Hello my dear blog friends. :) After 3 months I'm back, and I really did miss you all, and can hardly wait to get started. Pedro is still here, but wants to stay longer, which is fine by me, as I really enjoy his company but he has a lot of work to do and has some new clients which will keep him occupied whilst I blog. Over these three months we have had loads of fun, and I have taken a few nature photos, but need to sort them out into different posts starting this evening.
I think that I can hear thunder in the distance, hopefully it will rain, as the temperature during the day has been 40 degrees in the shade for weeks now, and here in my bedroom where I sit at the computer it is 31 degrees. but an electric fan by the side of my desk keeps me cool.
Due to their successful breeding, the Great-Tit far outnumber the other bird species that visit my balcony.
The infantile Great Tit. This is one of five that followed their parents to my balcony., at first demanding to be fed, and then learning to feed on their own as the parents ignored their insistent cries
I witnessed a juvenile feeding from the plate but then it asked the parents to be fed, but the adults by this time knew that their job had been done.
The Greenfinch disappeared for a while, but now they have returned.
They love the Sunflower seeds but have to compete with the squirrels, however if they come early enough they get their fair share.
The daily visits from the Robin have also become a rare occasion and I miss their morning and their evening serenade.
The faithful Crested-Tit comes every day for the peanuts
The Blackbird also bred successfully, and brought two female birds to my balcony. They perched on the railing but didn't attempt to go to the feeders. They were beauties with russet toned feathers, but I didn't manage to take a photo as they were such timid creatures and flew into a nearby tree after the male Blackbird had filled it's beak, probably waiting to be fed within the safety of the leaf covered tree.
The Blackbird sheltering from the rain in June.
The cheeky Red Squirrels come several times a day and when the Jays fly in to pick up a peanut, the squirrels become confrontational and chase them away, and it's not surprising that the Jays are afraid when you look at the length of the squirrels claws .
I was sitting on my balcony swing when I saw the Wood pigeon alight on top of a tree. I have tried to cox them to my balcony by scattering corn, but they remain indifferent.
One last photo of a squirrel, and my post is finished for this week. I did try to complete it last night, but I had agreed to watch the Olympics with Pedro, and it was very entertaining viewing.
Joining Eileen at Saturday Critters. To check out her fabulous nature blog, and see creatures from all over the globe just click on Eileen's icon on the right hand side of my blog and it will take you there.
