Hobbies and Crafts

The main road came to a halt today ........to let 3 Pheasants decide which way they were going lol.Aren't they daft birds :-S :-S :-S.They were very lucky that no-one fancied them for dinner.

They have no road sense do they. nudging this back up so that Jude sees my question

HELP.
Ann, could you check out the Welsh thread please.
Shaun

This is for Shaun !!!

Hello Folkes.
I have not been on here for a while so thought I had better get my act together.
Well it's that time of the year our garden birds need a bit more fat in there diet so below I have listed the ingredients I use when making my bird puddings.
1Kg of porridge oats , 1 Kg wild Bird Food , 1Kg dried mixed fruit , 4 large packs of cheep lard and 2 nets of peanuts. Firstly empty the peanuts into a deep basin and break down into small chips with the end of a rolling pin. Put the porridge, fruit, wild bird food and peanuts into a dustbin liner and mix well.
Get a large deep pan , I use a jam kettle, and melt the lard down, once lard as melted take of the heat and add all the food from the dustbin liner .and also mix well. I forgot to mention before you start make sure you have plenty of containers at hand. I use 2 water containers, 8 x 8 inch foil trays, 8 plastic screw top ovaltine jars and 4 coconut shells . The foil trays are ideal for ground feeders and the others I use to hang up. The ovaltine jars are great I think, remove the outer wrapping, you will notice on the lid there is a mark in the centre, you will need to make a hole here so you can thread some string or wire through so you can hang it up. When you have filled the jar, firm it down well with the end of rolling pin put lid on and wait for it to set, once set get a stanley knife and make a window in the side 1 inch wide and 2 inches long, you can use these jars time after time.
When I have filled all my containers I put the lot in freezer until I need them
So there you have it and I have just BL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ well realised I'm on the wrong thread SUGAR, SUGAR and SUGAR again, this was for Annin Glos and do the birds know.
YOU CAN ALL STOP LAUGHING, I CAN'T HELP IT IF I'M GOING FUNNY.
Well I cannot type all this out again HELP can someone copy and past it for me please to the `` Do The Birds Know`` thread.
I'm going to have a pill
Shaun

Not too much activity in our garden yet too warm so far I am guessing Linda xxx

Linda thank you, I came on here to do it but you did it for me. :-D :-D

Shaun what are you like?

BOO,
Just checking to see if my post is here, thank you Linda.
Ann, I not sure what I'm like, I have had several pills, I think it would be better if I could get hold of some magic mushrooms from the Bluff.
Good night Everybody.
Shaun

Should never mix your drinks Shaun. Night night.

Gold finches are feerless little birds. This morning when i pulled the curtains open there were a lot of sparrows, two collard doves and three goldfinches on the feeders. All the sparrows and doves flew off when the curtains made them jump. The goldfinches turned their heads towards the window looked for a moment as if to say 'what is all the fuss about', then went back to eating. :-)

Shaun...your lovely moth photo's are on the blog:)

The last time we saw Goldfinches was about 11-12 yrs ago at the Pulbourough RSPB, feeding on the feeders right by the gate into the garden bit of the building/coffee/shop...all those people passing back and forth and the G/F just carried on....dear little birds.

Saw a Siskin flying about on way to Dorset:)

jude

Have a look at Prickly Holly's thread entitled Twitcher and watch the video of the Eagle Owl.

Will have a peek at that Ann.
I have neglected the thread just recently :-S :-S.Naughty me :-|
Lots of activity now in the garden with the small birds.But the peanut feeder seems to have been taken over by the Squirrels :-S :-S .
One lonely Pheasant seems to find it's way to our garden.It just potters around and then disappears.
Lot's of Red Kites around again ,and very low!.Must get that camera out again.

I do envy you the red kites. We bought an anti squirrel seed feeder to keep the pigeons and doves off and it works, perhaps that is what you need for the peanuts. Unless you are happy feeding the squirrels.

I have to be honest Ann ,I do love the squirrels .But they are just so greedy .It's amazing to see the way they can contort themselves just to get to the nuts.Hanging by their toenails at times lolol.OH doesn't like them as they dig too many holes in the lawn :-S :-S

Saw red kites along the M4 today travelling to Marlborough, they were being mobbed by crows, poor things. A few days ago we saw one almost land on the road infront of us near Windsor. Very spectacular.

I have decided I will ask for a bird feeder station with hanging feeders and water bowl for Christmas and put it infront of my patio doors so I can see the birds easier.

The sunflower seeds disappear faster than I can fill it, mainly to the goldfinch.

I'll try to get back and add soon

Linda xxxx <3 <3 <3

Linda
I had one of those for my birthday. Sadly not a bird in sight.
However there were little long tailed tits on the bushes this morning so I'm thinking of moving said feeder.
I still don't regret having it though.
Take care
Von

I don't have a feeder station.But spread all the goodies around the garden.I have a couple of Peanut wire ball things ,Coconut Shells,and the wire cages with Fat cakes.They are hung from the branches of the trees.
Lots of Robins around today :-D :-D

Von how long has the feeding station been in its present position? I wouldn't move it for a while as the birds take a long time to accept and get used to things when new.

Most of our feeders are hanging in the apple tree but we do have a small feeding station holding two feeders in another position plus a second bird table down the garden away from the house.

Next door has some chickens in one of those triangle shaped enclosers .I looked out my bedroom window this morning to see a Magpie being quite agressive at the netting /wiring.All the Chickens were just stood there (inside) telling it to B***** off lol.The Birds have been very active and noisy today.Think it might be the cold weather kicking in.

I picked strawberries in my garden this afternoon!!!!

What????? Ann...are they edible ?