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Posted on December 31, 2018

Sparrowhawk

On St Stephen’s Day, I awoke to see a sparrowhawk perched regally, and not at all discreetly, on the roof of one of our bird tables. It stood, as if…

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Posted on November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

“SUPERB, SOFT-PLUMAGED, SHAPE-SHIFTING, STARLING-SIZED, SUPERMARKET SOFT-FRUIT-SCOFFERS BY THE SCORE, SOMETIME SOON”

In the current issue of BirdWatching Magazine I came across this item on the Waxwing, one of the “Five To Find in December”: The anonymously-published text is: As we say…

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Posted on July 16, 2017

Bird feeding notes, mid July

I have sheepishly avoided posting anything on bird feeding since this fatal illustration of the principle of unintended consequences. Disposing of the prior feeders (although this may have been overkill) and…

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Posted on May 9, 2017May 9, 2017

Unintended consequences, good intentions, and dead greenfinches (Warning – Dead Bird Photos)

I have used this blog as a sort of journal of various observations on bird feeding.  Unfortunately, and humblingly, I have realised that my bird feeding activity has in fact…

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Posted on April 12, 2017

Bird Feeding Notes, mid April

A month on from the imaginatively titled “Bird feeding in Mid March” here are some random thoughts and observations on bird feeding in Mid April. The mix of birds is roughly…

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Posted on March 20, 2017March 20, 2017

Bird feeding in Mid March – Greenfinches

Continuing my occasional bird feeding notes – but this time with original pictures! The wonderfully-shot Wild Ireland documentary inspired me to reconsider my childhood dream job – wildlife photographer/cameraman. Why did this…

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Posted on February 14, 2017March 20, 2017

Bird feeding mid February

My last “Bird feeding notes”, was from mid November. One of the nice things about bird feeding is the heightened awareness of the passage of the seasons, and how even…

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Posted on November 16, 2016

Bird feeding notes, mid November

A while since the last bird feeding note – and now, with cold beginning its bite, the feeds are highly popular. Once again, apples halves rapidly disappear – it seems like…

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