders for a long time, making a real target of themselves. The other finches and tits just make fleeting visits and are satisfied with one peanut or seed at a time.

We still have 4 bullfinches calling throughout the day, so I will keep my fingers crossed for them.

[Bobbisox1]

Arhhh Noooo, suppose it’s the bad big of nature choux

[choux]

Just one of them and the smallest tbh. I know it is nature but I hate to see it. We have quite a few fatalitits from birds hitting the windows - the worst I saw was a woodpecker, so sad.

[iluvmargie]

When you said 'nature' Bobbi, I thought you'd be showing us pics of birds on the feeders, wild flowers or even maybe a hedgehog or a butterfly. Nice to see Lola again though.

[choux]

fatalities ^^

[iluvmargie]

choux, isn't there something you can put in the window to deter birds from doing that?

[Bobbisox1]

Now now Margie, flowers is my nature, I don’t do birds or hedgies, scared of both :0)

[Barmaid]

Mr BM would be v jealous at your bullfinches, Choux. Despite seeing over 50 different bird species we've only ever seen 1 female bullfinch.

Mind you about an hour ago I did have 2 different types of woodpecker in the garden (A greater spotted on the feeder and a greeny on the lawn).

The sparrowhawk soon scared them off tho.

[Barmaid]

ILM you can put stickers on your windows to help.

[iluvmargie]

I've had one bullfinch in my garden in all the years I've been feeding the birds. He just came the once, ate a bit and beggared off!

[iluvmargie]

Yes, I've heard there is something you can do Barmaid.

[Barmaid]

Our windows aren't too much of a problem because they are small panes. The greenhouse gets a few..... :(

[Barmaid]

I shall have to get up off my bottom soon because the pheasants turn up around 3.30 for their food. Got a very demanding hen bird. She hisses at the cat. It's quite amusing.

[choux]

ilm, my neighbour has those and I am afraid to say they are not effective. I cannot blame clean windows for the strikes either at the moment. My kitchen window has an imprint of a small owl on it - how that happened I have no idea, but it is absolutely clear it was a small owl. The imprints of its eyes and fluffy body are lovely to see. Just one small feather was left on the pane. I don't want to clean it off really.

[iluvmargie]

Pheasants - how lovely.

I'm so glad I don't have birds flying into my windows choux, it must be heartbreaking.

[Bobbisox1]

Choux that’s so sad :0(

[iluvmargie]

Bobbi - Your tubs of flowers are beautiful by the way.

[tamborine]

waiting for me to cook ;)

https://ibb.co/3Y5xCgk

[choux]

You silly sausage, tambo :)

[Bobbisox1]

Haha Tambo, love that