Silvereyes

The Feeding Set Up

I am often asked how one goes about setting up a bird feeder in their garden.  Last night one of my sons asked me this very question.  So today Daniel this post is to answer you. Firstly if you have cats, I would discourage you from putting a feeder in your garden.  Cats are lovely […]

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Staying home

A beautiful Wellington day is something not to be missed. There are usually beautiful reflections in the water and still windless sunny days are something we often get but the region is not remembered for.  Saturday was just perfect and I chose to stay home instead of racing out to the inlet to stalk the

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Backyard Bliss

We feed the birds all year round.  Parts of the year there are almost no birds and other parts of the year there are lots.  This Winter there are more than lots!  Word has gotten around that the place to get food in Winter is here.  We feed the birds all year round for a

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Silvereye Season

Our back garden looks like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “Birds” at the moment.  There is easily up to a hundred silvereyes flitting around the trees feasting on the hanging bananas and drinking from the tui feeder. When the tui arrives they scatter and wait quietly.  There is a definite hierarchy in the bird

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