As well as the usual nuts, bird seed and fat balls that I always have in the garden, I prepared the birds a lavish feast of chopped italian smoked sausage, parma ham, apple and pear for their breakfast. I wanted to entice as many different birds into the garden so that I could count them and register my results with the RSPB.
I sat for a good hour looking out into the garden through the patio doors, pen and paper by my side and counted.........................................................................................................................................ONE BLACKBIRD!!!!!!!
Whilst this count was taking place I did manage to finish the Debbie Bliss matinee coat, which was a much better result.
SUNDAY AMWhen I went down to the kitchen to make my first cuppa of the day, their breakfast from yesterday was still laying on the grass untouched. Excellent, I thought, I'll have another try at the count when I have my breakfast.
Can you believe it, when I returned to the kitchen half an hour later, the whole lot had gone and there were still no birds in sight. Just typical! They'd obviously eaten the lot far quicker than the time it took me to drink a cup of tea.
Eventually in the next hour I did manage to see 4 starlings, 2 blackbirds, 1 wood pigeon and 1 sparrow.
Not exactly what I was hoping for!
A lovely jacket! Typical with the birds, they must have all been males, certainly not very cooperative!
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