Henry's Wildlife and Nature

In a field near the bridge we call the Heron Bridge, there have been geese in the field for a few weeks. They seem to go there every year. First of all we thought they might be Pink Footed Geese but after a bit of research we now think that that they are Graylag Geese. Greylag Geese Greylag Geese are the largest and biggest wild geese in the UK and Europe. These geese, often seen with Canada Geese, weigh 2.9 to 3.9 KG and have a wingspan of up to 180cm. Their feathers are brown, cream, buff, grey and white, they have a long, orange, duck-like beaks and their legs are pink. They can be found in farmland, grassland, coastal areas, urban and sub-urban areas and wetland, so can see them in lots of different paces. There are 46,000 breeding pairs in the UK and 88,000 geese come over from Iceland every winter. Canada Geese Firstly, I would like to thank my mums friend because see let me go into her garden so I could get closer to the Canada geese as they were in the lake behind her house. Ca

Today I have been busy with my camera taking photos with my new lens of our daily visitors. We were lucky enough to have a Redwing in the garden today! Collared Dove Redwing Chaffinch Coal Tit House Sparrow Woodpigeon Dunnock

Spring is here! I am still home schooling so I am lucky enough to see the action happening in the garden all day long. I have seen some birds picking up twigs and old weeds to take to their nests and the garden is busy. Recently we had some new birds in our garden, Goldfinches and Siskins. I have seen Goldfinches in the garden before but have never seen Siskins here. They come every day and both like to eat the Sunflower hearts. I was lucky enough to get a photo of both of them looking directly at me! Siskins Female Siskin Siskins can be found all year round, however you are more likely see them in the garden during winter months as they search for food. In the summer when there is more food in the woods, they will stay there eating pinecones. The Siskin is a part of the finch family. It has a distinctive forked tail and a long, narrow beak. They are yellow-green in colour with both the male and females having bright yellow on their beaks. The male has a black cap on his head and in th