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Bird Food Blog

Welcome to the Haith's bird food blog - featuring posts from the team & special guests. If you'd like to share your nature notes with our readers, please email enquiries@haiths.com for more information.

Wildlife adventures with an iPhone - Creating two new bird diets for overwintering birds

It's beginning to look a lot like autumn out there. Birds are looking a little more purposeful in their search for food. The sudden drop in temperatures and dwindling daylight hours promotes a sense of urgency in the search for high-quality bird food. It's a good thing I could see this step-change coming and decided to introduce two new bird diets for overwintering wild birds. My birds certainly approve.

Adventures with an iPhone - Spotting a tired bee

I'm writing about spotting a tired bee in this week's wildlife adventures with an iPhone. There I was sat in the garden, enjoying a cheeky coffee before embarking on the gardening to-do list when my wife spotted a lethargic bumblebee on the patio.

Wildlife adventures with an iPhone - Birds at the beach hut

Welcome to this week's wildlife adventures with an iPhone, I'd like to share a short video of one of my favourite wild birds - the House Martin.

Teasel - a wildflower NOT a weed

In this edition of my wildlife adventures with an iPhone, the thought occurred to me (during a lunchtime stroll) that one person's wildflower is another person's weed.

Buddleia - Brilliant for butterflies and bees

In this week’s wildlife adventures with an iPhone, I couldn't resist filming how much life this buddleia supports when it flowers - there's no wonder it's often referred to as the butterfly bush.

Adventures with an iPhone: Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)

This week’s adventures with an iPhone revealed the kind of jelly no-one wants to be accompanied with a scoop of ice cream at the seaside – a jellyfish!