I’ve got a honeysuckle growing in my courtyard, I leave nuts out for the robin, blue tits, great tits and long tailed. They normally have a route where they fly off the fence, into the honeysuckle and onto the feeder but for the past few days they’ve been quiet. I assumed the warmer weather meant more food. I’d seen a blackbird with nesting material in her beak and a male knocking about too but thought nothing more of it. Then this afternoon I went to tidy up some leaves and saw a little orange beak poking out of a nest in the honeysuckle!!
Luckily I’ve not been out there that much as its very close to the house so I’ll keep my activity down outside until she’s had her chicks. If I can I’ll take a picture but I’m afraid of disturbing them as the courtyard there is very small. I can’t wait to see baby blackbirds though
Not a unique sight around these parts, but saw this turkey outside of work this morning. We are overrun with them around here.
I felt bad for this one, she was all alone and calling out, obviously looking around. Hope she finds her family. I’ve named her Barbara. Good luck, Barbara.
They are around the state, but i had never seen one. I always get excited when i see something new. Brings the number of species of woodpeckers at my feeders to 5
There is a Heron that sometimes sit by the pond at work. Don’t know why, there’s no fish in it. He flies off as I park so I’ve not been able to get a photo. One day!
The rough skinned newts? We have a newt that’s a Great Crested. That’s quite rough skinned. It’s protected. Causes all sorts of problems with building projects.
I’ve found a few where I work.
Sometimes sacrifices have to be made
I lived in the countryside all my life. This village, about 30 years. You wouldn’t believe the amount of times newbies fresh from the big cities ask about streetlighting.
