Today on Sunday Stills Terri has chosen the topic ‘Feeding the Birds‘.
I’ve added some photos below of Sam doing his bird-whisperer thing and feeding a peacock, a peahen, and some ducks at Calbourne Mill, Isle of Wight (2008). Also I’ve added a couple of pics of my granddaughters feeding ducks a bit nearer to home at The Mere, Diss in Norfolk; the first one round about 2009 with a suspicious bite mark out of the bread, the second one about 2011, and then Sam doing another bird-whispering thing at The Mere around 2011 too.
Stevie Turner 
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag… love the mystery bite out of the bread. It’s nice to know all granddaughters, regardless of effort, can’t find a hairbrush🤣
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She’s inherited my unruly mop. It goes its own way.
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My daughter used to love to feed French fires to the seagulls in Seattle…they loved it just as much! Terrific photos!
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Thanks John. In some UK coastal areas seagulls are considered a pest and there are notices asking visitors not to feed them.
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There are SO many along the water in Seattle they don’t even bother!
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Awww, so sweet! Your grandchildren seem captivated by the ducklings.
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They used to love feeding the birds. The girls are 17 and 15 now!
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Sam IS the bird whisperer! Great shots, Stevie! Chuckling at the suspicious bite of bread, too! Looks like a lovely place to consider retirement, too.
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Birds do seem to be drawn to him. One time a baby blackbird thought Sam was its mother. Sam hand fed it milky bread and it followed him around. Another time a robin stood by Sam while he was digging flowerbeds because there were tasty worms nearby. Sam stood back, and let the robin get a worm. Then the robin let Sam dig, and they took it in turns for ages.
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Wow, that is really amazing! He’s probably one of those people who could feed birds from his hand as they perch on it.
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Yes, he’s often done this.
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You should have your camera at the ready for the next time 🙂
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I’ll try!
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We like Diss. We’re thinking of moving to new retirement flats that are being built next to Morrisons. We’ll find out more about them at a launch party in the autumn.
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We have been to The Mere in Diss. I liked it there, but I am not so fond of the town as it is a bit industrial on the edges.
Best wishes, Pete.
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