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Post by SueA on Apr 14, 2020 7:46:25 GMT
There was a tuft of moss & blonde dog fur which had been dropped on the bird food tray here the other morning, no idea where they'd got the fur from as there are no dogs that colour nearby unless it was from one being walked on the back field - or perhaps they'd flown in via your garden?  |
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Post by grindle on Apr 15, 2020 5:21:17 GMT
 you never know |
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Post by lesley on Apr 17, 2020 10:54:19 GMT
A very sad day yesterday    Well we'd watching the robins going in and out feeding there babies, earlier in the morning i saw the magpie hanging around i kept chasing him away but while we were out for our walk he got in and killed the remaining chicks. I was so upset, but like oh says that's life, the robins are still about i think some of the babies must have flown early as there still feeding Sorry if comes out upside down |
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Post by lesley on Apr 17, 2020 10:54:59 GMT
I give up 3 times i've turned these round grrrrrrrrrrrr
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Post by SueA on Apr 18, 2020 8:01:14 GMT
  I've copied them & turned them round for you lesley. That's a real shame but hopefully you're right & some of them escaped. I always worry about where birds nest here, sometimes they choose the worst places & you can see the magpies & local cats watching but I'm sure they must manage to raise some youngsters in the end.
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Post by grindle on Apr 19, 2020 4:28:24 GMT
that's sad lesley, I know it's nature but I hate to see it happen |
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Post by sweetpea on May 16, 2020 16:24:14 GMT
Not really 'Garden' birds but watched three red kites circling overhead today. Not seen any for a little while but they are fairly common here.
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Post by grindle on May 18, 2020 6:44:54 GMT
would love to see one, I think they are down here in parts
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Post by SueA on Aug 3, 2020 8:17:22 GMT
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Post by grindle on Aug 4, 2020 3:41:42 GMT
lovely photos SueA would really love to see them in my garden |
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Post by SueA on Aug 4, 2020 8:49:31 GMT
I'd love to see a Green Woodpecker but I don't think we get those around here, do you have them near where you live grindle? We've seen a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker too a few years ago in Lymm but I think they're quite rare nowadays. |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 4, 2020 9:03:58 GMT
I had lots of them at the farm. Very pretty, but greedy with bird food. They sounded good when drilling the trees. We had A cuckoo too. There are none of those around here. I have got attached to the pigeons now. Actually, they are collared doves. They don’t seem so noisy. In fact I never hear them make a pigeon noise, so I wonder if they do.
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Post by grindle on Aug 4, 2020 13:02:45 GMT
they might be in the surrounding woodland SueA but never seen them in the garden |
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Post by roofgardener on Aug 31, 2020 9:21:33 GMT
Most of my birds have dissapeared !!!
All but a Loyal Robin, a Faithful Blackbird, and a Dopey Wood Pigeon.
Mind you... a couple of house sparrows paid a visit two days ago, and a flock of juvenile starlings descended briefly yesterday.
I think they are either moulting, or they are foraging in the surrounding farmers fields ?
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Post by grindle on Sept 1, 2020 5:09:19 GMT
they will be back roofgardener it's their moult season  I have a little robin that started appearing with its juvenile feathers, it now has its adult ones, every time I sit on my seat it appears waiting to be given treats Not a great photo but he's having a wash and brush up  |
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