Friday, October 18, 2019

Birds and a cat

From lovely spring weather it turned nasty with strong winds and rain on Monday, so bad that a yacht capsized with the loss of one life and three others being rescued.  I had woken with a bad sore throat which turned into a cough and cold so I have been taking it easy all week.

In the meantime Doug made a starling nesting box to go above the Tui Feeder.



The new nesting box shows up the fact that the Tui feeder and post could do with a spring clean but I am sure the weather will improved soon to catch up with these jobs.

As I have been under the weather I have watched some daytime television and, this morning was watching the Antiques Roadshow with Kim beside me when she suddenly shot through to the Dining Room and was watching the window.


I think it is a baby thrush.  Goodness knows how she knew it was there.


a bit closer



then "mother" appeared to protect her young and Kim got closer scaring them both off.


11 comments:

  1. Most animals have such wonderful hearing; I know Billy does!

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  2. Cats do seem to have a 'sixth sense' for such creatures. May you be feeling better!

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    1. Thanks. First day outside today. Went to market and supermarket.

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  3. Thank goodness the cat was inside. Outdoor cats take a terrible toll on songbirds.

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    1. We have a lot of trouble with a cat from a couple of houses down.

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  4. It'll certainly need a clean if starlings move in; they are not the most house-proud residents. Hope you're soon feeling better.

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    1. Yes, they make a lot of mess. We already have three starling boxes. Thanks for good wishes.

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  5. Love your nesting box. Our cats always crouch around like tigers lol. We had a gorgeous day today, but overall the spring is grey and wet this year.

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    1. Yes, seeing it was such a nice day I went in to the market.

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  6. yes, we've had the same weather, it's so changeable out there though, typical Spring I guess.

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