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By *umpkin OP Man
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
Does anyone else get pleasure from feeding the local wildlife in particularly the birds? I`m lucky in that living out in the sticks I have a large front and back gardens and I`m also surrounded by fields. Also, because of the area I have places that can supply bird food by the sack! I regularly put out a general seed mixture and meal worms, seperate feeders of Nyger seeds and peanuts. I also put out fat "cakes". Among the seed mixture are sunflower seeds and rolled peas as well as a good cross section of grain and small seed.
Over two half hour periods this weekend I`ve had the following feeding :- Blackbirds, Thrushes (sadly only a couple), Yellow Hammers, Sparrows, Robins, Blue Tits, Great Gits, Long- Tailed Tits, Reed Buntings, Black and White Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpeckers (again only a couple), Pied Wagtails, Gold Finches, Chaffinches, Collared Doves, Pigeons and Pheasants! I also get (but try to discourage) Magpies, Jays, Crows, and the occasional Kestrel! The occasional buzzard has showed their face too! |
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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago
Bedworth |
I make sure I do everything I can to discourage birds from coming in my garden. I'm owned by three cats, one of which is a prolific hunter. If the birds stay away from my garden they have a better chance of not becoming my cat's latest toy |
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"Does anyone else get pleasure from feeding the local wildlife in particularly the birds? I`m lucky in that living out in the sticks I have a large front and back gardens and I`m also surrounded by fields. Also, because of the area I have places that can supply bird food by the sack! I regularly put out a general seed mixture and meal worms, seperate feeders of Nyger seeds and peanuts. I also put out fat "cakes". Among the seed mixture are sunflower seeds and rolled peas as well as a good cross section of grain and small seed.
Over two half hour periods this weekend I`ve had the following feeding :- Blackbirds, Thrushes (sadly only a couple), Yellow Hammers, Sparrows, Robins, Blue Tits, Great Gits, Long- Tailed Tits, Reed Buntings, Black and White Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpeckers (again only a couple), Pied Wagtails, Gold Finches, Chaffinches, Collared Doves, Pigeons and Pheasants! I also get (but try to discourage) Magpies, Jays, Crows, and the occasional Kestrel! The occasional buzzard has showed their face too! "
no i hate feeding birds and hate it when my neighbours do as it normally means my car will be covered in bird shit  |
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By *am123Man
over a year ago
essex chelmsford |
"I make sure I do everything I can to discourage birds from coming in my garden. I'm owned by three cats, one of which is a prolific hunter. If the birds stay away from my garden they have a better chance of not becoming my cat's latest toy"
glad u dont live near me with those cats, as we feed the birds and im also a prolific hunter  |
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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago
Scotland - Aberdeen |
"Have to be careful up here, as do not
want to encourage the bloody seagulls!
Scarey bloody things they are! 
yeah,we know what you mean we're just down the road from you"
I've been attacked a few times over the years when I was walking the dog! I bloody hate them, as I don't really like to be seen screaming whilst being bomb dived  |
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"Have to be careful up here, as do not
want to encourage the bloody seagulls!
Scarey bloody things they are!
yeah,we know what you mean we're just down the road from you"
you want to see the size of the buggars down here
plenty of chips and kebabs for them to feed on  |
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"Have to be careful up here, as do not
want to encourage the bloody seagulls!
Scarey bloody things they are!
yeah,we know what you mean we're just down the road from you
I've been attacked a few times over the years when I was walking the dog! I bloody hate them, as I don't really like to be seen screaming whilst being bomb dived "
haha. yeah that can be pretty embarrassing lol |
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By *umpkin OP Man
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
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no i hate feeding birds and hate it when my neighbours do as it normally means my car will be covered in bird shit "
I bet you love the blackberry season! Purple shit everywhere!  |
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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago
Scotland - Aberdeen |
"Have to be careful up here, as do not
want to encourage the bloody seagulls!
Scarey bloody things they are!
yeah,we know what you mean we're just down the road from youyou want to see the size of the buggars down here
plenty of chips and kebabs for them to feed on "
Ours are that brazen they even walk into shops and shoplift bags of crisps!  |
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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago
Scotland - Aberdeen |
"Have to be careful up here, as do not
want to encourage the bloody seagulls!
Scarey bloody things they are!
yeah,we know what you mean we're just down the road from you
I've been attacked a few times over the years when I was walking the dog! I bloody hate them, as I don't really like to be seen screaming whilst being bomb dived
haha. yeah that can be pretty embarrassing lol"
Umm just a little bit! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Have to be careful up here, as do not
want to encourage the bloody seagulls!
Scarey bloody things they are!
yeah,we know what you mean we're just down the road from youyou want to see the size of the buggars down here
plenty of chips and kebabs for them to feed on
Ours are that brazen they even walk into shops and shoplift bags of crisps! "
Thats shoplifting! The owner should put up signs saying they will persecute! |
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I used to at my old house, I had several feeders up and attracted many species. The crows nesting in a couple of chimneypots over the road used to take full advantage as well. There was a holly tree outside my front window and a squadron of redwings (members of the thrush family) stripped all the berries from it in about 2 days, they came for about 8 yrs and probably still do |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We got a pair of blue tits nesting in our bird box that my son wanted in the garden, yes feed them on a daily basis.
Just hope the starlings don't wreck the nest like last year!  |
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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago
Scotland - Aberdeen |
When I was with my ex, we used to throw out old fruit into the garden, and there were a pair of crows that loved grapes, was so comical watching them try to pick as many as they could at one time! i think the male  managed 4 at a time! |
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