Twitchers

At work today we were having a conversation about cherry flavoured sweets. I mentioned that I had a cherry tree in my garden, but have never eaten any cherries as I just leave them for the birds. I was asked why not eat them and I said because I suppose I've never been sure they were safe to eat. So I've been asked to take some into work tomorrow. We joked that if they were poisonous we could all be off sick together.




Then my sales assistant told me that last year she spotted some men hiding behind the bushes in her garden. They were wearing green coats and had binoculars. We found this very amusing, can you imagine the scene? Anyway, she went to ask them what they were doing and apparently they were birdwatchers looking for rare birds. I asked what the birds were called and she said waxwings.

I've done a bit of searcing on the RSPB site, and found that waxwings are usually seen on the east coast from Scotland to East Anglia but move inland in search of food. So I decided to search for waxwings in north Wales and found this forum. It's members give the exact location of her home!

I'm still chuckling. I'll be checking behind my bushes this winter!