Meet the king of our garden. I call him Buddy, but that’s only because I call every cute animal buddy and I also like to think he is my buddy. He isn’t as fat as he looks, but he puffs up his feathers to protect him from the cold and also, I think, to look more impressive. And he needs to look impressive to do his job as king of the garden.
As king of the garden, it’s his job to protect the garden and the food it provides from intruders, most notably the blue tits. Whenever a blue tit comes close to our porch, to get to the aforementioned food, Buddy appears out of nowhere to scare him away. And it actually works, unlike with the blackbirds, who are not impressed – not even when he is puffed-up. Luckily, the blue tits are bold enough to try again and again, so don’t worry: they have plenty to eat.
The king of our garden is also very alert and made my job of capturing him on camera quite the challenge – including sneaking over the kitchen floor to reach the window without him seeing me. But it was worth it.
Hey, hey! Things look great around here! I wish I had your web design skills.
Thank you so much!
Oh he is so cute! I love your writing about him and the last photo made me laugh – too adorable.
Thank you! That last photo still makes me laugh, too.
i love how you can see the bit of snow on his beak! amazing photos :)
It must be cold to have snow on your beak all the time. Lucky for him the snow has since melted away.
Haha, I like him :) And nice blog you have!
Thank you Maartje!
He’s the most adorable garden king ever!
I think so too! I spend too much time just looking at him.
I stumbled accidentally on your blog through a bit of browsing, and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your pictures! I’ve scrolled through several posts; all of the food looks delicious, and your nature shots fill me with happiness. Thank you for posting!
Thank you for commenting! That is so very nice to hear.
Aww he is cute. I can totaly picture you scrawling over your kitchen floor with your camera. Haha.
The things we do for birds… ;)