Feeding The Birds

[LadyCG]

Do you put food out for the birds?

Or hedgehogs and other critters for that matter?

I've just found some florentine mince pies and mini stollen I forgot I had and some OOD Brioche buns that little G wasn't keen on and I've just thrown the lot out with some crusts of bread.

I like looking after the birdies :-)

[murraymints]

the poppy line Rowan cut through the golf course !

[murraymints]

sehr schön Khandro !

[Canary42]

A motorist approaching Sheringham golf course a few years back actually hit a train on the Poppy Line.

[murraymints]

EEK Canary..should have gone to Specsavers

[LadyCG]

Morning YMB. Bit of a tricky one, eh!

That looks lovely, Khando. Not a golfing day here, I'm afraid, with all the rains...

[Canary42]

Right Minty. It was a keen golfer who thought he could beat the train over the crossing in spite of the warning signals all activated.

[murraymints]

do you keep birds Canary ? what with your user name and all ?

[rowanwitch]

That's the one,
Speaking of Gulls We have a major winter roost on Bartley reservoir, up to 10,000 birds but I don't go out at night to count them. Mostly Herring and black headed, some lesser and greater black backs, but we have had sightings of mediterranean, Iceland and Bonapartes gulls. And an Kelsey disinfection by On migration, usually a succeeding stop.
Unfortunately Bartley reservoir is almost famous in birding circles forgetting almost devoid of birds. However we have resident great crested grebes, a few mallard and Canada geese, and cormorants. I have also seen golden eye, tufted duck, grey lag geese and little grebes there. So it must have got better since Bill Oddie had it as his local patch.

[rowanwitch]

I reckon it's a footie thing... Been in the Fat cat and the canary? I,ve been in the original one and the Brewery tap with Dave many a time never made it to that one

[LadyCG]

I don't know if you know Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge, Rowan, but they have some interesting species there, with information boards dotted all over the place. Canada Geese feature.

Who was the poster who used to link to the birds nesting in Hungary?

[murraymints]

there is a large boating pond in Edinburgh Inverleith Park..meant for model sailing boats ..and it is over populated with Swans and Geese..occasionally they are rounded up and relocated..soon fly back though..lol bit of a nuisance as they are rather aggressive and come right up to you pecking at any bags you may have looking for edibles !!

[Canary42]

No, my name derives from my earlier years supporting Norwich City Football Club (known as the Canaries). Norwich used to be well known as a centre for breeding canaries.

[murraymints]

ah Canary as in Carrow Road ? could hear the matches from my garden !!

[murraymints]

one of my neighbours was a coach/trainer with Norwich FC when I lived there..he got me into their physio for treatment when I had a bad back !

[LadyCG]

Norwich... is that the one Delia is associated with?

[Redhelen72]

I have a pair of visiting falcons in the front field and pheasants in the front garden and a darling robin that takes food from my office window feeder

[murraymints]

wendilla kept her parrots and the like !

[murraymints]

it is Lady !! let's be avin' you ! lol

[Xeronema]

I put food out for the fox, and then the cats get it. Does that count? Morning Minty :) x

[LadyCG]

Oh bless her, it must be a couple of years since she passed...?

I miss her ISS posts.