{"id":110176,"date":"2019-08-24T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T04:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/country-diary-shaking-branches-meant-the-blackbirds-were-feasting\/"},"modified":"2019-08-24T12:03:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T05:03:22","slug":"country-diary-shaking-branches-meant-the-blackbirds-were-feasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/country-diary-shaking-branches-meant-the-blackbirds-were-feasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Country diary: shaking branches meant the blackbirds were feasting"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAllendale, Northumberland: Birds queue up along the wall to feed on the amelanchier like holidaymakers at an ice-cream vanAgitated bird calls drew me to the window that overlooks a long gravel path. At its end, growing either side of a lichen-covered bench, are planted a pair of amelanchiers. From their vigorously shaking branches I knew the blackbirds were having their annual feast of their small berries. Together with a song thrush, they queued up along the drystone wall like holidaymakers at an ice-cream van. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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