Our bird feeder

Last week Grandpa bought us a new bird feeder. It's a beauty, a 4 star restaurant for our sparrows. I've had the little wooden house style feeder for a couple of years now, but our local neighbourhood birdies haven't been impressed. About 4 weeks ago I filled it up with some yummy grubs. It took a while for the birds to notice it was filled with such a delicious snack, but when they did they went crazy for them! We have heard that it takes a good few weeks for birds to notice an enticing snack when it is laid out for them, so we were surprised when we then hung their grubs on the bird feeder full of wild bird seeds, that they took to the new feeder instantly.

Each of us has had so much joy watching the birds come to feed in our garden. Jarom loves to relax in the evening with a pillow, a few garden chairs and a pair of binoculars (even though the birds are only a few feet away). It's so great to know we are supporting their survival, up until this point we haven't even had a black bird in our garden, we were beginning to worry. However our birds have expensive taste and they're getting through mealworms so quickly, we can't keep up with the demand!