Any keen bird feeders out there?

davenport151

chickaroonee wrote: »

We put some nyger seed out and they ate a little, but seemed to eat more of the sunflower hearts. Hoping they come back again this winter, they're beautiful!

I want this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaZyfsKYv7A

I bought a mealworm and suet block today and a new feeder for it, no one is going near it yet!

It always takes a while for birds to get used to new feeders. Plus there is so much natural food for them atm.

Gers

Does this count as feeding the birds? He came every day for his share of the black sunflower seeds.

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Chris25

Gers, I have one that visits every year - always on his own - and the neighbours & I have competitions to see who can provide the nicest food to keep him in our garden Soon after the first visit, one of us is at the corn merchants!

chickaroonee

Loving the pictures! A red squirrel as well, how stunning. Wish we had them here!

Gers

Chris25 wrote: »

Gers, I have one that visits every year - always on his own - and the neighbours & I have competitions to see who can provide the nicest food to keep him in our garden Soon after the first visit, one of us is at the corn merchants!

He didn't half make a racket though.. courting is so vocal but lovely to see each day.

Think he's gone now. This is at a holiday cottage on a working estate so he's maybe been 'got' and in the pot!

Part of country life.

Gers

chickaroonee wrote: »

Loving the pictures! A red squirrel as well, how stunning. Wish we had them here!

Thanks - it's not in Newcastle (:D ) but at a holiday cottage, however I will be moving to within half a mile of this site in early 2014.

Got loads of pics of red squirrels in May this year as well as a lovely video of a squirrel running around the garden burrowing and hiding the nuts around the place, stopping to eat a couple along the way. Sheer delight.

Moving north will be so lovely!

SailorSam

Ken68 wrote: »

Testing

Is that a lesser spotted pidgeon catcher ?

jenie_2

Some lovely photos on here since I last looked. I'm thrilled to bits because for the last two days we have had Goldfinches on our feeders, mainly eating the sunflower hearts, they are really pretty birds. The blue tits are coming back also, they seemed to disappear for a while, busy with their young I suppose. I am also getting lots of sparrows, the young ones sit on our fence and the parents bring them food from the feeders, lovely to watch.

Gers

Now that I've worked out how to post pics..

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and the fluffiest tit in the world - where on earth is the head?

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and the squirrel this year... not sure if it's the same one but I can't tell! Must be more than one around.

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Gers

and this lovely monster didn't half scare away the birds!

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