Feed the Birds, 2d a Bag

This incredibly bold and /or desperate blackbird pecking at one of the windfall apples right outside where I was sitting by the french windows made me think of the 'Feed the Birds' song from Mary Poppins. 

Some very swift beak action here.

I'd pretty much stopped putting out bread and bits and bobs for the birds since the 'rat catcher' told me it was just encouraging mice too, but these past few days the birds have seemed increasingly frantic looking for food around the garden, so I've relented and started putting out bread, bits of cheese, cold pasta - anything that might help them survive this cold snap we're having.  How anything as tiny as a bird manages to survive the frosty nights we've been having I don't know

I know not all of it actually gets to the birds as I've seen next door's cat taking a keen interest in the bits on the grass too.  Although why a well-fed, pampered moggy wants to eat bits of stale bread is beyond me!

I like the way he's eyeing up the apple in this photo - like it might be going to peck him back!

Comments

[Wendy]

Loved these pictures - I'm so glad that you relented and are feeding the birds again. Perhaps you could erect a bird table to keep the food off the ground. The birds soon clear up during the day what you put out for them leaving nothing for mice etc to find at night. I have a bird table with peanut feeders hanging from it which attract lots of lovely birds.
Not sure about the cat wanting the food - more likely it is after the diners!!

[catz]

we are leaving out some fat balls we bought in Wyevales and the birds are polishing them off fairly quickly. I hadn't thought about apples etc., I will top up their supplies today as yes I have noticed how frantically they are feeding in this weather. Also don't forget to leave some fresh water out as it freezes over fairly quickly overnight.