The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #142444   Message #3286937
Posted By: GUEST,Eliza
08-Jan-12 - 06:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: Birdwatching 2012
Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2012
From my kitchen window I can watch the ordinary little birds feeding on our offerings, and even though there's nothing spectacular out there (as I used to see when I had half an acre of land) it's still very interesting. You get to know the more dominant ones, the skinnier, hungry ones, and the starlings are so comical. I've also noticed that each type of bird has its special time for appearing. You could set your clock by them! I also like to watch the communal bird-bathing. Five starlings sit on the rim, then as if they've counted "One, two, three!" they all jump in together. As for the spectacular, we occasionally get wild swans flying over in pairs, an exquisitely beautiful sight which brings tears to my eyes.