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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Gosh the cold weather is tightening it's grip on our wonderful little island .
Our little feathered friends could do with our help. I've filled the bird feeders to over flowing . Nearly a dozen spred over the garden. Lots of fatballs, peanuts and seeds.
Its my thank you for their beautiful songs and brightening up our gardens and hedgerows .
So chums pooch and I are asking you all to pop some food out , not bread as it fills them up but no nutritional value .
Thank you
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One of my sons asks for a bird feeder every Christmas & birthday.
He loves sitting at the window watching his little 'friends'
When we moved a couple of years ago, his only worry was who would carry on feeding them  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"One of my sons asks for a bird feeder every Christmas & birthday.
He loves sitting at the window watching his little 'friends'
When we moved a couple of years ago, his only worry was who would carry on feeding them "
They are a pleasure to watch , as bless him I am sure the people who live there now have kept it up . What a marvellous young man |
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Great thread and my garden is always full of good for them(even more so in winter)
Don't forget to leave them a source of drinking water.
I was always told that bread is ok in very small volumes so they eat it all and it's not left to go mouldy,wasn't the argument always that if they only eat bread there's no room for other foods.
Ps I had similar with my children worried about moving so I told them the birds will follow them to our new house.
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
A"
I put all of pooches groomed hairs in a separate feeder and the birds always empty it |
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"You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
A
I put all of pooches groomed hairs in a separate feeder and the birds always empty it "
Dog hairs, cat hairs & the fuzzy stuff out of the tumble dryer trap in one of ours too x
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"You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
A"
Never thought of doing that, our two collies need brushing out so nice one..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Awww taff this is why your my buddy my fellow nature warrior!
Of course I do my bit, have blackbirds visit me, this the 3rd generation of the same family. Even had one of them feed from my hand in the summer. Quite an experience, to have this wild bird choosing to trust you. |
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Dog hair new one on me aswell, will start doing that. Have a couple of Robins which is great at Xmas...but unfortunately 2 Pigeons seem to rule the garden! Normally starts a ruck the following kind of statement... but they aren't the most attractive lol |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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"You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
A
Never thought of doing that, our two collies need brushing out so nice one.. "
We have a separate hoover for the dog - she loves a good going over with it and does a much better job than a grooming brush as she moults like crazy all year round. I can dump a handful of fluff in the back garden and the birds will be on it in no time. She's probably housed hundreds of birds - a canine housing association. 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I get a whole big bunch of crows, I'm getting to recognise them individually now 
I think my back garden is their main feeding ground! Ah well crows need love too, very smart birds "
Yes indeed they are, I have a special bond with those guys. It's great isn't it when you start recognising them and identifying their characters |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm actually devastated that after many years of feeding them Taff, I have had to remove all my feeders and bird table due to rats. Three days ago, I had 15 big rats on my lawn. I've had a pest controller round and he told me to remove all the food and water. The rats have also moved into my roof space!
So, unfortunately, as much as I adore my birds, I've got to stop feeding them now.
Dunno what I'll do with the 8kgs of sunflower hearts, 8kgs of peanut and 50 fat balls I just bought Bloody vermin! |
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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago
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"I get a whole big bunch of crows, I'm getting to recognise them individually now
I think my back garden is their main feeding ground! Ah well crows need love too, very smart birds
Yes indeed they are, I have a special bond with those guys. It's great isn't it when you start recognising them and identifying their characters"
There's a few that are pretty bold, they don't even bother to fly away when I come out anymore. They're very courteous too, I can have literally 20 of them in my garden sometimes and not a bit of bird poop on the windows or car. I'm keeping them sweet |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I get a whole big bunch of crows, I'm getting to recognise them individually now
I think my back garden is their main feeding ground! Ah well crows need love too, very smart birds
Yes indeed they are, I have a special bond with those guys. It's great isn't it when you start recognising them and identifying their characters
There's a few that are pretty bold, they don't even bother to fly away when I come out anymore. They're very courteous too, I can have literally 20 of them in my garden sometimes and not a bit of bird poop on the windows or car. I'm keeping them sweet "
Haha they must be looking out for you!
The female brownbird who fed from my hand I've named boudica because of her bravery and she bosses the other birds about. The blackbird is certainly more careful and observant. I called him jeff lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
A
I put all of pooches groomed hairs in a separate feeder and the birds always empty it
Dog hairs, cat hairs & the fuzzy stuff out of the tumble dryer trap in one of ours too x
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Is the fuzzy dryer stuff safe for them? I'll put some out. Got the feeders full. |
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"You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
A
Never thought of doing that, our two collies need brushing out so nice one..
We have a separate hoover for the dog - she loves a good going over with it and does a much better job than a grooming brush as she moults like crazy all year round. I can dump a handful of fluff in the back garden and the birds will be on it in no time. She's probably housed hundreds of birds - a canine housing association.
A"
Did try the hoover on ours once but they thought it was a game of bite the end off, maybe they think it's a noisy stick.. |
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"I'm actually devastated that after many years of feeding them Taff, I have had to remove all my feeders and bird table due to rats. Three days ago, I had 15 big rats on my lawn. I've had a pest controller round and he told me to remove all the food and water. The rats have also moved into my roof space!
