Our Feeding Stations :):)
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Re: Our Feeding Stations :):)
just had the most noisy visitors but they were welcome. Mr and Mrs Starling feeding 2 of their babies on my feeder. they were very very noisy and also very quick so I didnt have a chance of getting a picture
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At least you saw them PPH and sometimes it's more fun to just watch wildlife rather than always trying to 'get the shot'
It's lovely to know your starlings have babies.
Lai
It's lovely to know your starlings have babies.
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Thats great news PPH, as Lai says they are lovely to watch. Our pair of Starlings are coming in all the time now, and taking food. So I think we will have some babys soon fingers X
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Loving your pics PPH and how wonderful to see your starling family today.Lai is right, it's nice to get pictures but sometimes by taking them you can miss little things of what you are watching, so it is nice to sometimes just sit and watch and enjoy what you are seeing.
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Our Birds are going berserk on the feeders. We are having a job to keep up with the amount of food they are eating. At the moment they are getting through 4 Fat Balls a Day, 8 ins of sunflowers in a feeder in less than 24 Hrs, a Fat Cake every two days, plus a tray of meal worms, and suet pellets in less than a day. Another problem we are having, which I think PPH has had. The Great Tits, Greenfinches, and Sparrows are throwing out the seed that they dont like out of our wildbird seed feeder which is about 12ins long all over the floor. We are loosing about 50% of the food, some is being eaten by Jackdaws, and Crows, but it is a lot to lose. So we have employed a cleaner to help to get rid of it
We tried this fellow first, but he could'nt eat enough
So we needed somebody bigger. Hmmmm he looks as though he could do the job
So we asked him, and he said. Please can I have the job of eating all that seed
The answer was a Yes, and he got down to it
His name is Squidgy the Squirrel. Nothing to do with me Guys Mrs S named him
WS
We tried this fellow first, but he could'nt eat enough
So we needed somebody bigger. Hmmmm he looks as though he could do the job
So we asked him, and he said. Please can I have the job of eating all that seed
The answer was a Yes, and he got down to it
His name is Squidgy the Squirrel. Nothing to do with me Guys Mrs S named him
WS
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great photos WS and good name Mrs S.
As you can imagine we don't get squirrels visiting as Penny despite her bad feet is on patrol for and
I agree re the feeders, it's total chaos out there, the ground tray is being filled 2 or 3 times a day, due to all the crows, jackdaws, jays, magpies and the increasing pheasant families. Anything fatty is eaten within a few hours - fortunately we don't end up with any waste, we seem to have tidy birds!
Lai
As you can imagine we don't get squirrels visiting as Penny despite her bad feet is on patrol for and
I agree re the feeders, it's total chaos out there, the ground tray is being filled 2 or 3 times a day, due to all the crows, jackdaws, jays, magpies and the increasing pheasant families. Anything fatty is eaten within a few hours - fortunately we don't end up with any waste, we seem to have tidy birds!
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Lovely photos WS. And I love the name!!
We're getting though so much seed at the minute, in fact I feel like I spend more on bird food than I do on dog food.
We had a sad one last week, found a baby starling in our pond. We don't think it had been in there that long, possibly only just fallen in. We rescued it, left it on a nice little towel in the sun to dry off, it was doing really well starting to stretch its wings, and all of a sudden two starlings came and killed it was very traumatic. It was a bigger baby, had all its feathers, certainly had fledged rather than fell out of a nest. The only thing is we have no idea how it got in the pond as our pond is covered with netting, and the holes aren't big enough for a bird to fit through. Constantly checking the pond now.
We're getting though so much seed at the minute, in fact I feel like I spend more on bird food than I do on dog food.
We had a sad one last week, found a baby starling in our pond. We don't think it had been in there that long, possibly only just fallen in. We rescued it, left it on a nice little towel in the sun to dry off, it was doing really well starting to stretch its wings, and all of a sudden two starlings came and killed it was very traumatic. It was a bigger baby, had all its feathers, certainly had fledged rather than fell out of a nest. The only thing is we have no idea how it got in the pond as our pond is covered with netting, and the holes aren't big enough for a bird to fit through. Constantly checking the pond now.
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Oh no, that's so sad, especially as it was drying out - isn't wildlife brutal? Birds always look so cute and sweet and they aren't really. I bet you are checking the pond now, I wonder how it got in? Perhaps it was put there by another bird, or is my imagination getting the better of me? I found a little dead fledged great tit by the flower bed, no explanation just dead, I know it happens but it's still so sad
I think you're right re the dog food/bird food Anne-Marie - i'd say the birds are winning outright at the moment
Lai
I think you're right re the dog food/bird food Anne-Marie - i'd say the birds are winning outright at the moment
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Those are such lovely photo's WS, they are so clear and I adore little Squidgy and I bet he wil be Squidgy after eating all that seed .
