Big Garden Bird Watch

#rspb Big Garden #Birdwatch conducted by Helen, Bingley & Darcy: 

Blackbird 3. 

Blue Tit 2. 

Robin 1. 

Collared Dove 1. 

Wood pigeon 1.

... have you been counting birdies this weekend?

if so, tell us what you saw ...

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Birdie Spotting on Thursday in the Garden

Birdie Spotting in the garden is probably my favourite hobby, to be honest my ONLY hobby. I do like batting woolly things about the house too, but this isn't serious enough for what I class as a hobby. I like eating whatever I can find, but I believe this is a natural instinct and not a hobby either. I have never been allowed to catch a birdie on account of Mrs H (hawk eye) shadowing me, but I am working on it.

Bingley

... this is me conducting a bit of spotting

Later, I climbed the tree so I was on hand if a birdie perched in it (craftily, I chose the tree with the fat ball in it so I could lick it while I waited).

Darcy loves birdie spotting too, but he also likes frogging.

Darcy

He is particularly good playing the 'waiting game'

.. and knows unusual places to look.

Thursday in the Garden

...And then it snowed again, fat flakes that fell all night and all day toppling over the plants and wrenching down some of our guttering. It found a way into the bedroom forming a damp patch on the ceiling. But we all loved it. 

Darcy ventured out, Bingley not so brave (or foolish).

This is how much snow had fallen at 8.00am

Darcy on the prowl

heading for cover ...

.. to watch the birdies...

Snug, warm Bingley ("get me out there..? gotta be joking!")

Finally Darcy returns for a bit of birdie watching from comfort...