Garden Wildlife UK

Just seen a robin go into a feeder. It ate a suet pellet or two and took another with it. First time I have seen that during breeding season. Are usually winter feeders for me.

Good spot placi, nice to have such a lovely bird grace the baffie.

They don't hang around when in a rush.

Never seen a siskin peregrine. Probably don't come down this far south. Only ever had a greenfinch here once, many years ago.

Small plot camera early this morning.



Lovely juvenile.

Done some more reading about the pink fountain. They apparently put down a tap root, and that is why they are so hard to dig up. Putting it in a pot saves all that trouble. Bigger the pot, taller the flower, but in an 18-20" pot should reach at least 8 foot. Ordered the seeds of the blue dwarf echiu...

Lovely pics Kev.

Hi Placi, have been reading up about them. The lady said to put it straight into the ground, but also said the root is hard to get up. She just cuts it at ground level and leaves it for a year or so, then dig it up. But as I said I was reading up about it and found a question and answer forum. One p...

You know the old saying, if you don't ask then you don't know.



Got a one year old plant and a couple of seedlings. Will get the lady a packet of dwarf blue seeds.

None of my feeders are being used at the moment, so I am putting the food under the hedge. All gets eaten.