Category Archives: baby birds

Birdwatching, Peace and Panic…

Posted on July 8, 2020 by

One of the delights of a garden is watching the birds as they raid the bird feeders and feast upon the aphids. At this time of year, there are babies too, taking their first flight from the nest, still reliant … Continue reading →

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Taking flight

Posted on May 25, 2020 by

I’ve been watching for a while. First, as the little bluetits explored their options, then as Mrs Bluetit decided against moving house, they began rebuilding, flying backwards and forwards with the materials they needed to make a soft, warm nest … Continue reading →

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Infant #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 25, 2020 by

Masked marauder plays Infant imagination Explores a new world *

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Bird watching…

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

My son’s garden is surrounded by trees and they are full of birds of every variety. It is a joy to watch them and listen to their constant song every day, but, at this time of year, we are always … Continue reading →

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…and hello again…

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

“I don’t know what to do…” Just from the tone of voice on the phone, I was already getting my things together. He explained. And I really couldn’t believe my ears. “A baby bird flew into the kitchen… jumping up … Continue reading →

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The relationship game

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

Every morning, for the past couple of weeks, the buzzard has been there, perched on a fence beside the main road as I drive to work. Even when I have had the camera with me, there has been nowhere to … Continue reading →

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A good ducking

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

We stopped for elevenses in the form of a nice Cornish pasty… and were mobbed. There is no other way to say it. We went hunting ducklings, armed, I must stress, with no more than some duck-seed and our cameras… … Continue reading →

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Crazy bird lady and the sixth sense

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

On the first day that Ani and I moved into the new flat, a small, unidentified flying object hopped in through the big glass doors to say hello. He looked a bit like a sparrow, but his legs were too … Continue reading →

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First flight

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

We had watched the swallows in the hotel car-park the night before, marvelling at their mastery of the air and swift, graceful flight and delighting in the first, tentative flutters as the baby swallows left the nest for the first … Continue reading →

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Where were we?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by

It seems an age since my friends arrived in the village after the workshop. I can’t even see the PC desktop for all the folders of pictures on there… but were it not for those pictures, I am certain I … Continue reading →

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