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Any keen bird feeders out there?
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Not sure Gers, though once saw a weasel or maybe a stoat kill a rabbit, ran all over its back until it came to the throat. Gruesome but nature.0
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bargainhunterss wrote: »Thanks, I'll keep it there for now! :T
Still no nibbles!
How often do you think I should change the food (if I've got lots left in the feeder)? Every act of kindness, no matter how small, isn’t wasted ❤️
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bargainhunterss wrote: »Still no nibbles! How often do you think I should change the food (if I've got lots left in the feeder)?
Do you have any predators coming in? Cats etc.
I found a dead chaffinch under the feeder this morning. They do fight each other so much so perhaps it got wounded and just died. Sad, but nature.
Blowing a hooley here again so put out some extra food on the ground, I like to see the blackbird feed.0 -
Hello!
I meant to get back to you about the Blackbird with some white wing feathers - I now can't trace the posts we talked about this. It is called "Leucism" and is apparently some genetic mutation which weakens mature feathers. Although some birds, mainly blackbirds, can turn completely white is is not the same as Albinism. Funny that our black cockerel also has developed some white tail feathers with age but as he produced white offspring it is probably different in his genes...
I hope our lonely Yellowhammer will soon find a mate!First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win - Gandhi0 -
Happygreen it's around post 390 where we discussed before.
We had one in our garden this morning with bits of grey and white. Not seen it around before so a new visitor. The white markings are not quite as pronounced as the one we saw previously at our caravan.
We seem to have more blackbirds around this spring for some reason. Mostly males. Usually we just get a pair. There was one feeding off the tray on the feeding station which is unusual as they usually eat the seed I put on the shed roof for them.
Fingers crossed for your Yellowhammer!"If you dream alone it will remain just a dream. But if we all dream together it will become reality"0 -
I've stopped putting out the sunflower hearts as they just get gobbled up really fast and I've got a stockpile of sunflower seeds. I feel a bit like a parent telling a child to eat their greens before they get any pudding!
The birds are also very keen on the 49p blocks of lard which I fill the coconut shells with.0 -
Do you have any predators coming in? Cats etc.
I found a dead chaffinch under the feeder this morning. They do fight each other so much so perhaps it got wounded and just died. Sad, but nature.
Blowing a hooley here again so put out some extra food on the ground, I like to see the blackbird feed.
We haven't seen any cats in the garden but I've seen a couple of magpies on the surrounding roofs a few times (but not actually in the garden).
The annoying thing is that the garden behind us seems to have permanent flock of starlings on their roof, which dip into their garden now and again. And I've definitely heard other small birds singing around, just don't know where they are! Every act of kindness, no matter how small, isn’t wasted ❤️
"It’ll be alright in the end, and if it’s not alright - it’s not the end"Every pound we spend is a vote for the sort of world we want
2021 wins - 10 -
bargainhunterss wrote: »We haven't seen any cats in the garden but I've seen a couple of magpies on the surrounding roofs a few times (but not actually in the garden).
The annoying thing is that the garden behind us seems to have permanent flock of starlings on their roof, which dip into their garden now and again. And I've definitely heard other small birds singing around, just don't know where they are!
I did a little online search and found this website with someone having the same problem. Don't know if it's any use or not.
My birds seems to feed in stages. Sometimes they are crowding around the pole feeders and covering the grass and other times, like right now, the garden is empty! I have no idea why. I can watch mine through an IP camera so I don't disturb them when I move into the kitchen.0 -
Thanks Gers, I'll have a go with the tips from that page. Hopefully should see something soon!Every act of kindness, no matter how small, isn’t wasted ❤️
"It’ll be alright in the end, and if it’s not alright - it’s not the end"Every pound we spend is a vote for the sort of world we want
2021 wins - 10 -
Hi all, woodland garden in a little valley on the jurassic coast in Devon here
We order our bird food in wholesale because they go through so much.
So far we have spied: coal tits, great tits, blue tits, long tailed tits, nuthatches, finches, gold finch, green finch, great spotted woodpecker, black birds, pigeons, pheasants (and the occasional chicken)
We are next to a stream, and had a dipper last year - he was so lovely - but no sign this year 0
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