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SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,874	Our Garden Birds Nov 25, 2013 8:46:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Nov 25, 2013 8:46:30 GMT Thank you Cherry , it's quite a bold little bird, when I was planting up the windowbox last week it was almost in the back door hopping about the pots watching me as I was potting up at the back doorstep!

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Our Garden Birds Nov 25, 2013 13:37:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Nov 25, 2013 13:37:16 GMT Lovely pictures of your Robin Sue, I had one hopping round me when I was cutting back some of the perennials, they can be quite bold when there is a chance of a snack
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sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Our Garden Birds Nov 26, 2013 13:28:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Nov 26, 2013 13:28:15 GMT Your robin looks just like mine Sue Little posers aren't they? Do like your pics. Must try harder to get some bird pics good enough to show. Our pigeons have mastered using the peanut feeder so will try to get a pic of that.
	I'll get around to it eventually

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,874	Our Garden Birds Nov 26, 2013 21:35:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Nov 26, 2013 21:35:55 GMT Thanks peony & sweetpea . He knows that when I start changing the planting I throw some of the old compost out into the other pots along the path & likes rooting around in it to see if there are any juicy worms etc. in there!

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Our Garden Birds Dec 18, 2013 23:19:43 GMT Tel likes this

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The little blackcap bird is still in the garden hanging around with the sparrows, it looks like a young male & is very sweet. I managed to get a couple of photos of it hidden in the bushes today, through the window again so not very sharp.

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,874	Our Garden Birds Dec 18, 2013 23:20:52 GMT Tel likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Dec 18, 2013 23:20:52 GMT It looks like a young male bird.
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SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,874	Our Garden Birds Dec 19, 2013 17:18:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Dec 19, 2013 17:18:06 GMT Haven't seen the little blackcap today, hope it's alright after the awful weather yesterday!

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Our Garden Birds Dec 19, 2013 19:11:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Dec 19, 2013 19:11:27 GMT Good pics Sue, I've never seen a blackcap round here. Hope its OK, looks as though you have plenty of sheltered hiding places amongst your shrubs
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SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,874	Our Garden Birds Dec 20, 2013 19:31:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Dec 20, 2013 19:31:08 GMT Thanks peony , I'm hoping it's just sheltering somewhere, haven't seen much of the sparrows either so maybe it's with them.

derekbrooks Top Member Posts: 6,441	Our Garden Birds Dec 20, 2013 22:36:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by derekbrooks on Dec 20, 2013 22:36:17 GMT Hope your blackcap comes again during the bird survey,Sue

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,874	Our Garden Birds Dec 21, 2013 19:24:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Dec 21, 2013 19:24:08 GMT I know, I'm keeping an eye out for it Derek, I thought I saw it today but it may have been one of the sparrows as I couldn't see it clearly in the bushes.

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Our Garden Birds Dec 22, 2013 19:08:28 GMT

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Post by SueA on Dec 22, 2013 19:08:28 GMT

Spotted the blackcap today, it wasn't sitting with the sparrows but it did fly in & land on the chaenomeles in the front garden & then fly off again. We also had a couple of longtail tits in the front garden as well, there had probably been more of them as they tend to come in a big group but I think I just caught sight of the last two before they flew off.

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,940	Our Garden Birds Dec 23, 2013 9:12:16 GMT Tel likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Dec 23, 2013 9:12:16 GMT My husband's camera has a bigger zoom, so he took these pictures. Later, we got a cloud of goldfinches.

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,874	Our Garden Birds Dec 23, 2013 10:03:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Dec 23, 2013 10:03:41 GMT They're lovely Cherry , great pic. We only ever seem to get 2 at any one time, haven't seen any recently come to think of it.

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Our Garden Birds Dec 23, 2013 15:29:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Dec 23, 2013 15:29:54 GMT Great photo Cherry, I've never seen them around here.
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joysie21: Do anyone buy the gardeners world magazine as I want to enter competitions I have the gardeners answer magazine which is free with lloyds club account Nov 5, 2018 9:19:29 GMT

libralady: Hello Bess, I have resurrected your post about using elderflowers. I will try the fizz but could you please send your recipes for the cordial and syrup. Thanks and regards. Nov 21, 2018 18:03:23 GMT