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~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 19 Jan 2013 15:08

Awww noooo, but sadly she needs to eat too:((

AnnG...have you got any tiddly or very sleepy birds in your garden today....lol

jude :-)

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 19 Jan 2013 15:24

Jude Lol, no they all seem very bright. I have just counted nine (9) blackbirds in our garden, they spend more time chasing each other off than they do feeding.

aaw Rose, I know it is only nature but that is sooo sad.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 19 Jan 2013 18:20

I love our sparrowhawk, to see it hunt is amazing. I have a big thing about birds of prey I find them absolutely beautiful. Last saw the sparrow hawk last week catching a blackbird then eating it on the green in front of my house. I stood watching it instead of cleaning the kitchen (much more interesting ) ;-) :-D. Just have to keep in mind that it is all part of the food chain :-D

Jane

Jane Report 19 Jan 2013 18:44

I didn't realise it is Bird Watch :-S :-S :-S.I could have had a field day
I don't know how many of each bird ,but I have had
Robins
Moorhens
Blackbirds
L T Tits.
Gt Spotted Woodpecker
Sparrows
Blue Tits
Other Tits
Crows
Red Kite (hovering over the garden)
Magpies
and I'm sure others
It's a very busy time here lol

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 19 Jan 2013 18:47

Jane bird watch is next weekend. The birds will all disappear by then :-D

Jane

Jane Report 19 Jan 2013 19:05

ooh thanks Ann :-D :-D Problem next weekend I have a house full for OH's 60th.I might not be able to do it :-S

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 19 Jan 2013 22:30

It is both days you may be able to sneak some time to do it.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 20 Jan 2013 11:23

so pleased to see a thrush in the garden this morning. but he/she got it wrong we usually see a thrush (for the only time) the day after we do the bird watch.

Maryanna

Maryanna Report 20 Jan 2013 12:43

As well as all the usuals,, there are a dozen or so Red Wings in the Hawthorn tree at the moment. The snow is too deep, and still falling, to put anything on the ground for them.

I have cleared the snow off the bird bath and chipped the ice out and put mince pies on the bird table and topped up the nuts and seed and fat balls, the little birds have got through about seven fat balls in the last few days.

They are eating as we'll as us at the moment, better really, they have got the mince pies !!! M





LaGooner

LaGooner Report 20 Jan 2013 13:52

Just been out and fed them a nice mixture of Fruit,nuts,mealworms and seed YUMMY !!! I think they eat better than us. Not forgetting drinking water of course. I have no problem with that as I have a large pond in the garden with a pump running all year round so it never completely ices over.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 20 Jan 2013 14:25

We have a water feature with running water too so they have plenty of water. every time I put feed out it disappears in half an hour. Redwings and fieldfare like apple by the way if you have any spare.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 20 Jan 2013 14:28

Apple is in the fruit mixture, the blackbirds like them too. Not much left out there already

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 20 Jan 2013 14:50

Just as the starlings and blackbirds finished the food that was out tw fieldfares appeared. Very aggressive the larger one is going for the blackbirds.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Jan 2013 13:42

Even though most of the snow has gone, we still have 6 blackbirds routing about in the garden. fed them once today and now theya re looking for more. The thrush has been back too.

And a weak sun has appeared!! :-D

*$parkling $andie*

*$parkling $andie* Report 21 Jan 2013 13:53

We usually have too many Sky rats (Seagulls ) that put off the birds but since the snow, the birds have come back with abundance.
Magpies seem to have taken roost too !
Sunday we had 2 long tailed tits , our usual robins and today loads of blackbirds back and thrushes.
Good riddance to the Sky rats !!!

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Jan 2013 19:52

We do have a few seagulls but they don't seem to keep the other birds away. They have to eat as well of course.

Jean

Jean Report 22 Jan 2013 01:53

i put out 2 big frankfurter sausages today.the first visitor was a magpie, and maggie broke them up and hid them in the garden....never seen that before. has anyone else?

Jean

Jean Report 22 Jan 2013 01:53

i put out 2 big frankfurter sausages today.the first visitor was a magpie, and maggie broke them up and hid them in the garden....never seen that before. has anyone else?

MagicWales

MagicWales Report 22 Jan 2013 11:35

Thought you would all like to see the birds in my neck of the woods, check out link.
http://radnorshirebirds.wordpress.com/

You know the ``pringles containers`` that had crisps in, they are great for putting a mixture of kibbled nuts , mixed fruit , sunflower hearts and lard in. I have made some this morning, put the nuts and fruit into a bowl , melt a pack of lard then pour it on the the feed, mix well then spoon it all into the pringles tube, you will need to ferm it down with the end of a rolling-pin, wait for it to set then with a stanley knife cut a 1 inch square hole in the tube then tie some string round the top and put out.
I have made 7 all together and put in freezer.
Shaun

EDIT, there are loads of interesting links , right-hand side of page, enjoy.

*$parkling $andie*

*$parkling $andie* Report 22 Jan 2013 12:11

That's a smashing site Shaun :)

Nice idea with the feeder with the Pringles box......prob is I don't like Pringles ;-)

As we don't have tree's in our garden now , I put baking trays on the snow covered area away from the house,with fat balls and seeds for the birds.
I do hang some feeders on the clothes line too !

There are loads back today , no sign of the Seagulls tho.
I know they too have to eat Ann, but when there's no snow about they don't half make a mess on the cars ! Yuck !!