As I’ve written before on this blog, nettles (Urtica spp.) are important food plants for birds, both due to insects and their larvae feeding on them in summer […]
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Redpolls everywhere
In July, I forecast it was going to be a good year for the birds with exceptional flowering of birch, lime, rowan, maples and other trees (http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=22951)At the […]
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The pitter patter of birch seeds
The pitter patter of birch seed bracts (or scales) as you can hear at the beginning of the video can only mean one thing here, a large flock […]
Birds / Mammal
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Birds in the garden 13th February 2018
1. Nuthatch and Great spotted woodpecker atop a spruce tree 2. My handsome grey red squirrel disappears up the tree with a grunt 3. I had a rodent […]
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Birds in the garden 7th February 2018
Marsh tit (løvmeis) Yellowhammers (gulspurv), part of a flock of 11 birds with a brambling (bjørkefink) Hawfinch (kjernebiter) with nuthatch (spettmeis) at the end! Bird diversity in […]
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Redpolls on anise hyssop
A new for me plant that is both edimental (edible and ornamental) and is also bird food in the winter! Even more reason to grow North American Anise […]
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Ground feeding redpolls
Redpolls (gråsisik) feeding on the ground (birch seed presumably) outside the kitchen window this afternoon! Post Views: 102
Botanical Garden / Onions
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My new “job” and office: a dream come true!!
I always dreamed of working in a botanical garden and somehow my wish has come true only 7 months after retiring from job as an ocean wave climatologist! […]
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Redpoll and that wren again
A redpoll (gråsisik) next to the front door…and once again Mr. Wren turns up (calls in the background) ;) Post Views: 68
Birds / Snow
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Avian diversity
21 species of bird registered in the garden this weekend feeding both on natural food and at my bird feeder: Great spotted woodpecker Redpoll Nuthatch Bullfinch Hawfinch Goldfinch […]