There are feeders at the bottom of the garden… they belong to my neighbours, but given the weird dimensions of our gardens, are in front of my door. My own feeding station collapsed, several times, in the muddy morass that was once a lawn. Having tried, each time, to re-erect it, I am now waiting till the ground dries out, with a bag of cement ready to mix, biding its time in the shed.
But I still get to watch the birds. There have been stalwart visitors all winter, from pigeons and blackbirds, to robins and the occasional woodpecker, but just at present, the feeders are never empty of blue- tits and great-tits, and it is a joy to watch these tiny creatures, so full of life and energy.
Even Ani will sit quietly and watch their antics, though woe betide any pigeon that lands… Ani doesn’t permit the incursions of pigeons into her airspace. Especially the one that sits placidly on the fence post and looks at the apparently rabid creature beneath her with a jaundiced eye.
On a day like today, with a blue sky above and green fields beyond, the birds are not only a joy to watch but an assurance that spring is busy and waiting in the wings, in spite of the rain and sleet that have saturated the ground and obscured the sun for weeks on end. And that is a most welcome thought.
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Spring is in the air for the small birds they do brighten up the garden.
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They do… and even the big ones are tumbling through the skyin the mating dance at the moment.
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I love watching the birds. They’re beautiful and make you feel like spring is here xx
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I am missing them today with the rain and cold back… xx
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Lovely pictures
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Thanks, Sadje.
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A pleasure 🙏
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Great photos, Sue. We haven’t had any rain today (not to say it still won’t come) and the sun has been shining and when I went for a walk everyone was all cheerful and smiling. Spring really could be going to get here.
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We backslid into heavy rain again here…
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Oh, no. I’m sorry.
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Bit of a pain…
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Great post, especially with what I saw watching my suet feeder this morning: bluebirds, golden finches, bright red cardinals, nuthatches and two different kinds of woodpecker. Wonderful bird watching!
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It is just nice to see them out in thw sunshine for once instead of hunting in the rain.
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Lovely images, Sue. Birds do seem to herald the return of spring. I noticed the day that birdsong returned to my forest this year. It brought (and brings) a smile.
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Yes, the trees came alive around here too a few weeks ago… and it changes everything 🙂
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I used to love watching the birds visit our garden in the cottage, green finches, gold finches, tits, wrens, robins, blackbrds, thrushes, even owls once. We have starlings, blackbirds, fieldfares and a cheeky robin that has shown an interest in the greenhouse. Not so many, but we are making progress in making our garden attractive to our feathered friends.
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They soon find out where the best tables are laid…or planted 😉
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Yes, I lost all of my strawberries last year to one blackbird. OK, there weren’t that many and they were small, but he had the lot!
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I had some beauties growing, but between Ani picking the green ones to play with and the birds, I think I only managed to gather half a dozen 🙂
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that’s six more than me!!
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I’d have been happy for the birds to eat them.
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Now we have a greenhouse, maybe we can share the spoils………………
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I do share…they just get more than me 😉
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ha!
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These are beautiful photos of the blue-tits and green-tits at the feeder. If you ever get tired of writing, photography could be your next viable profession.
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Thanks, Michelle, I can’t see me ever getting tired of writing 😉 xx
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No, I’m sure you won’t. ❤️
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🙂
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Blue tits are such lovely birds, I wish we had them. Your world is looking very green, which ours, alas, is not!
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They are incredibly cute to watch too… they normally nest in Nick’s garden and the babies are so tiny when they leave the nest! England is always this green in winter. We curse the damp and rain, but this is its gift.
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They are gorgeous!
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Tiny little creatures too 🙂
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Thank goodness for the birds in muddy March. They are the only color around, and they’re never wrong that spring is on it’s way.
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The blossoms are out, the daffodils are in full bloom… everything may be grey, cold and wet, but spring is definitely underway.
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Hooray!
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So beautiful, I love watching the birds in our garden, so amazing.
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They are always a joy,.
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Indeed 🙂
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