This was our weather yesterday, dull and what I call 'air rain.' You can't really see it, but it sure does wet you. I hate days like this, wet, dull and dank! This lane is near to where we live, but not one we walk. So we stayed inside after a delicious roast chicken dinner, followed by stewed rhubarb and yogurt, perfect!
Dh is happy finishing the jigsaw I abandoned and I read, the latest Ruth Mancini book, much more exciting then 'When the Rain Ends.'
We've been watching the birds, as we have two feeding stations and both are well visited.
In the last week, as well as all the Tits, we've noticed Green Finches. joining the Gold Finches and new yesterday was a Siskin.
Very distinctive with their forked tail and the males have a streaked yellow, browny, grey body with a yellow streaked black head and bib.
I think that brings us a total of 16 different birds that visit our garden, which is amazing, as the first few months we were here, we were lucky to see a sparrow!
I love watching them, they take their turn for the sunflower seed hearts, and are very entertaining to watch.
Chrisxx
11 comments:
I'm not 100% but I think your Siskin is a Goldcrest which is even more exciting
The little bird is adorable, you seem to have a good knowledge of the feathered visitors. Having a cat isn't conducive to bird watching I'm afraid.
We don't have green finches here in the US, so it was interesting to see a picture of one.
Birds make winter bearable around here. Sixteen species…amazing!
I've had misty wet days like that and nothing you can do outside then. Love birds so much and I enjoy seeing around the world. Our siskin is tiny and nothing like the markings of yours. Ours is very streaked and has a yellow rump. They live in Canada summers and this year was a bad one north so we had dozens. They have not yet left the area. More bad weather from the north is coming yet.
Lovely to see your goldcrest. I haven't seen one in our garden for a few years.
I sometimes think that the 'air rain' gets you wetter than ever. It seems to come at you from every direction, even underneath an umbrella.
Sounds like a comfortable and pleasant way to spend a 'wet' day.
Your yard must be a paradise for birds! They don't seem to mind the rain, do they! A roast chicken and a good book sounds perfect for a damp rainy day.
Your roast chicken dinner, followed by stewed rhubarb and yogurt sounds delicious.
All the best Jan
Know what you mean about the rain. I'd rather have it just rain rain.
I'd love to go walking down that lane!:)
We enjoy watching the birds come to the feeder too. So interesting to watch them interact. Snowy days are when we see the most!!
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