March 2019 Newsletter

I was just thinking: what is it that has made Feathers so successful over the years? Could it be that there are few retail establishments where you can plonk yourself down on a settee, have a nice, hot, steamy fresh coffee and perhaps a crunchy Jammy Dodger, read some interesting magazines or simply look at some of the stunning bird photos on the large TV screen. It may be the friendly, welcoming atmosphere which some would regard as unusual when you go shopping. Probably having a handsome, well mannered, knowledgeable Joe bloke to take care of all your needs helping to make your visits stress free and enjoyable goes some way to make you think *this Feathers is a super place*. The huge range of options for feed, feeders and especially binoculars goes a long way to ensure there is every chance your purchases will fill all your needs while being top quality products and very competitively  priced......... I seem to have forgotten where I was going with this but I do know I love mashed potato.
 

As with thousands of others over the last few months I thought I would mention *Brexit*.
 

Anyway, the next few weeks should be a great time to get out if you can and welcome all the migrating birds that come to us in the UK. Millions of warblers, finches, swallows, martins, majestic birds of prey, terns, waders and sea birds have already reached our shores filling the air with their beautiful songs, their acrobatics and their amazing home building abilities. Customers are already getting robins, blue & great tits using their garden nest boxes. I love this time of year, so much going on, when you watch a flock of swallows speeding acrobatically through the air it is hard to believe they will have probably flown up from South Africa, some of our nesting terns may have come from further afield. Sadly I find just going to Sainsbury's a huge chore. "Not something you do very often" said Fennella.
 

Lastly a little brain banger I got from Joe... What has four letters, sometimes has nine and never has five.

 

I did see some super birds in The Gambia a few weeks ago, you will find them here if you click on this photo.