If you build it, they will come!

Sunday 8.30 am.
So there I was at the kitchen sink filling the kettle, watching the Blackbirds popping about the lawn.  When Whoa  ‘What’s that?’ there in my little Cherry tree…. a Cresty head, Yellow little tipped tail…..Waahh Waxwing. Laura running to the patio window....

Waxwing in Cherry tree

 

My decision to make a cuppa instead of jumping into the shower first thing was  to prove  a fortuitous one.  Looks like the RSPB’s tip of  hanging/putting out apples has paid off.

Two hungry Waxwings, pecking at the leftover  apples in the nook and in the neighbours apple tree. Note - Berries out already?

Only managed a couple of pics in the dim light, before  they left in a rain squall, but I’ll be watching- every opportunity I get from know on.

Waxwings & Apples

Laura

If you build it they will come

Who remembers the film 'Field of dreams'? My garden is my field of dreams and this winter I'm going for broke to bring in some winter thrushes. Lots of cheap apples and homemade cheap fruitcake litter the lawn. Today I was 'made up' as we say in scouseland, my plan had worked, after wandering the fields of Billinge to look for one, it came to me ... a beautiful Fieldfare, a belligerent fellow chasing away any Blackbird who came close to 'his' apple. l was late for work ,I wanted to stay.. it was toooo dark for the camera, I was willing the sun to hurry up, alas I had to go...but will he/she be back tomorrow? I'm baking more cake.

Laura