As a gift, I recieved a bird feeding station and some bird food for christmas. Since we hadn’t fed the birds for a while, I decided to put it up. The pole now stands at the centre of the garden with 8 feeders hanging from it. Mainly suet with a couple of feeders with sunflowerContinue reading “After Christmas”
Category Archives: Home and Garden
Big Garden Birdwatch!
It’s that time of year again! Each year, the RSPB hold the Big Garden Birdwatch where Thousands of people across the UK report their sightings of birds in their garden or area to help conservation work. It’s easy. Dates: 29-31 January How to do: All you have to do is kick back for an hourContinue reading “Big Garden Birdwatch!”
Home Address: 15th October 2020
We were outside on the drive, looking up at the sunset. Suddenly, a distant flock of birds came into view. Their flight was very undulating, seeming to be going everywhere. At first, because of the formations they were making, I thought they might be geese but just to confirm, I ran into the house andContinue reading “Home Address: 15th October 2020”
Short Stories: The Hawk
I was up in my bedroom and was reading my bird book again. Suddenly, I heard a shout from the front door. I rushed down the stairs to see what was up. I was told by my Dad that he had seen a strange bird fly up into the trees at the top of theContinue reading “Short Stories: The Hawk”
Short Stories: The Colourful Drop-In
I was looking down into the garden from the patio. There were a couple of blue tits on the suet but overall not that much. It was getting a bit boring watching the same birds over and over again. After all, we did get tits in the garden pretty much every day. Just then, aContinue reading “Short Stories: The Colourful Drop-In”
Short Stories: The Laughing Woodpeckers
I was in the kitchen, reading a book when suddenly, I heard a familiar call. A call that sounded like laughing. I rushed to the kitchen window and looked up into the ash tree. I could then pinpoint the origin of the sound. An adult green woodpecker. It was hopping up the branches of theContinue reading “Short Stories: The Laughing Woodpeckers”
The Bovey Birder Glossary Page
I have realised I am using a lot of phrases and words that a lot of people don’t understand. Let me know if there are any words of phrases you would like me to add to the list. lifer- a bird I have never seen before RSPB- royal society for the protection of birds Transatlantic-Continue reading “The Bovey Birder Glossary Page”
Short stories: The White Pigeons
I was sat inside the house, reading my bird books. I was quite comfortable until I was called to the window that looked out over the garden. When I looked down at the bird table, 2 pigeon like birds sat, one on the fence and the other on the roof of the bird table. AtContinue reading “Short stories: The White Pigeons”
The BTO Garden Birdwatch Results: 17.5.20
This is the count for the British Trust of Ornithology’s garden birdwatch. The BTO runs this garden survey and I really enjoy it. Here is a link if you want to find out more about the BTO. By the way, if you are thinking of registering, there are a few rules. You can only countContinue reading “The BTO Garden Birdwatch Results: 17.5.20”
An Introduction
Hi! I am Henry and I am 8 years old. I live in the town of Bovey Tracey in Devon and I have a wonderful wilderness right on my doorstep. Just a short walk away from my house, I have a group of ponds home to plenty of birds and wildlife. There are mallards, herons,Continue reading “An Introduction”
The Bovey Birder 