No mow May: Linnet feeding on Dandelion seeds on a garden lawn

 Just lock up your lawnmower on May 1st and let the wild flowers in your lawn bloom, providing a feast of nectar for our hungry pollinators.  Ref: https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/no-mow-may

However, an unmown lawn can also become the largest bird feeder in your garden.  This morning a female Linnet was feasting on dandelion seeds, which had been allowed to flower in an unmown section of lawn.

Here is a host of photo's of this one delightful bird.

The Linnet was in the middle of this lawn.  Green and Goldfinches also regularly visit to eat the leaves of Cat's-ear, which at https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/cats-ear-plants/using-cats-ear-plants.htm is claimed to be edible.  I'll try it for lunch today.  Anything can be eaten once.