Can We Fix It ... Yes We Can!

Are our readers' memories good enough to remember our postings as far back as July, or have you cheated and looked back in the blog, to see what happened to affect bird feeding in our garden earlier this year?

On July 23rd, the chain saw gang reported on their rather unusual activities in the garden. Yes, they had felled 3 large fir trees, which had grown too large for the gardening and were threatening our house.


This picture should remind you of this occasion (before anyone says anything about the humans in the photo, we never claimed we did it all ourselves!)

The big fir tree which was outside the kitchen window was the tree from which we hung the majority of our bird feeders, as we enjoyed watching the birds while working in the kitchen. Over the course of the summer, while the birds didn't need feeding, the feeders had just sat in a pile in the garden. With the arrival of the colder weather we needed to find a new home for them.

Marmaduke displayed a real talent and enthusiasm for D.I.Y.


He hit on the idea of making a gibbet like structure which would stand against the fence where the fir tree had been. We would attach all our feeders to this gibbet. Not only did Marmaduke have this great idea, he quickly went into production, and before we knew it there was a marvellous structure waiting for us to help to erect it. It was a bit too much for Marmaduke to manage on his own, and also, he needed someone to tell him when he'd got it straight, but he was happy to wait patiently for help to arrive.

Keep reading to see the finished result.

Lots of love, all at Bears Unlimited xxx