LivingLife - Issue 8 (Shefford)

LDLIFE
Contribution thanks to
Mark Hogan
Wildlife Writer & Photographer
07769 666996
mark.hogan@live.com
r the wildlife too. I went along a few days ago, sat above the River Ivel on the decking and watched 5
t for their lunch. They are fascinating birds to watch because they waggle their feet in the mud in the
eks time will be teaming with life, the oxy daisies and summer flowers will be out and an abundance
e and has a black band along the middle of its wings and the female is a bright green, they are worth
red wings, they are pretty cool too.
fluffy balls of feathers sitting on your bird table or in your gardens, mouth wide open creating a hell
a little food for them or hanging bird feeders up helps the parents to get food without searching for
t mind.
read and puts it into a bird bath to damp it down and make it easier to swallow. The bird bath looks
hite Tailed Eagles are going to be released on the Isle of Wight. Over 5 years at least 60 of them will
ely long journey. I hope to go and see them at the end of the year.
Yorkshire. A group of six of us booked a Hotel to go to a place called Bempton Cliffs, an RSPB reserve
s. The birds you see depends on the time of year. I went to see a small bird called a Puffin, I had never
on a ledge high up above the rocks, they are really stunning little things, the colourful beak, the red
ds like Gannets, Kittiwakes, Razorbills and Guillemots. The astonishing thing is they sit on a piece of
feet so how they do it, I do not know.
blue eyes and white wings with a large black tip on each wing, they fly like a swift or swallow, around
look on YouTube you can see videos of them diving into the sea to catch fish, they are just as graceful
pecial visitor to your garden and you want to share it with us, take a picture
ood we will put it in the next edition.
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