My friend Sharon has a lovely garden: an area of lawn bordered by flowers, shrubs and hedge; a separate area for growing vegies, the glasshouse and the beehives; and a lovely little bit of wild woodland at the end. It’s a paradise for birds, particularly because Sharon also has lots of feeders that she keeps stocked up with seeds of various kinds and suet blocks. As a person who lives in a first-floor flat with no garden, I just love visiting Sharon’s garden. I could sit watching the birds all day long.
![180705 1 Pengam garden birds](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180705-1-pengam-garden-birds.jpg?w=529)
My photos show just a few of the birds that entertained us yesterday – and these 14 species are not the only birds that visit: House sparrow, Blue tit, Great tit, Collared dove, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Carrion crow, Great spotted woodpecker, Magpie, Robin, Dunnock, and Blackbird.
![180705 2 Great spotted woodpecker](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180705-2-great-spotted-woodpecker.jpg?w=529)
The Great spotted woodpeckers have been bringing their offspring to the garden this year
![180705 3 Woodpigeon and Carrion crow](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180705-3-woodpigeon-and-carrion-crow.jpg?w=529)
The Woodpigeon doesn’t look too happy about the Carrion crow being so close
![180705 4 Blackbird](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180705-4-blackbird.jpg?w=529)
A Blackbird with an odd beak
![180705 5 Goldfinches and Bullfinch](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180705-5-goldfinches-and-bullfinch.jpg?w=529)
‘This is ours’, squawked the Goldfinch to the Bullfinch, but …
![180705 6 Bullfinch](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180705-6-bullfinch.jpg?w=529)
… the Bullfinch won out on the day!
![180705 7 Collared dove](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180705-7-collared-dove.jpg?w=529)
A beautiful Collared dove
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