On 19/12/07 19:52, in article , "Kate
Morgan" wrote:



Our robins are all very well thank goodness, this time of the year I buy
cheap Xmas pudding`s from the local supermarket and they are very well
received.

kate

Gloucestershire


We are going through bank account loads of seed and fat-balls for the
birds
right now and judging by the way they're golloping it down, they know
something we mortals might only suspect about the forthcoming winter!
Can't
you just chuck out sultanas and raisins for them Kate? Our local feed
store



We do throw out fruit for the birds Sacha but putting out puddings is a
Christmas thing which amuses the grandchildren :-)

kate


Lovely. Bit like mince pies and sherry and carrot for Father Christmas and
the reindeers. ;-) I thought you were just being overly seasonally
generous to your wildlife!
On a holiday to Tresco I took sultanas from the breakfast table each morning
and fed them to a Mr & Mrs Pheasant who lived in the bit of garden outside
our room. They got so used to this that they used to come running towards
our French windows. A new arrival was pleasantly startled to find Mrs
Pheasant in their bedroom one morning! We must have been a bit late
finishing our own breakfast that day. ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'