Lessons from a bird table

[Lockhouse]

<Wilmslow> I like Jays. They are fine birds. We have them in our back garden as well as Green Woodpeckers and Spotted Woodpeckers. We have the usual assortment of smaller birds but I like the big ones. </Wilmslow>

[norrahe]

We seem to have a noisy blackbird who kicks off at around 4am

[DaveB]

<Wilmslow> I like Jays. They are fine birds. We have them in our back garden as well as Green Woodpeckers and Spotted Woodpeckers. We have the usual assortment of smaller birds but I like the big ones. </Wilmslow>

Are you saying the Wilmslow likes big peckers?

[PAH]

Do you lot buy bird food at this time of year? I thought when the ground wasn't frozen they could feed themselves on worms and bugs, or berries etc?

My parents (who recently had to put their dog to sleep through old age related illnesses) have started buying loads of bird food. They say they like to watch all the birds that come into the garden now the dog's not around, but they're spending more on bird food than they ever did on dog food!

I think they need another dog before they squander my inheritance.