With Winter fast approaching it's that time of year again to start feeding the wild birds. We have a lot here in the garden. Silver Eyes, Wrens, Honey Eaters, Finches to name a few.... and Sparrows.....lots and lots of Sparrows! l see why they get called the Mice of the Sky! Geoff has made about 40 fat balls which have been stored away in the freezer for future use. Lovely big balls of fat from our local butcher, mixed with wild bird seed, a bit of honey to hold it all together and dropped into little mesh pockets made from onion bags. Our tiny little feathered friends just love them and it's always nice to know that on a cold frosty morning, all the little birds at Candlestick Farm have big warm bellies full of lard and dripping!
This lovely feeder l found at the Tip Shop. Not a salvaged item as such ,but made by some clever local soul who recycles old timber into bird feeders and bird houses. He then sells them at the Tip Shop for an absolute fraction of what they are probably worth judging by the amount of work that appears to go into each one.!
A great addition to the garden and judging by the empty onion bag, a popular one too!
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