Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

kaz7 said:
It was pretty , birds just die of illness and old age , i had a dove that just keeled over on the bird table
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We had two dead collared doves in the garden within a week of each other about a year ago (well, actually the 2nd one we had to dispatch, as it wasn't quite dead, but obviously very unwell). Internet research revealed that there was a disease affecting certain types of bird (doves, pigeons etc) where their throats swell and they can't swallow any food & starve (nasty!) then the food they can't swallow is contaminated and if eaten by another bird, they catch the disease. It recommended not feeding the birds for a few days if you find a dead or obviously unwell bird to stop the spread.
 
Ghost of 76 said:
We had two dead collared doves in the garden within a week of each other about a year ago (well, actually the 2nd one we had to dispatch, as it wasn't quite dead, but obviously very unwell). Internet research revealed that there was a disease affecting certain types of bird (doves, pigeons etc) where their throats swell and they can't swallow any food & starve (nasty!) then the food they can't swallow is contaminated and if eaten by another bird, they catch the disease. It recommended not feeding the birds for a few days if you find a dead or obviously unwell bird to stop the spread.
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That is a gruesome end , nature is brutal but beautiful as well
 
Zabbas injured rump is bigger than ever and every time it starts to scab he rubs it off , by some miracle it is not infected , concerning now its been a couple of months or nearly that long and it is not healing
 
I now have a pheasant who comes into the garden, beautiful. Jake my pet big crow/Raven returned the other week. Hadn't seen him in ages, fucking lockdown. Anyway, was glad to see him. I put out two of those bird fat balls, no sniggering at the back, compose yourselves. It's unbecoming. And he takes away one at a time in quick succession. I have two chickens and to be honest, they aren't too keen on our Jake, so when they are about, it pays to be on your toes. I have hopes of him getting more comfortable with me, to let me be his pal. To be honest, progress is less than warp speed at the time of writing,, but I am a stubborn fucker and will keep at it. So, that concludes this week's episode of Magic in the Garden. Tune in next week, when I will be discussing that old chestnut, an old Chestnut. Peace and Dove
 
Ghost of 76 said:
We had two dead collared doves in the garden within a week of each other about a year ago (well, actually the 2nd one we had to dispatch, as it wasn't quite dead, but obviously very unwell). Internet research revealed that there was a disease affecting certain types of bird (doves, pigeons etc) where their throats swell and they can't swallow any food & starve (nasty!) then the food they can't swallow is contaminated and if eaten by another bird, they catch the disease. It recommended not feeding the birds for a few days if you find a dead or obviously unwell bird to stop the spread.
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Finches have the same. It has decimated the greenfinch population. Its very sad to see as they grow very fat and lethargic and cant feed properly. As you say, when you see it in your garden best to stop feeding them for a period. Sadly its always fatal.
 
We feed the birds, or at least Mrs S does and have a lot of different species visiting. We even get nuthatch and blackcap and a couple of beautiful bullfinches. Every so often a sparrow hawk takes a bird from the feeders which is a shame but spectacular to see. Recently though we have been getting increased numbers of corvids, particularly jackdaws and magpies. The latter are bad buggers rooting around looking for birds nests to raid so I get the job to chase them off the coconuts that they are attracted to. The only bird I don't really like are the starlings, scruffy hooligans. They can fuck right off out of our garden.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
We feed the birds, or at least Mrs S does and have a lot of different species visiting. We even get nuthatch and blackcap and a couple of beautiful bullfinches. Every so often a sparrow hawk takes a bird from the feeders which is a shame but spectacular to see. Recently though we have been getting increased numbers of corvids, particularly jackdaws and magpies. The latter are bad buggers rooting around looking for birds nests to raid so I get the job to chase them off the coconuts that they are attracted to. The only bird I don't really like are the starlings, scruffy hooligans. They can fuck right off out of our garden.
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I refer to our Starlings as The Thugs.
 
Lots of noise this morning in the trees. Looks like the army of young starlings are out in force for the first time.
 
Blue Mist said:
Jeez BMR I am kealous, what I would give for a woodpecker, I keep my garden semi wild deliberately, at the moment so the baby frogs have some where to hide, but it is all done to encourage wild life and yet all I get is the usual, sparrows and blackbirds. The odd thrush calls as do the robins but usually it is the effin pigeons and magpies.
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Are you putting anything out for them?
Very urban area here but since putting the coconuts, suet pellets, sunflower and mixed seeds I’ve seen blue/great/coal tits, bull finches, robins, blackbirds, thrush, chaffinch, sparrows - we get squirrels coming for the peanuts and hedgehogs come under the gate for their cat biscuits.
 
Zabba was attacked by another badger again last night ,it was just out of sight but very close to the window, it sounds like babies screaming and went on for five or ten mins

I waited up to see if he is alright but he didnt come out , hope to see him tonite , hope he is ok
 
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