Springwatch

I’m the same florentina - I enjoy keeping the birds happy but one Robin has become so comfortable with us that it follows us into the house. Our fault for offering mealworms. His brood have been well fed. Yesterday I sat in the garden watching fledgling wrens being fed. They call constantly so aren’t as secretive as I imagined them to be. One of the babies hopped round the edge of a flowerpot just a few feet from me - I hope they become more cautious.

fiorentina51

I was scrubbing my decking yesterday when a very curious fledgling Robin joined me. It stalked me for quite a while then landed at my feet and tried to drink from a small pool of water on the deck. It obviously didn't taste nice as it shook its head in disgust.
I got the hint and put a shallow tray of fresh water on the deck for it to enjoy.
The thing is I had spent over an hour scrubbing the decking and cursing the birds that had encrusted it in poop.
Must be bonkers...

Wonderful post. Made me laugh. Glad you gave that baby robin a proper drink though.

I was scrubbing my decking yesterday when a very curious fledgling Robin joined me. It stalked me for quite a while then landed at my feet and tried to drink from a small pool of water on the deck. It obviously didn't taste nice as it shook its head in disgust.
I got the hint and put a shallow tray of fresh water on the deck for it to enjoy.
The thing is I had spent over an hour scrubbing the decking and cursing the birds that had encrusted it in poop.
Must be bonkers...

I agree Callistemon21. They have known each other a long time, as they mentioned tonight, and are very easy going together, like old friends.

henetha

Springwatch is wonderful, bringing nature to our screens. A breath of fresh air, literally. All the presenters are good, especially Chris Packham.

I like Chris Packham and the interaction between him and Michaela; it seems a more friendly, relaxed relationship than with the other presenters who were on with him, Kate Humble and Martin Hughes-Games, although I liked Martin too.

I have got my own bit of Springwatch going on at the moment.

About 30 starlings descended on our lawn this evening - we were hoping to see a mini-murmuration but no such luck.
They saw off our blackbird which usually serenades us in the evening, but he did go off to find some ants or some other tasty morsel in a border.

We haven't heard a cuckoo here for a few years, nor the owl yet this year. There are houses where they used to nest.

Springwatch is a bit red in tooth and claw this time - so many chicks are being predated, is there a lack of mice?
One presenter did say there's a lack of insects around for food this year ☹

3nanny6 Apparently only one in four fox cubs survive to be adults, so the chances are that the three that come to play in your garden won't be adding their own families to the ones in your area.

Watched it tonight, most enjoyable especially all the info about the cuckoos. We do hear them around here, mostly though it is owls.

I’d forgotten that it was on. It will be my catchup to have on throughout the night now!

I have always watched Springwatch I too miss Iolo hope he is on the mend. Megan is very enthusiastic and interestingly full of information. It’s a pleasure to watch compared to soap operas and quiz shows.

I just love it.

Megan is Chris Packham’s step daughter Washerwoman,
I’m another who doesn’t care for him.
We’ve been entertained by lots of baby sparrows in the back garden, very noisy, but so good to see them.

I'm missing Iolo.He's my favourite. I like Gillian but she does have a tendency to stumble over her words.And last night she said the Llyn peninsula was on the North sea!However presenting live can't be easy.Megan is very accomplished for the youngest presenter.

Springwatch is wonderful, bringing nature to our screens. A breath of fresh air, literally. All the presenters are good, especially Chris Packham.

I have got my own bit of Springwatch going on at the moment.

I have got a doves nest in rear garden in low down shruberry
bush. It is quite bushy which is why the two babies are still surviving there. Mother goes off throughout the day but is still coming back to feed the babies. They are growing so will not be long before they try to fly. I am like a mother hen keeping watch on them although I only get close enough so I
make sure the babies are still in nest.

Front garden is close to someones rear garden so they hardly come up to end of their garden. Every night three baby foxes come out to play they wriggle under the fence and roll about on the grass in my garden, they play for awhile until mummy fox comes looking for them and gets them back to the den.
Not sure what to do about them as their are lots of foxes around here so those three babies will be even more.

Did you know that Cuckoos can lay up to 22 eggs. Looked it up late last night when the little b******s wouldn’t shut up!

Thanks Kelly

I'm enjoying seeing the ospreys of Poole Harbour. I discovered the ospreys at Loch Arkaig in the summer of 2020 during lockdown when we couldn't go anywhere. Since then I've been hooked.

Oh, I like Chris Packham, he’s so passionate.
He sometimes comes across as a bit off because he is on the Autism spectrum.

I unwisely searched for a cuckoo chick photo.
It makes me so uneasy and sad.

(I’ve asked HQ to move the thread to TV )

I can't stand Chris Packham, but I'll watch if Iolo is on, unfortunately he's been ill so isn't appearing in this series.

You can report your OP to GNHQ Franbern and ask them to move it to the appropriate thread.

Love Springwatch

Franbern, ask GNHQ to move or delete, bit out of place here

Sorry, not sure how this ended up under Estrangements. I thought I had posted it under tv, etc....... Perhaps it could be moved to proper place. or else I will just re-do it in there.