Last year, despite the apricot tree having several flowers, it only set one fruit (which turned out to be the most delicious apricot in the history of the world); we'd hoped for better things this year - one fruit each, perhaps, instead of having to share. It duly developed several flower buds which swelled promisingly, and in the last few days of mild weather and sunshine they started to open.
They are no more. Today they were all systematically removed by this little so-and-so:
Having stripped the tree he then spent the next seven hours of daylight battering at the window, fluttering from the top of the frame to the window-ledge at the bottom and up again, and getting into most undignified positions.
I wonder what roast bluetit tastes like.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
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Oh what bad luck! We don't seem to have any blue tits around at the moment, so our young apricot trees have blossomed, but not as much as they did last year. C'est la vie, as the French say!
Be honest, you'd shut his tail in the window for the last two pics.
:)
I wish!
*mutters dark, evil thoughts*
I have a cherry tree I need to protect from The Evil Birds! They ate them all last year :(
Want to borrow my flame-thrower?
Yes, I really do have one :)
Superglue should do the trick. :)
Yeah, you hold him I'll torch him!
Has he stopped having a go at that 'other Bluetit in the window'? For the most intelligent British bird they can be pretty daft. :)
Ohhh no. I think my garden birds have been reading your blog.
I've just caught pigeons gobbling up my greengage buds!
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