SlodgerBlog

Well, it has taken me a long time to get around to writing another post to my blog but I just had to write something about the ongoing story of our new birdbox.

I bought one of Nature Cameras’ cedar birdboxes with built-in colour wireless camera and installed it late last year on the fence at the bottom of our garden. (more…)

This morning I discovered that our lovely friendly squirrels are actually greedy little monsters!

I have been busy setting up a new Art, Design and Technology facility at Jennifer’s school for the last few days and have been rather remiss in putting out the peanuts first thing in the morning. The squirrels had therefore become impatient because their regular supply of peanuts had been late arriving. (more…)

Whilst shopping in Preston market Sue spotted the ‘nut stall’ and bought a small bag of hazelnuts to see if the squirrels like them. I put a handful out with the usual pile of peanuts outside my window and watched for the first visitor. (more…)

I regularly put out seeds and raisins on our bird table and we see a wide range of birds including robins, blackbirds, blue tits, great tits, coal tits, collared doves and wood pigeons, plus the usual flock of starlings!

As the weather has gone colder I have supplemented this diet with peanuts which has had the added benefit of attracting squirrels to the garden. (more…)

This year we were privileged to be hosts to a family of blue tits who selected our nesting box as the location to bring up their brood.

We were treated to weeks of frantic activity by both parents, venturing to our bird table for seed and fat, whilst the squeaking noises from the box grew in intensity. All the while we were desperate to see what was happening inside the box as the chicks grew and finally fledged. (more…)