A Robin barking at me like a Regimental Sergeant Major to get on with filling the Bird Feeders was the #FirstBirdOfMyDay .
“Quick March! Left Right Left Right Left Right Left _____ Left _____ Left ”

Stunning structures & colours Pirjo. 💚

“Cronk Cronk … Aarrrghh Aarrgh… Clonk … Cronk Cronk”
That’s a wonderful and mystical #FirstBirdOfMyDay Hannah.

They definitely have a complex language - wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to understand what they are saying to each other? (…and about us!)

My head hurts trying to comprehend this (the age, the magnification, the detail, etc) but credit to you all because this is utterly fascinating and the images are stunning & beautiful.

#Science #Insects @morethanadodo.bsky.social

Sky! (Yes, with some cloud and retreating mist)

I can see sky, rather than cloud & mizzle or rain, for the first time in quite a while. Bird table, hedge line and yew trees covered with #birds.

Lovely to see Bramblings, Linnets, Siskins, Fieldfares and #FirstBirdOfMyDay Redwings joining the resident crews, as skeins of Greylag passed over.

Hi hi - I’m watching on YouTube (well done, enjoyed the film and 🙏)

Quick Q - we have a number of beavers here at home on the Forth, on the “Carse of Stirling”, the floodplain. It has an 18 ft height range … is that a fair place for them to live as their efforts to dam keep on being washed away?

Fair enough … we can but try.

Thank you and keep well. Tom.

How many foods are this delicious (best meat?) and also so good for you? (high protein, minerals etc).

Easy to cook:
high temp & rest, or,
low & slow, or
add to Beef Mince -> eg “Beefison Burgers”.

Just don’t understand why it is not more popular - but perhaps “Bambi” doesn’t help.

Had a proper “Little & Large” moment for #FirstBirdOfMyDay and we all know that the mighty wren is loud🤣

* “Mullet” … because an old Aussie mate & cricket team mate used to describe his (filthy) #Mullet haircut as, “Business at the front, party at the back”, and much I think seems to describe this hedge pretty well.

Birds & “Beasties” seem to really like the structure & format.

Some stills

“Apocalypse now” ? … loosely based on the 1899 novella, “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad.

Credit to them - well done @bcciwomen.bsky.social 👏

The sheets were tugging so I was a tad later than usual for the “Green before Screen” walk with the Pup hence the large number of Rooks, Jackdaws, Crows, Hoodies & Ravens were already up & about, but Great Tits are always a good way to start #FirstBirdOfMyDay, annoyed that I was late for bird table

Snap with the Jackdaws for #FirstBirdOfMyDay … frost on the ground after a clear night followed by morning fog. Bird feeding table busy.
Skeins of Pinkfoot & Greylag #Geese passing over; I think (& hope) with the cold they will keep to the stubbles here rather than inhaling our Winter Wheat. #Birds

Chinese Silver Grass or “Zebra” Grass Laura?

It is properly tough & hardy, can take pretty much any soil and doesn’t mind being shaded.
Birds like the seeds and leaves break down to help build soil.

[Apparently in some parts of the 🇺🇸 it is now viewed as invasive.]

She’s always so elegant and very fine.

I’m sure she will be very happy… especially if half a carrot or quarter of an apple might happen to drop into her field with that ear prick when she recognises the voices.

Love the rings from past shrubs.