General Chat

Repeating myself from previously, I have a stick in the ground securing the fat-ball down in a relatively open area. I have no doubt whatsoever that my birds prefer to be on the ground. They are placed about four yards from the kitchen window and your chair is the perfect place to watch them. I am always fascinated by the 'pecking order' - who gives way to whom. Not always does size matter. Who,s the boss in the blackbird family. etc. Good luck happy days

Got two woodpeckers out on the nuts now......

No cuckoo yet but have a blackbird on cherry tree at eight every morning Val

I put fat balls in the tree for the robins,wrens,blue tits,sparrows and green finches,but the other week the pigeons started squashing themselves in to the tree to get the fat balls and pulling them off so they fell on the ground.They've not tried it since one of them lost its head to a local cat!

Not yet, Harry :-)

Have hear a cuckoo up here in the highlands.last week, got two sheep at the moment. !

Understand what you are saying James. My garden is deliberately semi-wild and I get load of cats. The birds seem to have learned to work in pairs or groups. Not seen a scuffle for a long time. Congrats, does seem the first cuckoo Fred - not one taker last week. Catherine, Deceptively simple. Ideally give them plants and trees they like - often berried treasure. And/or put the food out for them. Birds are not daft theyll come. Happy days

Harry Have you got any tips how I can attract the birds to my garden without going over the top on these fancy penthouse type bird feeders. Would love my Harry to look at the birds. Feathered Variety I mean.Lol. x

I got a blackbird sitting on 3 eggs in one of the bushes -saw a wood pecker last week.

Havent seen a cuckoo yet, but the parakeets are screeching beautifully, in he park, there seems more of them this year. And the blackbirds and pigeons love the fatballs on the ground. Peanuts on a tree, but no offers so far(: BC

Heard a cuckoo two weeks ago Harry,but no underhand poaching up here lol,leave his spuggies alone .My fat balls are up on the line and even the starlings have learned how to hang on the feeder.Fred.

Catherine, I envy you for that. Lovely. Happy days

Was out in this afternoon Harry with my little one who is called Harry, and we saw a Robin. x

No-one heard a cuckoo yet? One of my robins has been sat in my pear tree (yes, it was a robin) and has been fertilizing my lawn for me. Think most of you know by now that I keep fat-balls on the ground. Most birds seem to prefer them that way. My neighbour has a hanging one and a sparrow was working on that. He gave up and came down to mine. He Hee. Happy days