This week, a couple of days ago something happened,
This man,
This sometimes strange man
Tony saved my life, I was never so pleased that he was there!
We were eating dinner while watching "The Sweeny", I got something stuck in my throat,
I tried a drink to wash it down, didn't move, I tried to swallow it no movement at all. So I tapped Tony on the arm he looked at me, I have never seen him move so fast since I fell in the canal. Tony was straight around the table, dragged me out of my seat and performed the Heimlich Manoeuvre. Tony must have dislodged something because I had to go to the bathroom to throw up. luckily the bathroom is just opposite the room.
That was a very scary experience, certainly one I would not like to have again. I would hate to live alone and that happened because if Tony had not been here I just don't think I would have been able to do anything.
Now on to happier things.
We have had 2 beautiful thrushes visiting the garden for the last week, having looked in my book I think they are Mistle Thrushes.
JUVENILE MISTLE THRUSH
ADULT MISTLE THRUSH
The Blue Tits have been very busy so there should be some babies soon.
Blue Tit on the feeder
The starlings are late this year I saw one baby on Wednesday, then there were about 6 on Thursday, but usually, the garden is full of them by now. The sparrow babies are beginning to appear, we have a couple of baby dunnocks and a baby robin. The blackbirds have lost a juvenile it flew into the big window of the house next door and died on impact.
I knocked on the door then went to the other side of the door before Mrs B opened it, I told her so the children wouldn't find it first. Mrs B said"oh no not another one that's the second this week." I advised her that they could get something to put on the window to stop birds flying onto it, whether they will or not remains to be seen.
Another thing that has annoyed me this week now I am on a roll is people that cut down trees and bushes at this time of year. Why? In three gardens around us, there have been trees and/or bushes cut down, I don't just mean trimmed I mean taken down to the root.
Our next-door neighbour on one side used to have a really good garden for the wildlife, last year he set a tree on fire while having a fire, this year he has had every tree, bush and living growth removed from his garden, this week! The Long-Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Robins, Wrens and Blackbirds all nested in that garden. I cannot say for sure that any nests were destroyed this week but I doubt it would have made a difference to the work.
Ok, rant over.
We spotted some canoodling woodpigeons
I wonder if that's why the older ones keep trying to chase Scruffy away because he is still here.
Scruffy the young Wood Pigeon.
That's about it for today, I hope you are all staying safe and well, make sure you look after each other, you never know when you might need their help.
Until the next time...