Such sad news about your little rescued bird AM, nature is so cruel sometimes but at least you tried to save him
A shame too about your little bird as well Lai, it's horrible that these little ones get to fledge and all to no avail. I think it's always so sad for the little ones and must be so hard on the parents when they have done such a wonderful job of raising them.
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Such sad news about your little rescued bird AM, nature is so cruel sometimes but at least you tried to save him
A shame too about your little bird as well Lai, it's horrible that these little ones get to fledge and all to no avail. I think it's always so sad for the little ones and must be so hard on the parents when they have done such a wonderful job of raising them.
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Must be costing you a fortune all these visitors WS but you're getting some great photos and I'm sure they are keeping you and Mrs S entertained
Loving Squidgy the he was very cute
Poor birdies Lai and AM
Loving Squidgy the he was very cute
Poor birdies Lai and AM
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An update on our feeding station. Squidgy, has been joined by Squashy
But Squashy does'nt have the same table manners as Squidgy. He wont wait to be served
So to teach him a lesson I removed his dinner plate so he had nothing to sit on , and no matter what he tried
He ca'nt reach any of the feeders now, so he will have to wait till his food falls on the floor, like Squidgy. Mind you I have'nt seen them for a few days, so the Birds food might now be safe.
WS
But Squashy does'nt have the same table manners as Squidgy. He wont wait to be served
So to teach him a lesson I removed his dinner plate so he had nothing to sit on , and no matter what he tried
He ca'nt reach any of the feeders now, so he will have to wait till his food falls on the floor, like Squidgy. Mind you I have'nt seen them for a few days, so the Birds food might now be safe.
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WS you are brilliant.
Great photos and commentary.
Lai
Great photos and commentary.
Lai
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Excellent WS and fantastic photo's too. I love Squidgy and Squashy I know people feel about the greys but those two are so cute. I bet Squashy wondered for ages where his dinner plate had gone
Glad the birds are all safe and lets hope if Squashy returns he has learnt some manners.
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Glad the birds are all safe and lets hope if Squashy returns he has learnt some manners.
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Thanks Guys. I love it when you get a sequence of shots, and you weave a little story around them. Makes it even more interesting
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Cute, cute and even more cute
Loved that one of Squashy on his dinner plate
Loved that one of Squashy on his dinner plate
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Loving Squishy and Squidgy WS, quite a variety at your feeder!
I was privilidged for the first time ever to see both the male and female greater spotted woodpeckers on the birdfeeder yesterday.
SM
I was privilidged for the first time ever to see both the male and female greater spotted woodpeckers on the birdfeeder yesterday.
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But did you get any pics SM
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I've had a really fantastic experience to day. I was filling up our feeders for the second time . Just as I was filling the Nuts up, a baby Nut Hatch landed on the roof just above my head. Then it came fluttering around my head, and landed briefly on my arm as was closing the lid. I was really chuffed.
We have loads of Baby Birds now, its getting pics of them whith how the weathers been thats a problem, but here's one of a baby Starling its been visiting the Fat Cake, and Fat Balls all day
WS
We have loads of Baby Birds now, its getting pics of them whith how the weathers been thats a problem, but here's one of a baby Starling its been visiting the Fat Cake, and Fat Balls all day
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lucky you WS - what an experience i wish you'd had the camera (and more hands ) it's lovely to see all the baby birds now, and to hear them all. Looking forward to more of your photos.
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Oh WS, what an experience that must have been, my heart would have been bursting with joy but where was Mrs S when you needed her with the camera I'm smilling for you WS that must be such a memory to have.
Love the little starling,he looks as if he is thinking, now how do I untie that holder to pinch all these nuts
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Love the little starling,he looks as if he is thinking, now how do I untie that holder to pinch all these nuts
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WS, the birds are rewarding you and Mrs WS because you are so kind and putting out all that lovely food for them - you deserve all the sightings you are getting
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Its that wonderful feeling of trust isnt it WS. It s was a special moment. There is a little coal tit chick that is always at our feeder now. It is where the mum used to feed it before now having left it to fend for itself, so it is always there hopping from seed to nuts.
It is a great time of year for the little ones.
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It is a great time of year for the little ones.
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Your right there SM. We have baby Coal Tits to coming to the feeders, there's so many different young its hard to keep up with them. This is a short Video of some of them this morning. Sorry about the noise its the Zoom, and it takes a second to refocus after the Zoom in or out
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Great clip WS - love the variety of birds you're getting there
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That's a wonderful clip WS - what a huge number of birds you've got visiting and lovely to see so many different ones.
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