A Self Portrait...

01 April 2015

The Finch

Is a greedy bird. Robins have the reputation of quarrelsome greedy fellows but if anyone were to ask me I would say the Finch is his master.

Robin is a fly by night, oh, he's bold but he doesn't do full on attack and grab. Your Robin perambulates around the object of his attention and only when he is happy all is safe does he dart in, grab and run.

The Blackbird bless him hardly seems to know the food is above him he stays on the ground where to be fair there are often the shavings other birds drop and where I sometimes throw bread or nuts. Blackbird gets a share but he doesn't pursue it it comes to him on the muddy, soggy ground.

So far this year the Magpies appear to be losing their battle with the Crows. I've seen one or two Magpies but nothing like previous years when they took on all comers and won.

The Crows are in the ascendancy and you know there is no such thing as a black crow they are varying shades of grey. No not fifty all though your male Crow has been known to gang rape females.

Unpleasant birds in that regard and like the Magpie when they fly in they swoop on the largest plunder get it all in one beak and swoop off again. Its quite extraordinary how much one Crow or Magpie can get in his beak.  Greedy, shameless almost birds of prey.

No, no regardless! Its the Finch that has it, all day long he seems to bite at the suet balls, nuts and seed that's carefully and promptly supplied. He doesn't appear to have a favourite food he devours it all ignoring all but cats


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