So, unfortunately, as much as I adore my birds, I've got to stop feeding them now.
Dunno what I'll do with the 8kgs of sunflower hearts, 8kgs of peanut and 50 fat balls I just bought Bloody vermin! "
Same here, watched a lovely big rat climb up to eat from my bird feeder in the summer so sadly I stopped filling it.
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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago
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I once found a baby Greenfinch. It had fell out of its nest with not a feather on it. Took it home in a box,didn't want to leave it for the rats , thought it would die tbh. Was still feeding him 4 weeks later, it thought I was its mother , I could even take it outside and it wouldn't fly away, it was magical
Before it was ready to be released , it seen me in the garden through the window as it was loose in my bedroom. It flew into the window and killed itself instantly . Needless to say I was absolutely gutted, it didn't half hurt me and I'm not ashamed to say I was crying.
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"I'm actually devastated that after many years of feeding them Taff, I have had to remove all my feeders and bird table due to rats. Three days ago, I had 15 big rats on my lawn. I've had a pest controller round and he told me to remove all the food and water. The rats have also moved into my roof space!
So, unfortunately, as much as I adore my birds, I've got to stop feeding them now.
Dunno what I'll do with the 8kgs of sunflower hearts, 8kgs of peanut and 50 fat balls I just bought Bloody vermin! "
Wrap it up and that's your Christmas presents sorted |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Perform your winter cut of hedges late to provide cover over the cold months and to make sure birds benefit from any berries on them. Be sure to cut before March when they start nesting. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Perform your winter cut of hedges late to provide cover over the cold months and to make sure birds benefit from any berries on them. Be sure to cut before March when they start nesting."
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By *essiCouple
over a year ago
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"You've reminded me to add fat balls to the shopping list.
We also (having the joy of a long haired pooch ourselves) remove the masses of dog hair from the dyson and leave some in a hedge opposite the house, as we previously spotted some birds picking it up from the garden when she was moulting to use in nests.
Circle of life and all that.......
We do the same regularly having 3 fluff monsters...
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Our feeders are full
Love to watch the birds feeding on them.
We get the odd Woodpecker too.
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Ditto same here , we also get barn owls seen four to date |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My garden birds seem to be very keen on the fatballs at the moment, apart from the robins who would break beaks to get to the mealworms I'm still very happy with my purchase of ultrasonic collars for the cats - not one bird fatality since I got them |
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By *ruebameMan
over a year ago
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That's the problem round here there all to busy feeding themselfs down Gregg's to want my Bratwurst seriously though I do feed them all year round and a couple of water features for them to get a drink and bath in the summer
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"I'm actually devastated that after many years of feeding them Taff, I have had to remove all my feeders and bird table due to rats. Three days ago, I had 15 big rats on my lawn. I've had a pest controller round and he told me to remove all the food and water. The rats have also moved into my roof space!
So, unfortunately, as much as I adore my birds, I've got to stop feeding them now.
Dunno what I'll do with the 8kgs of sunflower hearts, 8kgs of peanut and 50 fat balls I just bought Bloody vermin!
Same here, watched a lovely big rat climb up to eat from my bird feeder in the summer so sadly I stopped filling it.
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Same here. Was a couple of years ago. Removed the fat balls and bird food and haven't seen a rat since. |
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By *ot-AshMan
over a year ago
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I have a lot of robins always visiting my garden so always leave little bread crumbs for them to nibble on.
Those crows are a real pain!..woke me up early the other morning..was 5 or 6 of the buggers all crowing away at the same time! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I've rescued lots of birds and it's lovely to see them fly off and enjoy the rest of their life. Love my little birdies in my garden.
Note to all... keep all your fluff from the dryer and pop onto a peg and onto the washing line or a tree...they can make nests out of it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have a lot of robins always visiting my garden so always leave little bread crumbs for them to nibble on.
Those crows are a real pain!..woke me up early the other morning..was 5 or 6 of the buggers all crowing away at the same time!"
I don't mind crows...it's magpie I dislike. |
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My garden birds love sunflower hearts. Recommended for Goldfinches. I have a covered birdtable but had to put wooden slats to stop pigeons grabbing all the seed in one sitting. The Bluetits enjoy the sunflower seeds and non-salted peanuts. Also have a tame blackbird which flies down for some mealworms along with a Robin. Ensure water pots have ice broken in morning if it was a frosty night. |
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"Our feeders are full
Love to watch the birds feeding on them.
We get the odd Woodpecker too.
Ditto same here , we also get barn owls seen four to date "
We often hear them when we are out on the fens and also hope to hear them in the forest next week whilst we are away. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've rescued lots of birds and it's lovely to see them fly off and enjoy the rest of their life. Love my little birdies in my garden.
Note to all... keep all your fluff from the dryer and pop onto a peg and onto the washing line or a tree...they can make nests out of it. "
A peg is a great idea, I'll try this! |
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