Robins are nesting in my garden this spring and I am thoroughly enjoying watching them and taking photos.  I have been helping them by feeding mealworms which have been avidly taken by both adults, particularly the female who will come literally to my feet to take one.  As yet she has not perched on my hands take one but I am sure she will if I persist.  She actually seeks me out and has even been in my polytunnel when I am there.  However, I have also been amazed at how attracted to the mealwormsHouse Sparrows  have been. A small group of House Sparrows race the Robins to grab them first. They then fly up to the eves of my house where they disappear inside.  They must have young in the nest there as well.  The photo opportunities have been amazing and using the polytunnel as a perfect backdrop and the low evening light illuminating the bird I have been able to set the camera to capture the birds in flight perfectly.  A male House Sparrow is an attractive bird and sadly this species is in dramatic decline.  The theory for this is a that gardens are no longer suitable habitats for breeding birds due to the obsession that we have for tidy gardens full off concert and decking.  My garden is different because I have some unkempt areas deliberately overgrown  which means we have insects in the garden.  House Sparrows feed their young almost entirely on insects and that is why so many nests fail and why there is a massive decline in populations.

I have dozens of photos like this and its hard to decide which ones to post. 

My internet provider is Virgin Media and I have to say that it is very unreliable.  Some days it works exactly as you would hope but then quite often it is dodgy to say the least.  Hence my lack of posting sometimes.