I would just like to say

Turktowner · May 3, 2020

Shimsteriom said:
Just back from a 12km walk.
It's a lurvely day out there

We're walking on a Sunday too. Just down the beach and back but there's three parks in between so fuzzybutt gets to play on the way, has a swim, and can run aroun an dry of anna way back. She ate a whole lambs heart, raw, when we got back and is now snoring onna sofa.

BTW, Fuzzybutt is a doggy, not swmbo

johnlad · May 3, 2020

Shimsteriom said:
Just back from a 12km walk.
It's a lurvely day out there

Have yet got wet feet now, cos I’d of thought you’d be in the Irish Sea after 12km

derwendolly · May 3, 2020

Shimsteriom said:
Just back from a 12km walk.
It's a lurvely day out there

So what are you going to snack on now?

DevonGuy · May 3, 2020

Hippo said:
Ooo thas nice. Ah din't know yer was inter wud spinnin.

Issa nitch us boys ad ter scratch. Us luvved turnin at skule an us gorra layve 2 summers back. Now us av got over the novelty it can be yoosful facilitee to av.

Shimsteriom · May 3, 2020

derwendolly said:
So what are you going to snack on now?

Some peas and carrots

DanClarke · May 3, 2020

Turktowner said:
The one thing we don't get in the garding is blackbirds. I can hear em singin, but they don't come in. Thoughts anyone?

I don't know what you can do to encourage them to visit I am afraid, but they are truly most glorious to listen to. We have them in our garden (lots of trees) and neighbouring gardens also.
Nothing more "British" than the Sunday afternoon singing of a Blackbird to the accompaniment of an old-fashioned back & forth Push-mower. Takes you right back to being a kid again.

jamesmartin · May 3, 2020

Turktowner said:
The one thing we don't get in the garding is blackbirds. I can hear em singin, but they don't come in. Thoughts anyone?

we do but not on the feeder the scavenge the dropped mixed seed under it

derwendolly · May 3, 2020

Shimsteriom said:
Some peas and carrots

Shimsteriom · May 3, 2020

derwendolly said:

You seem surprised but I am unsure why.

derwendolly · May 3, 2020

jamesmartin said:
we do but not on the feeder the scavenge the dropped mixed seed under it

The blackbird does not eat the type of food that is put in the garden feeders but if you want to have fun watching them in your garden plant a black currant bush and watch them! Just don't expect to share the crop! We planted ours just for the birds.

derwendolly · May 3, 2020

Shimsteriom said:
You seem surprised but I am unsure why.

If I had an emoji showing me holding my sides laughing, I would have filled the page with them!

jamesmartin · May 3, 2020

derwendolly said:
The blackbird does not eat the type of food that is put in the garden feeders but if you want to have fun watching them in your garden plant a black currant bush and watch them! Just don't expect to share the crop! We planted ours just for the birds.

maybe not but they do, theres a pair ,scavenge under the feeder, along with a robin ,dunnock sparrows and a pheasant family,we do have black currant and others for the birds,but not usefull year round

derwendolly · May 3, 2020

jamesmartin said:
maybe not but they do, theres a pair ,scavenge under the feeder, along with a robin ,dunnock sparrows and a pheasant family,we do have black currant and others for the birds,but not use year round

We too, have a load of ground scavengers of all varieties, too, but the blackbird feeds BY CHOICE on more succulent things - worms, berries etc. In our garden, after they have finished the blackcurrants they move on to the various types of cotoneaster berries, and another few shrubs which I just do not know the name of. Holly berries seem to be another favourite. The one shrub that does seem to escape their attention is the Bottle Brush, those seeds are very, very hard even before they ripen off though.
The nut hatch is another comic to have on the feeder, as is the tree creeper - but he prefers to keep running up, down and around the Oak tree trunks!
BUT, everyone turns into a spectator when the woodpeckers arrive!!!
I did post a funny photo on another fred recently, showing the 'pecking order' on our front feeders! It's amazing how much time one can spend watching the birds!!!

