coal

On his flight, a coal tit caught a winged thing...
kind of night moth, or something like that.
(clickclick for better view)

Robin

It has been a while, since I saw robin.
It think he is coming to stay here for the winter, surviving the coming cold from North Europe.
I am so glad to see him again....as if a good old friend is visiting.
I do hope he will stay.

floating

In the water all kinds of autumn 'boats' are floating...
so now and then rain showers are trying to push them under.

Autumn sun

In the lovely autumn sun, butterflies are feasting on the Verbena's

pigeons

The pigeons are doing their daily flight.
Going in circles and eights.

It seems to me they enjoy it with great delight....
every day the same circles and eights...on and on and on.

relax...

It looks as if Bibi says: relax....enjoy the sunshine....
yield to the moment....

It's gone be alright.

blurred

I had seen the squirrel passing by in my garden.
That did not happen for some years.
The neighbors have a wall nut tree, but since some trees have disappeared some years ago
the squirrels take another path...not through my garden.

So this was great!, having one running along.
immediately I dropped some wallnuts outside...as a surprise, to have them stuck on their way.
And it worked....
When the squirrel ran along he noticed the nuts...and of course he could not resist.

Only....It was still dark this morning...so the photo's are blurred..=--------

peanut

Last week I put up a peanut butter jar in the tree.
The birds love it and me too watching them.
One by one they come along, waiting their turn, the blue tits and the coal tits, for a snack.

Butterflies

Yesterday, while there was a lovely warm autumn sun shining.
Lots of butterflies enjoyed their meal in the Purple Top vervain, (Ijzerhard), (Verbena).

Today no butterfly anywhere to be seen...because of the cloudy rainy no sunshine day.

red

Not only the berry's on yesterdays tree are growing, coloring....
The little malus apples have become firy red!

lots of rose hips

There are lots of kind of rose hips on the tree, of which I am not sure what tree it is.
It looks like a thorn apple, but some say its not....anyway.

on angels wings

One week ago my father flew away from this earth on angels wings,
going to his Heavenly Father...


I will miss him.

molting blackbird 3

There are more than one blackbirds molting this time of the year.
So I don't know which is one or the other.

It seems that the new feathers are starting to grow again.
new pens are visible if you look closely!

caterpillar

I found a caterpillar on the green GFT container.
I saved him and made a photo from both sides...
I have no idea what kind it is...

In the enlargement you see some redish dots
anyone suggestions?

click-click for better view

Blue tit & Great tit

Blue tit waiting for his turn on the feeding table.

so does the Great tit...or is he looking if the apples are doing well?

Nuthatch

The nuthatch has discovered the cheese on the feeding table.
He seems to greatly love it!

Molting blackbird 2

It is very comforting for the blackbird as M. commented in yesterdays posts
that the feathers will grow back soon.

Molting blackbird

This blackbird is loosing his old feathers...
He looks a bit funny, but he does not mind...

apple blush

The apples are blushing more and more.
Its going red..so they have a way to go still....

Berries

The berries are ripe,
Mrs blackbird thinks it is time for a yummy berry snack.