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I know the Bittern are always tricky to spot but they are a big rarity on Frodsham Marsh and I was really fortunate to see on over the Weaver Bend. I had the good fortune to see one was flying abve the height of a pylon heading towards the refinery works by the Weaver Bend, […]
The February 2020 edition of Beneath The Cage Grate is yet another laugh-out-loud hootenanny. In this issue, we find our favorite feathered sleuth on a mission to find out why his mum is raving about her new toaster – and a very expensive loaf of bread.
Drama is never far removed when Morty is zeroing in on something, and the case of his missing toast is yet another dramatic event
Catch up with Morty here to find how his latest adventure with the new toaster and pricey loaf of bread will become yet another Morty classic!
It’s amazing how birds, like people, can be introverts or extroverts, and every bird seems to be quite in tune with their personality and their interactions with fellow human and birdie housemates. In February’s issue of Feathered Frenzy, Sherri identifies some important issues regarding how matchmaking and our feathered companions can be an exercise in luck – and something often more challenging.
Sherri talks about how feisty Bubbles burst onto the scene in 2016 and took Zack and Chloe by storm (and shock).
This photo of Bubbles and Chloe, taken moments after they first met, tells the tale perfectly. Bubbles looks relieved to have a home and Chloe looks shocked by this blue interloper!
Catch up with Sherri’s full article on Matchmaking Mayhem for a good discussion on how birds understand human personality too, and how they use it to their advantage!
Pals of a Feather # 35 Gray-headed Gulls © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
via Pals of a Feather # 35 – Gray-headed Gulls — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
A big walk around the marsh produced the goods. I made my way along Brook Furlong Lane just as the shooters were commencing their activities. The sound of gun fire sent all the ducks sheltering from the keen westerly wind back to the Weaver Estuary. A flock of c200 Tufted Duck, 32 common Pochard, 12 […]
I started at Rake Lane this morning and a Kingfisher sat on a sluice gate along with a Grey Wagtail wasat welcome by the Hollpool Gutter where it crosses Rake Lane. Hundreds of Pink-footed Goose passed overhead flying south after leaving the Mersey Estuary and on a much smaller scale was a female Stonechat sat […]
By Lavender
Cheeks follows up her December It’s A Birb Thing cooking lesson with more meal prep tips in Cooking With Cheeks: Part 2.
Every birdie will benefit from learning about these important cooking (and eating) How To’s!
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Morty’s Christmas was a success – mostly. He was of course showered with toys from Santa Claws, and his two sidekicks also received cool presents from the jolly fellow.
However, Morty is dismayed with one of his roommate’s Christmas haul – and her subsequent experimentation with her new ‘toy’.
Read Morty’s January edition of Beneath the Cage Grate and judge for yourself whether Morty’s Christmas wishes for Alexa and Roomba came true!
It’s officially the 2020’s and Sherri and the birdies are trying to tie a neat little bow on the Christmas just past and return to some degree of normalcy to begin the new decade.
But alas, normalcy is hard to achieve, especially after a couple of weeks of rushing around, decorating, wrapping and then opening presents, and the prep and clean ups from big dinners and visitors.
How do you and your flock return to your ‘normal’ after the holiday season? Catch up with Zack and Bubbles here to find out how they’re trying to resume their routines after a festive but hectic Christmas.
I started my walk along Brook Furlong Lane this morning where a long deadpredated Barn Owl lay outside the pony stable. There were several Raven on the pylons and trees along the lane and then a party of Long-tailed Tit were foraging in the bushes. Out on the River Weaver were the usual Tufted Duck, […]
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Notes and photographs of my morning walks at Seagroves Farm Park in Apex, NC.
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