The birds, the birds

[Palustris]

It shows that Winter is upon us. For the last few mornings our garden has been heaving with the feathereds. Blackbirds, sparrows, blue tits, starlings yellowhammer, woodpecker, thrush, fieldfares, crows, magpies, sparrowhawk, long tailed tits, chaffinch, robin, coal tits, wrens ,dunnock to name but a few. There are other little brown blobs which could be anything. The fat-balls and the peanuts and the sunflower seeds are disappearing fast. The bantams do not know which feeding station to stand under to wait for crumbs.
It adds a whole different dimension to the garden, movement. BUT where do they all go to just after lunch? By about 1 o clockish they have almost all gone.Very odd. Siesta? I might join them.

[Palustris]

[Beer_Belly]

Talking birds - Did you hear about the suicidal starlings ?

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_834987.html :o

[budgiebreeder]

Yes I think that you will find that most birds life revolves around eating and sleeping at this time of year to conserve energy.
Very interestig story Beer Belly mm...Something to do with atmospherics i would have thought .Or had it been raining and they mistook the pavement for water.

[teresa]

Today I had about twenty house sparrows on my table this afternoon in one flock. They come to feed mid morning and again in the afternoon.
Noticed this last week the numbers are getting more each day safety in numbers and were all lead to believe their numbers are falling.
I wonder how many I will have around Xmas time.
Teresa