30 August 2024 Good Morning Everyone! What a day it was in the garden. A former student -now great friend- is moving and came to spend the afternoon with us. The Crows certainly put on a show, but, at first, we didn’t know what was happening! Then we saw him swoop through and land onContinue reading “Friday in Bird World”
Birds of Poole Harbour Osprey Tour is deemed magnificent!
29 August 2024 Good Morning Again, I am often asked by my readers in North America where to go and see ospreys in the UK. I suggest Rutland Water when Blue 33 and Maya are raising chicks and I always suggest Poole Harbour. Both have cruises on the water and readers have written back toContinue reading “Birds of Poole Harbour Osprey Tour is deemed magnificent!”
Diamond lays second egg…Thursday in Bird World
29 August 2024 Hello Everyone! Update: Diamond laid her second egg at 23:57 on the 29th. Thanks, ‘H’ for the news! Oh, it started off much cooler Wednesday, but by 1500 was 25 C. Hugo Yugo was busy looking out the window at all the birds while all the others were having siestas. This isContinue reading “Diamond lays second egg…Thursday in Bird World”
Wednesday in Bird World
28 August 2024 Good Morning Everyone, Morning Update: Second egg at Collins Street. https://youtu.be/vm5solPjnqI? Waiting for Orange and Port Lincoln! Tuesday was cooler—21 C. Visiting the nature centre required a windbreaker and it was just so much more excellent walking. There were lots of Canada geese, wood ducks, and mallards at the pond, as wellContinue reading “Wednesday in Bird World”
Diamond lays first egg…Tuesday in Bird World
27 August 2024 Hello Everyone, There was no report of a storm coming to our area, but the garden animals behaved differently all day. The temperature was cooler, 22 C. Tomorrow it will be 28 C. There are storms to the south of us near Minneapolis. Still, the animals are exerting a rivalry for peanutsContinue reading “Diamond lays first egg…Tuesday in Bird World”
MOMA, Melbourne Falcon’s first egg…Monday in Bird World
26 August 2024 Hello Everyone, It is the start of the last week in August and today our temperature dropped to 28 C. It didn’t feel like the end of August of years gone by. Some mark the end of summer at this time with children heading back to school. Others look to the calendarContinue reading “MOMA, Melbourne Falcon’s first egg…Monday in Bird World”
Beau is back…Sunday in Bird World
25 August 2024 Hello Everyone, Calico and Baby Hope (aka Calico Kitty Kitty) hope that you have a very pleasant Sunday. We are getting ready for a party. Calico came into the house on the 27th of August 2023. Five days later, Baby Hope showed up at the feral feeder and within three hours wasContinue reading “Beau is back…Sunday in Bird World”
Saturday in Bird World
24 August 2023 Good Morning Everyone! You will now notice links to videos within the blog. Just click on them, and they will take you to YouTube. Geemeff helped me figure out how to save that precious space to include more images without using up all my media allowance! Thanks, Geemeff. Friday was another scorcherContinue reading “Saturday in Bird World”
Friday in Bird World
23 August 2024 Good Morning, Thursday was an ‘odd’ day. We woke up to overnight torrential downpours with pools of water everywhere. The dishes for ‘The Boyfriend’ were scattered everywhere, and one of the birdbaths was turned upside down. Now, as this wind? Or was it the fox? I couldn’t tell. By early morning, itContinue reading “Friday in Bird World”
Thursday in Bird World
22 August 2024 Good Morning Everyone! We hope that you are well. The end of summer (or winter, depending on where you live) is soon coming to an end! Already some children are heading back to school. Here it is the day after Labour Day. That really does mark the end of the summer forContinue reading “Thursday in Bird World”