29-01-2006, 12:56 PM
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First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Sep 2004
Location: south west france
Posts: 81
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[quote=jay jay]
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Originally Posted by chris French
In message , djhughes
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p.mc Wrote:[color=green]
I find black sunflower seeds are fantastic, I buy it by the sackfull
from my
local pet shop, I also had a slow start, but as Phil said they need to
pluck
up the courage first.
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Regards
p.mc
I find robins will feed from the fat balls ('boules' as they are called here in France) if they are firmly tied to a tree branch, its just that they don't like hanging from them. Also, thoroughly spoilt as they all are, I put out on the terrace some crushed walnuts each day (not though during the breeding season), - there are loads of walnut trees in our area - which they all seem to love: chaffinches, nuthatches (naturally), robins (who wait their turn) and lots of tits ) I'm going to try the black sunflower seeds aswell.
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Hi, here's my update on the black sunflower seeds - I bought a huge bag for six euros and they have proved incredibly popular. We now have goldfinches (the first ones I've seen since we first came here three years ago), hawfinches and so far one lone starling coming to feed along with all the others. Took no time at all for the goldfinches to arrive, but the starling and hawfinch have only arrived this weekend, when the garden has been covered in snow. The goldfinches are a bit argumentative (can't wait to hear them sing though), but the rest seem to get along fine. So many thanks p.mc!
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