Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) ...are we still talking feathered types H? ;-) The feeders are filled most days too DD but the invertebrates still appear to be favoured by some species. XF...the cat (Jemima) is a pensioner now (note the bus pass) and only manages a wistful glance in their direction. Dave Edited May 23, 2013 by Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 My wife has made our garden a wildlife haven ,Usual mob visit it .She feeds em all hedge hogs etc .In a drought she has even hand fed frogs with live mealworms .They were starving ..Weirdest visitor we had was a deer .We only have a 60 ft garden surrounded by a 6ft fence .It was panicky and jumped the fence after a charge round .I have only seen two blackcaps in our garden over the years but we have also seen some at the Fairhaven trust where we go a few times a week to walk our two dogs in peace and quiet . My daughter lives in Surrey and loved all the wildlife she saw in her garden including parrots .She moved three doors down the street to a slightly larger house .The people she sold her house to brought in nine cats with them .The previous owner of her new house left a half feral Thai god knows wot type cat thats vicious and had already been terrorising the neighbourhood so her wildlife has all scarpered or died .She does help out fora local wildlife centre but has a 2 year old at present so not a lot of time .She gets called out to pick up foxes ,badgers ,swans , deer and other casualties sometimes if no-one else is handy . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 ....don't the RSPCA get upset about you feeding hedgehogs to the birds? :-) Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Dave . No ,we cut them up first and then feed em to the birds .what do think we are ....cruel?. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted May 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2013 No, it's the birds themselves that are cruel. A couple of days ago, I saw a crow in my garden make off with a blackbird chick while the parents just stood there making alarm sounds. Not very pleasant at all. But that's mother nature for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted May 25, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2013 Sarah managed to get a few pictures today (while I kept the kids out of the way "washing" the car...!) Blue Tit peeping out of the nest box Action shot (difficult to follow, very fast these guys) They're eaten 2 fat & seed balls so far... And there are still Dunnocks around... Also saw a Great Tit feeding a yougster(but couldn't get camera fast enough)... I'm sure the Blue Tits must be close to fledging; they'll probably be off when we're not watching! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 (edited) ...naughty boy Rich...the RSPB are completely anti those nets...birds getting feet caught and hanging upside down until they expire. Don't shoot the messenger Nice pics btw. Dave Edited May 25, 2013 by Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Came back from RailEx to mow the lawn. Noticed......the tits are back! Yes!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2013 Over at Aberystwyth last week Red kites conspicuous as usual - wheatears conspicuous too (in a rather different way) up in the hills above Penrhyncoch around Llyn Syfydrin. Rather more active than the trout due to cold weather Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Our bird-feeders hang in a Japanese Maple just outside the window of the room where I type this. We've had a curious one in our garden during the last two days. What looks to be a fledgling has been sitting on a branch, demanding feeding by its 'parent', a starling. However, it's already larger than the parent.. Could this be a young cuckoo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Unlikely, Brian. Cuckoos would generally go for smaller birds. The young can look larger because of their 'fluffed up' feathers. However, in nature anything can happen and often does. I've recently seen a blackbird feeding a wren chick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Unlikely, Brian. Cuckoos would generally go for smaller birds. The young can look larger because of their 'fluffed up' feathers. However, in nature anything can happen and often does. I've recently seen a blackbird feeding a wren chick. 'Fluffed-up feathers' describes the creature beautifully.. Thanks for that. It's funny- five minutes ago, there must have been about twenty birds on the feeders, now they've all disappeared. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2013 Forgot about the cuckoos! Also in evidence at Syfydrin - calls ringing around the hills, SWMBO was well impressed. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westie7 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Got Blackcaps up here too... We have got sparrows that have stolen a Tit box Wasps started nesting in another Tit box, Replaced that one but don't know if the new one will get taken this late Dippers in the River Ythan at the back of the house And a good variety of finches, Green, Bull, Gold, Siskin and Chaffinch As for the Buzzards, around the north east the seem to have been muscling out the Kestrels for the last few years. Not much hovers around the verges nowadays Rgds Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Could this be the answer?? Was at my mates house when I spotted his cat. I immediately thought of this thread. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 ^ That's considerably bigger than the furry birds I've been seeing.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) ....sorry H...furry birds don't fly! You need to up your screening process :-) Dave Edited May 28, 2013 by Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2013 Gold Finch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tits, Sparrows, Dunnocks, Wren, Blackbirds, Thrushes, Crows in the garden and some unrecognised large brown bird about twice the size of a crow (causing considerable consternation amongst the crows) flying over the garden in the last couple of days. Also one extremely mangy fox wandering about during the middle of the day. The swifts seemed to have vanished again. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 ....I've seen buzzards being mobbed by crows...that's one possibility M. New to our garden this week have been redstart and whitethroat (as yet unfilmed), taking the species tally up to 41. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 30, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2013 ....I've seen buzzards being mobbed by crows...that's one possibility M. Dave Hadn't thought of that. Cheers Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Just found this thread. The Great Tits that were in the nest box on the back of the house fledged last Saturday morning. My parents and myself enjoyed watching the parents feed the little ones in the garden while we ate our lunch. The Blackbirds, Robins and Starlings have been bringing their young to our garden to feed too. We're currently going through a 20kg bag of sunflower hearts in a little under three weeks. Thankfully more supplies arrived today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Also posted in ERs and off topic but I'm pleased that the Insect Box has three filled creches and more being furnished: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 The Mallards are back - nesting in the stream (or next to it). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted June 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2013 Sarah managed to get a few more pictures today The Blue tit parents are still busy collecting for the nestlings The nestlings are getting curious now & showing themselves in the doorway (although we have no idea how many)... ...being rewarded with regular feeds Really hopeful that they will fledge in the next few days & we'll get to see them in the fine weather (images © copyright Sarah Poyner 2013) PS - we got rid of the netting round the fat balls - thanks Dave for the advice 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffalo Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Sarah managed to get a few more pictures today The Blue tit parents are still busy collecting for the nestlings aerial.JPG parent.JPG The nestlings are getting curious now & showing themselves in the doorway (although we have no idea how many)... waiting.JPG ...being rewarded with regular feeds feed1.JPG feed2.JPG feed3.JPG feed4.JPG Really hopeful that they will fledge in the next few days & we'll get to see them in the fine weather (images © copyright Sarah Poyner 2013) PS - we got rid of the netting round the fat balls - thanks Dave for the advice Those are fine pictures Rich! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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