Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

[Big Swifty]

Birds? Those feathered things that shit on my car and eat my fruit?

(OK, I'm miserable)

 

[kaz7]

I like this thread,people discovering the nature that had been under their noses all along is a beautiful thing

 

[give it to gordon]

Spent a nice afternoon sitting on the garden with a beer, watching the garden birds, mr &mrs blackbird ! Great, blue and long tail tits, woodpecker, sparrows, etc very nice ...

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

Birds? Those feathered things that shit on my car and eat my fruit?

(OK, I'm miserable)

i love throwing bread slices on cars of miserable feckers like you....... makes the birds shit all over them :D

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

great to see the swallows back

not a pun for gary neville.

 

[asahartford1]

Cuckoo heard in Heage, Derbyshire this morning by a neighbour.
Does anyone know how rare they are now.
He said he hasn't heard it for years around here.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Been lovely n' warm here in sunny Manchester these last couple of weeks. Great for garden birdwatching.

Had a good view of my next door neighbours tits yesterday. Impressive; )

 

[crublue1]

High energy bird no mess 12 seed blend (I looked on the bag) and mealworms mixed together and yes, it costs a packet from a local pet shop.
NATURES FEAST HIGH ENERGY NO MESS 12 SEED BLEND 12.75KG WESTLAND

OK mate, thanks for that.
I'll have to ration them, or its gonna cost me a small fortune.

 

[crublue1]

Haith's is a good bet for buying in bulk and for information. Depends how much you get through and whether you have the storage.

Storage not an issue, got a garage + shed.
Cheers for that I'll have a look.

 

[crublue1]

Have a look at 'Peckish Complete' bird seed on Amazon, various size bags on there. Your blackbirds will want food on the ground, sultanas, pears, suet nibbles. When they've got young a great thing to put out is live mealworms. Usually have to go online for those but you might find one or two pet shops will stock them.

Brilliant mate, thanks for the advice, just what I needed to know.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Storage not an issue, got a garage + shed.
Cheers for that I'll have a look.

soon it’ll be garage + shed + mice...

 

[crublue1]

Been lovely n' warm here in sunny Manchester these last couple of weeks. Great for garden birdwatching.

Had a good view of my next door neighbours tits yesterday. Impressive; )

You know the rules...

 

[crublue1]

soon it’ll be garage + shed + mice...

Ha ha yes quite possibly. I'll store it in an airtight container.

 

[Newman Noggs]

Ha ha yes quite possibly. I'll store it in an airtight container.

Mine is stored in plastic 30 litre barrels. About £15 from Amazon.

 

[crublue1]

Titchmarsh on bbc now. Advocating reopening garden centres. Talking a lot of sense. I see both sides of the arguement but he's making some valid points

 

[crublue1]

Mine is stored in plastic 30 litre barrels. About £15 from Amazon.

30 litres? Fuck me how big is your garden lol.

 

[Newman Noggs]

30 litres? Fuck me how big is your garden lol.

The girlfriend is mad ! Feeds them 3 times a day.

I also keep my groundbait for fishing in there.

 

[idahoblues]

Titchmarsh on bbc now. Advocating reopening garden centres. Talking a lot of sense. I see both sides of the arguement but he's making some valid points

The village or the man?

 

[crublue1]

The village or the man?

The pensioners favourite gardening enthusiast. Used to stare at that ginger ladies plentiful udders when he thought no one was looking.

 

[oddfellows]

The girlfriend is mad ! Feeds them 3 times a day.

I also keep my groundbait for fishing in there.

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