I planted a yew (Taxus x meda “Hicksii”) next to the kitchen window mainly for the birds some 20 years ago and the berries regularly attract blackbirds, fieldfares, robin, blackcap, waxwings and as here a redwing only about 1-2m from me!
Norsk: Svarttrost, gråtrost, rødstrupe, munk, sidensvans og rødvingetrost!
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Waxwings (sidensvans) are all over the garden this morning eating various berries. It gives me especial pleasure to see them on the yew tree I planted right next to the kitchen window:
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The male blackcap (munk) was this morning feeding on yew berries (a garden variety “Hicksii”). This yew is right next to the kitchen window and has attracted several fruit eating species including blackbird (svarttrost), redwing (rødvingetrost), fieldfare ( gråtrost), waxwings (sidensvans) and last night for the first time a song thrush (måltrost).
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Part of the biggest flock of waxwings (sidensvans) in the garden today, around 350 birds!….seriously distracted all day by these photogenic arctic “parrots”! Feeding on yew (barlind), hawthorn (hagtorn), elderberries (svarthyll) and guelder rose (krossved) berries…
1. Waxwings in flight
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Yew / barlind fruit is rather gooey….the picture is taken from the video of a flock of waxwings / sidensvans on the neighbour’s yew tree (Taxus baccata).
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Lovely bunch of people on the two tours of my garden today! Forgot to take any pictures during the first tour, so just a couple from the second during the only shower…it had threatened to be a very wet afternoon this morning!!
050916: Added some pictures taken during the first tour by Elin Anita Mosbakk. Thank you!
Tour two in my rain forest garden!
In my rain forest garden…I’m sheltering under my giant Udo!
Quinoa “Stephe” will soon be ripe!
Alexander garlic grown as a wild plant!
Runner beans / stangbønner are now appearing after a long time in flower
Grape climbing into my yew / barlind
Fotograf: Elin Anita Mosbakk (from the first tour).
Fotograf: Elin Anita Mosbakk (from the first tour).
Fotograf: Elin Anita Mosbakk (from the first tour).
Fotograf: Elin Anita Mosbakk (from the first tour).
Fotograf: Elin Anita Mosbakk (from the first tour).
Fotograf: Elin Anita Mosbakk (from the first tour).
Fotograf: Elin Anita Mosbakk (from the first tour). Broad beans intertwined with Hablitzia!
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
