Earlier in the week, our male minder was working in the kitchen and noticed a tiny bird on the bush right outside the kitchen window. It wasn't one he recognised, and it was behaving quite unusually, in as much as it seemed desperate to join him in the kitchen. He took a photo and brought it up to show me. When I saw it, I was quite astounded, as it was no common or garden bird; it was, as you can see ...
... the most beautiful goldcrest (Europe's smallest bird!)
Curly and I rushed down and were delighted to find that this is a very sociable bird who pays numerous visits each day to our kitchen window. He, or she, is not at all bothered by activity in the kitchen, in fact the more there is, the more he perches on the window sill and tries to join us.
We can get right up close to the window ...
... and it is truly fascinating having such a close up view of such an interesting and beautiful bird.
It's certainly been the highlight of our year (nature-wise) so far. Mind you. we're not getting much work done as a result - one of the reasons that there hasn't been a post for a while!
Lots of love, Chelmer, Curly and all the chaps xxx
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That's a rare sight Chelmer - very exciting. We saw quite a few nuthatches in the Lake District and found them equally friendly, bobbing up and down the tree quite contentedly as we ate our pasties.
Wow - fancy a goldcrest posing for a photo.
We saw Jenny Wren yesterday, but she flits around the garden at great speed and we feel lucky if we catch sight of her.
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