November 2018 Newsletter

Well this dramatic drop in temperature seems to have made a vast difference to the amount of birds on my feeders. Shed loads of Tits spending quite a time on both the hearts and the suet feeders. I have had the Robins and Wrens scoffing the dried meal worms while up to three Great spotted woodpeckers on the peanuts and pellets.

Life seems to be pretty hectic at this time what with  cleaning all the feeders and the bird baths, sweeping up all the fallen leaves and tidying up my garden hide in preparation for the many winter hours I will have to spend in there while the lovely Fennella plies me with hot drinks and toasted sandwiches.

As with most retail establishments - Feathers (much like Fortnum & Masons, Harrods and Poundshops) are getting stocked up for what we all hope will be a busy Christmas period. We have lots of little goodies in but If you want to buy your loved ones a special Chrissie present this year take a peek at our *What's On* advert below. You will see we are doing a special Christmas deal on Swarovski binoculars and scopes, a wonderful present to spoil your husband, wife, mummy or daddy or even your local birdy-shop assistant.

My trip to Madagascar with Fennella was nothing less than fantastic, some wonderful wildlife and many beautiful birds. It is a fact that when you take this kind of holiday you are mostly taken to protected rainforests or areas that are difficult or impossible to de-forest, sadly there is still a fair amount of that going on. Like most countries including our own there is lots of stuff going on that is detrimental to the well-being of the planet, a topic for another day. You can find some of my Madagascar photos by clicking on the picture...