This week, 23.5.22.

 Not been a bad week this week, Monday met at Pear Mill Cafe as usual and had a good natter.

Afterwards went round the back just in time to see the chap finishing off his climb t the peregrines nest 

And this is the pictures he took of the chicks after being ringed!.

Mother was close by and very vocal, telling the chap off.

Tuesday we went to Oldham to have Pepe washed and trimmed, will feel a lot better with the warmer weather now.

Whilst waiting for him I popped up the road to one of my favourite Cafés.

Inside is as nice as the outside, they took the time during lock down at decorate the inside I think.

The café is on the left and on the right is the bakery/cake shop, but you can walk though on the inside!.

Do a full English breakfast, but too much for me, the Bacon buttie's are enough for me.

After picking up the Pepe and giving him his bacon bits, (there would be hell to play if I don't save him some bits) we headed home via the charity shop I frequent in Ashton to hand in a finished jigsaw and picked up three more at £5.50!.

I'd thought this one would be a challenge at 500 pieces but when I got home realized it was 1,000 pieces, that should keep me out out mischief for quite a while hey!. 

We called home for Pepe to have a drink, (He won't drink anywhere else) I tell a lie!, he will drink at friend Bob's but he's used to there.

Then it was off to Debdale to see the babies!.

Swans looking after Junior well.

This is a close up of the little fellow.

Learning to feed from the bottom here, but not quite got the hang of it yet.

As you can see the Goslings are different sizes, as the Canadian geese have a creche system and look after each others babies.

A few of the babies close up, how do you pick out the best!.

Had enough of me photographing them.

Back home there are loads of Starling and Sparrow babies, but no Goldfinches yet, other people have started to show pictures of Goldfinches so perhaps we will have some soon, hope so we have for the last three years.

Young Starlings.

If the blossom on these bush's are anything to go on, there should be plenty of berries for winter food for the birds.

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