Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

[kaz7]

terrible winter for birds in my garden, i dont really know what's happened. They nearly bankrupted me last year, feeding off 6 feeders (yes yes, i know), but this winter i've refreshed the food once and they've been barely touched....i get the impression something cat related has been going on, as my garden has become a total no-go zone the last 2 months.

They are off shagging and nesting right now , i still have loads but the food in the feeders are going slower but the stuff i put on the tables and on the floor for the bigger ones needs replacing daily

 

[shemnel]

They are off shagging and nesting right now , i still have loads but the food in the feeders are going slower but the stuff i put on the tables and on the floor for the bigger ones needs replacing daily

they usually do that in and around mine! i dont know, it's noticeably quieter, the regular army of wood pigeons is smaller too. I have been chasing 3 separate moggies from the garden this autumn and winter, instead of the usual one. Of course these things can act in isolation, so hopefully i'll get a spring rebound.

 

[JULES]

from a friends garden up the road a bit....

We regularly have this 20 inch tall Spectacle owl visit our yard. Its call is haunting and sounds alien.
I read that they nest in Tagua nut palms.
Just one of the great things about living here.

I can hear two in our back yard now. It is total bliss.

Rebecca

 

[andyhinch]

from a friends garden up the road a bit....

We regularly have this 20 inch tall Spectacle owl visit our yard. Its call is haunting and sounds alien.
I read that they nest in Tagua nut palms.
Just one of the great things about living here.

I can hear two in our back yard now. It is total bliss.

Rebecca


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Fantastic looking birds mate.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I've edited the thread title because there's quite a lot of discussion about rare wild birds.

It's been a really interesting thread and I've learned ornithological things I didn't know about, so thanks to all who have contributed : )

 

[kaz7]

Lol

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I've been getting into wildlife photography in the past year or so and I've just bought my first set of binoculars. It makes such a huge difference. Saw a wild hornbill recently and a few buzzards. I got a picture of both, but I need a lens with more reach to get anything decent.

 

[idahoblues]

from a friends garden up the road a bit....

We regularly have this 20 inch tall Spectacle owl visit our yard. Its call is haunting and sounds alien.
I read that they nest in Tagua nut palms.
Just one of the great things about living here.

I can hear two in our back yard now. It is total bliss.

Rebecca


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Cool looking bird

 

[yerwot?]

they usually do that in and around mine! i dont know, it's noticeably quieter, the regular army of wood pigeons is smaller too. I have been chasing 3 separate moggies from the garden this autumn and winter, instead of the usual one. Of course these things can act in isolation, so hopefully i'll get a spring rebound.

boing

 

[simmo]

terrible winter for birds in my garden, i dont really know what's happened. They nearly bankrupted me last year, feeding off 6 feeders (yes yes, i know), but this winter i've refreshed the food once and they've been barely touched....i get the impression something cat related has been going on, as my garden has become a total no-go zone the last 2 months.

Relocate the feeder locations and see if that makes any difference.

I put a bird stand at the bottom of the garden and it now attracts species I didn’t see in the garden previously.