Emma Tarpey Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Lovely we get loads of birds (8 bird feeders does help) no woodpeckers though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 6 pitiful feathered creatures, looking very sorry for themselves. They have shelter but oh no, not my girls they like to suffer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 ...a pond, that wasn't there yesterday When will it stop raining?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I didn't even bother to venture out into my garden today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 We have a nest box with a camera in it ..... hubby's Christmas prezzie last year .... A sparrow has been roosting there at night but our fireworks frightened her away and she flew out in the dark on sunday. I felt so guilty that I've banned home fireworks. BUT she was back last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 This morning at 8 O'Clock. There are some at Brockhole but never seen one this far south in The Lakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Our resident Hedgehog. Still recovering from Hubby treading on him yestaerday beacuase he was on the doormat & he went out in the morning while it was still dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 This morning at 8 O'Clock. There are some at Brockhole but never seen one this far south in The Lakes Gorgeous I watched the last 15 mins of the program last night about the Prince Of Wales and he has then coming into his kitchen pinching nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I've never seen a real red squirrel, how lovely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 How lovely to have red squizzies in the garden, we only get the greys and I have no intention of eating them like HFW unless I'm desperate! This morning I went to let the girls out and found a pile of white/grey feathers outside their run. Knew it was a sparrowhawk attack - then I saw the remains on the roof of the cube - yuk. It used to be a collared dove. OH said that there is a pile of feathers in the middle of next door's lawn. I guess that was where the attack first happened and then the hawk flew into our oak tree for a private munch. Perhaps I disturbed it because the body was still warm when I chucked it over the fence (into the road). Double yuk. I suppose that accounts for the geese impersonations that we have had this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillus Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I've just seen a sparrowhawk in my garden eyeing up my doves! Despite having festooned the trees around the dovecote with shiny CD's and buying an enormous plastic eagle owl she still comes and looks at my diminished flock as though they are provided as lunch for her. No attacks for two weeks though and my OH is busy making a winter aviary so they will be safe during the lean winter months. These raptors once very scarce are now so protected they are a pest. The poor old stock dove is now on the RSPB endangered list while the Sparrowhawk is on the green list and still the raptors are protected. Does anyone ever question why we see so few thrushes and small birds anymore? It makes me mad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 ... a green woodpecker! It came down to feed on the lawn, apparently they like to eat ants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 A squirrel with Cheyenne in hot persuit, followed by a pigeon at the bottom of the garden, which also was chased away by her. Yes they do eat ants - we get the green woodpeckers on the front lawns - more open I suppose. I think they're great - Britains answer to a Kookaburra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Every day when the girls come out to free range I have a pigeon that takes the opportunity to go into the run and clear up after the girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Yesterday (I'm at work at the moment so I don't know what's in the garden) I saw 2 parakeets a hedgehog blackbirds collared doves robin sparrows and 3 chickens (how did they get there?) From my window now I can see a single seagull and 1 pigeon (which is odd because there are normally 50+ on the building opposite) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 When I lived in Teddington I used to walk the dogs in Bushy Park and there were lots of parakeets. Very pretty, especially in their breeding colours but the whole park resounded to their screeching to the deadening of any other bird sound save crows and magpies. They even chased away the two tawny owls that roosted in an old oak tree and posed regularly for photos in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 When I lived in Teddington I used to walk the dogs in Bushy Park and there were lots of parakeets. Very pretty, especially in their breeding colours but the whole park resounded to their screeching to the deadening of any other bird sound save crows and magpies.They even chased away the two tawny owls that roosted in an old oak tree and posed regularly for photos in the winter. I agree that its quite noisy but I like it. I could almost pretend I'm somewhere tropical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
