tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post5261840947236146915..comments2024-03-29T10:02:55.374+00:00Comments on Nigeness: BumblebeeNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-42428986085026813112010-02-11T16:25:27.877+00:002010-02-11T16:25:27.877+00:00Same up here Nige, long tailed tits are swamping t...Same up here Nige, long tailed tits are swamping the fat ball feeders occasionally moving over and allowing the woodpeckers in, great, blue and coal tits have survived so far. Next doors pond has been frozen since Xmas, as it should being a curling pond, ours has become the reserve again, lots of mallards. As ever when the ground is snow covered the moles have been active, the fox is back chasing rabbits at midnight, never seen them catch one yet. The barn owls have been active for weeks as have the deer, munching their way through many yards of ivy. So, considering the low temperatures, down to minus eleven in January, not a bad bird winter. No bees though, the aconites poked their heads out last week and along with the snowdrops promptly went back indoors as even more snow arrived.<br /><br />Sophie, perhaps your avians prefer corners of cold bacon sandwiches.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-48109132517838632462010-02-11T13:59:38.813+00:002010-02-11T13:59:38.813+00:00Wouldn't know about Esher, Sophie - Carshalton...Wouldn't know about Esher, Sophie - Carshalton me, where the birds are doing all right. House sparrows are hogging the feeders, but I don't begrudge them, as they're in decline. Maybe not quite so many tits or gooldfinches as last year, but still quite a few, and the greenfinches are doing fine. There also seem to be more starlings this year, despite the reported fall in numbers. And you can hardly move for redwings...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-81117932464787280132010-02-11T10:31:24.989+00:002010-02-11T10:31:24.989+00:00We've already got bumble bees on the mahonia (...We've already got bumble bees on the mahonia (nasty municipal plants, as my mother insists on calling them). But what really troubles me is the total absence of small birds this winter. Last year there was an endless stream of tits, finches and sparrows to our feeders. This year, nothing. Is Esher similarly bird-free?Sophie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212037697701712380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-62180557054014043032010-02-10T21:31:33.440+00:002010-02-10T21:31:33.440+00:00...bombinating merrily around the shrubbery. (trea...<i>...bombinating merrily around the shrubbery.</i> (treasurable stuff, Nige).Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-38608651688107747452010-02-10T19:26:53.180+00:002010-02-10T19:26:53.180+00:00I blame violent computer games myselfI blame violent computer games myselfwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-29936964227018384452010-02-10T19:17:13.214+00:002010-02-10T19:17:13.214+00:00Hang on. Isn't the recent custom to blame eve...Hang on. Isn't the recent custom to blame everything on pesticides?deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-78293385754228459542010-02-10T19:16:11.570+00:002010-02-10T19:16:11.570+00:00I was thinking much the same thing recently. Odd,...I was thinking much the same thing recently. Odd, innit?deariemenoreply@blogger.com