We’ve had a bit of a change around in the
garden, moving some pots around and rehoming a honeysuckle.
We also upgraded the fat balls in our feeder.
The result, we have lots of variety in the birds that are visiting us.
Blue tits, robins, goldfinches, lots of starlings and their kids, sparrows, a pair of pigeons and some great tits.
The great tits prefer it to be quieter and wait on the new climbing frame for the starlings to
finish. The robins push the starlings out of the way. The pigeons pick up the scraps from the floor.
Everyone / every bird has their preferred method to get their tasty treats, the environment you’re in dictates if those treats are available.
The extra viewing points and cover of bushes meant the shy births felt safer in our garden to visit.
As humans trying to watch our waist line, we need to do the
same and control our environment.
If your route to work takes you past a shop where you can’t resist their pastel de nata’s, change your route a couple of times per week.
You might need to set a rule about not eating in the car, if long journeys turn in to a full buffet of everything the garage has on offer, something as simple as filling the car up with fuel on a separate day when you have already eaten can make a
difference.
I didn’t eat any sweets from my Mum’s drawer for a few days this week, I went to the drawer, it’s just that she’d already eaten them and I didn’t get her shopping until today 😂
Changing your environment can make changing habits much easier. Your environment includes the people you hang out with.
If you want to get fitter, find some friends who do fun things that get them fitter. I’m biased
but martial arts are a great place to start.
If you want to get better at cooking, hang out with people who value cooking, you’ll soon pick it up.
What can you change?
Darren “twitcher” Checkley