A bird to be treasured

“I am a blackbird, singing my song” This is what I used to hear when I opened the front door early in the morning.  That is, I heard a blackbird from across the street, and the first part of his song sounded just like, “I am a blackbird”, and I added the rest (and more,Continue reading “A bird to be treasured”

Big Garden Birdwatch Plus

Twenty-five starlings, two bluetits, a wood pigeon, a magpie, two or three greenfinches …. I can more or less predict how many birds of each species I’ll see when I take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend.  What I’m less sure of is what they’ll be doing.  And that, for me, is theContinue reading “Big Garden Birdwatch Plus”