jamesmartin · May 3, 2020

derwendolly said:
We too, have a load of ground scavengers of all varieties, too, but the blackbird feeds BY CHOICE on more succulent things - worms, berries etc. In our garden, after they have finished the blackcurrants they move on to the various types of cotoneaster berries, and another few shrubs which I just do not know the name of. Holly berries seem to be another favourite. The one shrub that does seem to escape their attention is the Bottle Brush, those seeds are very, very hard even before they ripen off though.
The nut hatch is another comic to have on the feeder, as is the tree creeper - but he prefers to keep running up, down and around the Oak tree trunks!
BUT, everyone turns into a spectator when the woodpeckers arrive!!!
I did post a funny photo on another fred recently, showing the 'pecking order' on our front feeders! It's amazing how much time one can spend watching the birds!!!

they arent available in winter which is why i guess theyve got used to rooting about under the bird table,they still visit daily,this is the first year the woodpecker has been to the feeders, suet block or fat balls, i keep it well stocked so it seems to attract more species each year

Hicap phill · May 3, 2020

Shimsteriom said:
Some peas and carrots

As soup?
I’m sure you can’t use the microwave to cook them

derwendolly · May 3, 2020

jamesmartin said:
they arent available in winter which is why i guess theyve got used to rooting about under the bird table,they still visit daily,this is the first year the woodpecker has been to the feeders, suet block or fat balls, i keep it well stocked so it seems to attract more species each year

Woodpecker alert! Woodpecker alert! They adore peanuts and will clear a whole feeder in a day - or even part of a day!! We do have a lot of them but they sure can eat! A few years ago, we had to stop feeding the birds as we found the baby woodpeckers were feeding on the peanuts (that's the only food they had ever been given), then climbing up to the top of the bird house and perch up there to have a rest and recouperation before going back for another fill! It got to the point that we had five on there permanently and we became very concerned that, come the winter, they would not be able to search for their own food.

Have a look at this, it was on the window one morning - a gite in Brittany.
Can you guess what it is?
Clue - look at the building in the background.

We didn't find it on the ground so it must have recovered and flown away! Ouch!

jamesmartin · May 3, 2020

derwendolly said:
Woodpecker alert! Woodpecker alert! They adore peanuts and will clear a whole feeder in a day - or even part of a day!! We do have a lot of them but they sure can eat! A few years ago, we had to stop feeding the birds as we found the baby woodpeckers were feeding on the peanuts (that's the only food they had ever been given), then climbing up to the top of the bird house and perch up there to have a rest and recouperation before going back for another fill! It got to the point that we had five on there permanently and we became very concerned that, come the winter, they would not be able to search for their own food.
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Have a look at this, it was on the window one morning - a gite in Brittany.
Can you guess what it is?
Clue - look at the building in the background.

We didn't find it on the ground so it must have recovered and flown away! Ouch!

you can see its an owl, we find barn owls quite common around here,im not sure if their numbers have increased or didnt notice them before, we only see the one woodpecker but its the first year its come to the feeders

Shimsteriom · May 3, 2020

Shudda worn a hat this afternoon.
My crust is a bit sore.

derwendolly · May 3, 2020

jamesmartin said:
you can see its an owl, we find barn owls quite common around here,im not sure if their numbers have increased or didnt notice them before, we only see the one woodpecker but its the first year its come to the feeders

There is very little habitat round here for the Barn Owl so it is not regularly seen but this outline was in France. I think it is an amazingly good imprint - but I bet the bird didn't! Here, woodpeckers, except for the Green one, are very, very common. They are all fun to watch though.

jamesmartin · May 3, 2020

derwendolly said:
There is very little habitat round here for the Barn Owl so it is not regularly seen but this outline was in France. I think it is an amazingly good imprint - but I bet the bird didn't! Here, woodpeckers, except for the Green one, are very, very common. They are all fun to watch though.

i didnt know we had woodpeckers nearby till this year, the owls you commonly see gliding above the dykes morning and evening, its something that started when the boys built their mum a bird table 4-5 years back,its become a bit of an obsession for me

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