{"id":854,"date":"2011-02-10T08:19:14","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T08:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=854"},"modified":"2011-06-13T15:51:14","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T15:51:14","slug":"feeding-time-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/birdwatching\/feeding-time-2","title":{"rendered":"Feeding time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve never been good at sitting in the office and concentrating on one task for any length of time.\u00a0 Having an office window that looks out over the 76ha of mixed woodland of Choppington Woods LNR is a real blessing, allowing me to mix work and birdwatching.\u00a0 When I need to stretch my legs, a quick trip downstairs lets me open the patio door and turns the kitchen into a very comfortable and convenient bird photography hide.<\/p>\n<p>Our garden is currently hosting at least 8 <strong><em>Bramblings<\/em><\/strong>, along with <strong><em>Greenfinches<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Goldfinches<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Chaffinches<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Bullfinches<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Blue<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Great<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Coal<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Long-tailed Tits<\/em><\/strong>, occasional visits from <strong><em>Siskin<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Redpoll<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Treecreeper<\/em><\/strong> and regular fly-throughs by our local <strong><em>Sparrowhawks<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a wonder I ever get any work done \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-855\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-855\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/birdwatching\/feeding-time-2\/attachment\/_dsc6270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-855 \" title=\"European Goldfinch [Carduelis carduelis], Scotland Gate, Northumberland, 09\/02\/2011 (c)Martin Kitching\/Northern Experience Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6270.jpg\" alt=\"European Goldfinch, bird photography, wildlife photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6270.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6270-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goldfinch<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-857\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-857\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/birdwatching\/feeding-time-2\/attachment\/_dsc6356-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-857\" title=\"Common Chaffinch [Fringilla coelebs], Scotland Gate, Northumberland, 09\/02\/2011 (c)Martin Kitching\/Northern Experience Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC63561.jpg\" alt=\"Chaffinch, bird photography, wildlife photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC63561.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC63561-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chaffinch<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-858\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-858\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/birdwatching\/feeding-time-2\/attachment\/_dsc6549\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-858\" title=\"Bullfinch [Pyrhulla pyrhulla], Scotland Gate, Northumberland, 09\/02\/2011 (c)Martin Kitching\/Northern Experience Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6549.jpg\" alt=\"Bullfinch, bird photography, wildlife photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6549.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6549-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bullfinch<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-859\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-859\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/birdwatching\/feeding-time-2\/attachment\/_dsc6467\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-859\" title=\"Brambling [Fringilla montifringilla], Scotland Gate, Northumberland, 09\/02\/2011 (c)Martin Kitching\/Northern Experience Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6467.jpg\" alt=\"Brambling, bird photography, wildlife photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6467.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6467-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brambling<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-860\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-860\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/birdwatching\/feeding-time-2\/attachment\/_dsc6514\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-860\" title=\"Brambling [Fringilla montifringilla], Scotland Gate, Northumberland, 09\/02\/2011 (c)Martin Kitching\/Northern Experience Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6514.jpg\" alt=\"Brambling, bird photography, wildlife photography\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6514.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DSC6514-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brambling<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve never been good at sitting in the office and concentrating on one task for any length of time.\u00a0 Having an office window that looks out over the 76ha of mixed woodland of Choppington Woods LNR is a real blessing, allowing me to mix work and birdwatching.\u00a0 When I need to stretch my legs, a 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