Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

idahoblues said:
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Rosy finches are back, shitty pic
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That is pretty
 
kaz7 said:
Just spoke to the badger people and she said they can inflict terrible wounds on it each other , it should heal but if it gets infected to call them back and they will come

I said he has seperated himself from the others and eats alone and she said that is normal and it might drift away altogether if it is getting bullied, poor zabba , gutted for him, he was an aggressive baby but clever , still climbs up to the window . Went eyeball to eyeball with merlin the other night , merlin was thumping the window and had his big fighting tail on , twas funny

Gutted that the normally well behaved badgers are doing this , wildlife eh
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You never know..what goes on..behind Sett Doors;)
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
A fox walked by my missus at the clothes line, yesterday at 12:30 in the afternoon with the dog stretched out asleep on the patio.
It climbed the wall and got through an unbelievable gap in the fence and walked the top of the wall between ours and next doors fence and out onto the road in front.
They have cat-like agility.
She was gobsmacked.
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The Fox,in reality,is more related to The Cat Family ,not dog.
They are said to be able to effectively hunt..in long grass..for voles mice etc...by remainimg still,listenimg hard,and then ,..without actually seeing nearby prey...Jump up on the air ,all four feet at same time,..and land exactly upon the suprised Prey.
Never seen it happen,but seen many other more Feline based characteristics.
 
Fascinating seeing the activity in the garden this morning.

Had interest of blue tits looking at 1 bird box again, which seems popular. Not sure if they mark it as there own. However got another fixed to an Oak tree at back of garden and activity with that one as well.

Relocated bird feeder last week and it’s attracted goldfinch for first time.
 
kaz7 said:
Just spoke to the badger people and she said they can inflict terrible wounds on it each other , it should heal but if it gets infected to call them back and they will come

I said he has seperated himself from the others and eats alone and she said that is normal and it might drift away altogether if it is getting bullied, poor zabba , gutted for him, he was an aggressive baby but clever , still climbs up to the window . Went eyeball to eyeball with merlin the other night , merlin was thumping the window and had his big fighting tail on , twas funny

Gutted that the normally well behaved badgers are doing this , wildlife eh
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Is this like the lizard people that are listening to our thoughts? ;-)
 
We've got great tits building their nest in our birdbox and blue tits doing likewise (again) in a disused overflow pipe cavity on the side of the house.

After saying goodbye to the grey wagtail that's been coming in the garden every day for 6 months we still have 3 male reed bunting all over the bird table and ground food. Apparently the female reed buntings build the nests so these are probably just arsing about until the ladies have finished their work.
 
Zabba has messed his rump up again , probably because it is itchy , i spoke to wildlife rescue today , they just confirmed what the other woman said , he said they have very thick muscle and skin on the rump and it can take a couple of months to heal, if it gets infected or he becomes quiet and acting differently , ie sepsis then they are the ambulance people to call back first and more local to me . I have a picture but cant work out how to do the spoiler thing

He nearly had my hand off just now with his fruit bread , nothing wrong with his appetite
 
laserblue said:
We've got great tits building their nest in our birdbox and blue tits doing likewise (again) in a disused overflow pipe cavity on the side of the house.

After saying goodbye to the grey wagtail that's been coming in the garden every day for 6 months we still have 3 male reed bunting all over the bird table and ground food. Apparently the female reed buntings build the nests so these are probably just arsing about until the ladies have finished their work.
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Brilliant.
 
simmo said:
Fascinating seeing the activity in the garden this morning.

Had interest of blue tits looking at 1 bird box again, which seems popular. Not sure if they mark it as there own. However got another fixed to an Oak tree at back of garden and activity with that one as well.

Relocated bird feeder last week and it’s attracted goldfinch for first time.
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I can remember the first time i saw a Blue Tits nest with young....late 80s,Leicestershire arable farm land,in a hedge,next to a gate,..mother bird,surrounded by at least 10 beautiful tiny blue and white fluffy balls with eyes,and mouths open waiting for Mister Blue T to return with food.One of the most beautiful sights ive ever seen in my life.
The Tit Family are an incredible group of birds.they live,at the maximum...18months,if they are lucky...but they pack so much into their short lives.
This is why ,at the bird table,or on a tree/branch,Tits never sit still,constantsly bobbing and weaving and calling ....and Moving.
 
Zabba had five scones and some fruit bread , just needs to stop sratching his wound , he is solitary now , billy no mates

Mummy fox came and took food home and buried some for later , just the two of them at the same time

More badgers coming now
 
I have exciting new , zabba has found a friend !

He came at 7.30 pm as usual , on his own but he came back at 9 ish with a group of six , he stuck witha bigger one , maybe his mum and a bit away from the other

I am so happy he is not alone any more
 
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