Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

Kakhaber The Great said:
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Lovely!

We used to get hedgehogs until the utter witch who lives at the back of us started using slug pellets like confetti to keep her precious flower beds pristine. I keep telling the stupid cow that they are really bad for hedgehogs and if she insists on using them, like its 1 pellet every 6 inches not fucking mounds of them!
 
the garden never truly sleeps but it certainly grows in activity throughout these months and i'm beginning to see life return. The drone flies, or hover flies, are out in abundance after the massive blooms on the ivy last autumn that weren't there the year before. To my surprise, three siskins paid a visit, and today a black cap. The little wren looks a bit lonely. The ivy berries have allowed a greater density of nesting blackbirds this time around, one of my favourite birds, and they're starting to fight already. Finally saw the bats again (because i'm out later, they didn't go anywhere) and now I await the return of the grasshoppers and dragonflies. Nature, just on your back doorstep.
 
We have a blackbird couple who routinely visit our garden and until very recently nested in next doors garden.

I’ve named the male Reginald and his Mrs is just Mrs R for the time being. I’ve never been into garden birds but working from home looking out of the window for the last 13 months has shown me just how much character these two (and the gormless wood pigeons) have. We have began feeding them and they now make their presence known every morning expecting their morning meal!

Sadly last week our woman of a neighbour put a silver bowl beneath their nest which attracted some magpies, I heard a right commotion to find that their nest was being raided by the bastards, was actually heartbreaking to watch. Nonetheless they have now relocated and are back on the daily grind again with their mischievous character.

Mrs R has a lovely white spot just beneath her beak and bosses Reg around, poor geezer doesn’t get a moments rest.

The wood pigeons are equally hilarious and everyday make a different ploy to get the share of the food we put out, only to shit it and fly off when we make our presence known. I keep finding myself being watched with just a head popping over the bushes waiting for his opportunity, the daft git keeps flying into things when I clock him.
 
JMG1992 said:
We have a blackbird couple who routinely visit our garden and until very recently nested in next doors garden.

I’ve named the male Reginald and his Mrs is just Mrs R for the time being. I’ve never been into garden birds but working from home looking out of the window for the last 13 months has shown me just how much character these two (and the gormless wood pigeons) have. We have began feeding them and they now make their presence known every morning expecting their morning meal!

Sadly last week our woman of a neighbour put a silver bowl beneath their nest which attracted some magpies, I heard a right commotion to find that their nest was being raided by the bastards, was actually heartbreaking to watch. Nonetheless they have now relocated and are back on the daily grind again with their mischievous character.

Mrs R has a lovely white spot just beneath her beak and bosses Reg around, poor geezer doesn’t get a moments rest.

The wood pigeons are equally hilarious and everyday make a different ploy to get the share of the food we put out, only to shit it and fly off when we make our presence known. I keep finding myself being watched with just a head popping over the bushes waiting for his opportunity, the daft git keeps flying into things when I clock him.
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We have a wood pigeon currently. The fattest slowest stupiest creature on the planet.
Sits smugly on the lawn like some fat cat tory.
Nice plumage, tho'.
 
3 siskins came a visiting yesterday, which was a delight

Hedgehog is now a nightly visitor, and I've finally established how it's getting between gardens. You wouldn't believe how high those little buggers can climb!!
 
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