Feeding the birds

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It's either green or a black one with white spots!
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not seeing many blue/great tits at my 3rd floor feeder. But they have been replaced by Robins of all things. I thought they were ground feeders but the ones I see have mastered the spikes I have put up to prevent pigeons getting to the food. I am also seeing starlings - they seem to come early morning as I hear them knocking around the spikes to get to the food. The green parakeets fly all over the place with their raucious banter but they dont visit me any more.
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Hi,
So Sparrows and Robbins black birds fighting for the food.
A few great tits they just visit the birdbath to drink.
Occasional goldfinch.
Then you have the crows including jackdaws magpies et cetera.
A few pigeons and one came to grief by one of our several visiting cats.
Dunnocks and blue tits seem to have gone.
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Meet Fred and Barney. Rescued from a wall cavity by my daughter while we were out (anyone know a plasterer :wink: ). Advice taken on how to feed and they are doing well. We have decided to take them to a rescue centre as we won’t be able to handle it if the worst happens.
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Hi,
Oh the hedgehogs are coming out during daylight, that's not very normal unless they are really hungry, maybe building a family?
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Had a wren nesting in a bush in our garden until about an hour ago, was washing up and saw a magpie attack the nest and eat 2 of the eggs which had fallen to the ground.
Don't know what to do, horrible seeing it, should I shoot them or not?
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No of course not :?
Birds make new nests and lay new eggs
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Saw several thrushes close, they seem to be quite brave, and a green-yellow woodpecker just a couple of metres away, it made off when it saw me slowing down to observe it
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Hi,
Blue tits nesting in the boxes.
Great tits coming to feed.
Usual black birds swoop low when I go outside anticipating.
Robins a plenty.
But the pigeons are begging.
Two seaguls are eyeing up the flat roof.
A rat is back but only a few days ago.
A couple of hedge hogs are snoring in the boxes.

All is well :)
The bird bath is empty because the seaguls are swamping it :(
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Mr W Pecker using an open-fronted birdbox as a resonator.

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Had about 30 starlings on the lawn last night. Spotted a wren and a goldcrest this week too.
The squirrels only have to see my air rifle poke out of the bathroom window and their gone!!
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Bonefishblues wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 5:31pm F33A46FA-46B4-466E-8BA8-8BC8E08E4EC3_1_105_c.jpeg

Mr W Pecker using an open-fronted birdbox as a resonator.

From 5am.

Every morning.

I don't see you on here son: https://www.bto.org/our-science/project ... ds/s1-list

Just saying :x
We've a Woodpecker comes every morning to hang on the fat balls.
A few years ago we participated in a, i think RSPB, online bird survey. We weren’t permitted to enter Woodpecker as, they insisted, it is not a garden bird. :(
Why is it in my garden then?
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philvantwo wrote: 29 Apr 2021, 8:22amThe squirrels only have to see my air rifle poke out of the bathroom window and their gone!!
I recommend a humane trap as the first step in the process.

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There are lots of ways to keep squirrels off feeders without resorting to harming them.
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Paulatic wrote: 29 Apr 2021, 8:44am
We've a Woodpecker comes every morning to hang on the fat balls.
A few years ago we participated in a, i think RSPB, online bird survey. We weren’t permitted to enter Woodpecker as, they insisted, it is not a garden bird. :(
Why is it in my garden then?
I think that you need to say what type, such as Lesser Spotted, Greater Spotted, European Green, etc.

'Woodpecker' is not a species.
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