Cheese, Cake and Birds

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Two robins regularly visit my little patio garden. One of them is less shy than the other. In fact he has become fairly tame. This is because I sometimes give him cheese. Sometimes he waits for the cheese at the tip of a bamboo cane…swaying somewhat acrobatically. So far I’ve given him mature cheddar. He’s a perky little chap.

I sometimes feed bread to the numerous ducks on a nearby river and they clearly enjoy it. However I recently decided to give them some cake. I’d bought a cake that was far too sweet for my tastes…though I am usually very fond of cake. Would the ducks like a bit of cake too? I tossed bits of it into the water and they dived for it most enthusiastically. They looked quite ‘pleased’ in fact. Hope they’ll still enjoy bread!

Lots of love,

Grace