Don't get me wrong, I love these feathered little critters and I think it is one of the great miracles of Ma Nature that they were basically inside an egg the size of a Cadbury's Mini egg just a few weeks ago. But boy, can they pack away the birdseed!
Poor husband has two full time jobs at the moment. The one that keeps me in the manner to which I am accustomed , and his other one keeping the bird feeders full. We have a family of sparrows in the garden and now that they have "fledged", - can I just say I am sure that is not a proper word but one made up by the BBC Springwatch team, however I digress - it is like having a gang of marauding teenagers in the garden. Mum and Dad are obviously thinking that their job is done and it is down to the two softies in whose garden they have taken up residence to keep the little uns fed.
Mark you, at the risk of turning them into Disney characters, they are cute. Yesterday, they learned that they could somehow cling on sideways to the leylandi hedge and that game kept them amused for ages. One of the cockier ones was leading the way, landing and then flying off in a "that's how to do it way" - note to him by the way nobody likes a smart ass sparrow! One of the little girl sparrows (that cannot be a proper bird term can it?) was a bit more cautious, nothing wrong with that, but she soon got the hang of it although she tired of it quicker than her brother - better things to do with her time I suppose!
Anyway, can I leave you with this thought dear reader from the great lady herself aka Mary Popppins and can I advise that you take a minute now to go and get a box of tissues first .......
"Come feed the little birds, show them you care
And you'll be glad if you do,
Their young ones are hungry, their nests are so bare
All it takes is tuppence from you........"
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