BIRD FEEDING

[greenfinch2]

We have always fed the birds years ago it was bread and crumbs but they always got something Peanuts was the first food I bought.

[Placido]

Thinking back, I believe peanuts were the first for me too !!

I can remember as a child stringing together a chain of peanuts in shells by means of a needle and cotton and hanging them in the lilac . The very first garden bird I saw was a bluey - what else would it be .

[Placido]

In just a few days my flock has diminished to practically zero. Where are they ?? Surely it's early for The Autumn Disappearance ??
Haven't seen a single blackie since Saturday and hardly any sparrows or dunnocks or tits or woodies. What does it mean ??

[greenfinch2]

They are nae we me ,because I dont have any either.

[Placido]

An' there wiz me thinkin' they'd a' gan north fir some sun.

[greenfinch2]

one or two Sparrows first thing nithing to get excited aboot.

[Jacksparrow]

It would seem I am slowly lurching into Autumn routine. Things like sultanas which during the summer are gobbled up in a moment can now hang around all day on the bird table before being eaten and likewise other consumables are lasting longer. While we have yet to reach the mid-point of August summer is beginning to feel like a distant memory.

[Placido]

I absolutely concur and agree. The weather even feels like autumn - this morning first thing the temp. was 54F !!!!!! Where's August ?!?!?!?
AND I had a jay gobbling suet pellets to keep out the winter chill.

[Jacksparrow]

I quickly learnt that putting the dried mealworms out for the Hogs too early before dusk doomed them for consumption by the Sturks. However I found a cunning hiding place to leave the dish until darkness descended. Well that's what I thought until this evening when the ever vigilant Sturks sussed out my cache and helped themselves. Back to the drawing board

[Willpar]

My sparrow population has exploded with the added young ones. Have to top up two more times during the day. Not many starlings about either.