tame garden birds
Two very large compost bins (£15 each, post free + free kitchen caddy i.e. bucket with lid) turned up yesterday thanks to a link recently posted on this group. http://www.recyclenow.com/home_compo...your_area.html Enter your postcode to see if there are any cheap deals in your area The bins were supplied to me in partnership with Essex County Council. I spent most of the day building the bins and transferring a very large unruly pile of garden waste built up during the past year to these bins. What surprised me was that within a few minutes of starting two Robins appeared. I haven't seen any before in my garden in the last 20 years - the cat population usually ensures the few birds now feed in gardens local to me. Although they were slightly wary at first, within half an hour I had to be careful not to injure them as they were feeding within inches of my fork as I was transferring the pile to the bins. -- Alan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com |
tame garden birds
Robins are always like that - I've had them in the kitchen before. They
always come down to see what you're up to if you're tidying up or digging. You hear this very soft warbling, look around, and there one is, sitting on the fork handle! Where do you live that you haven't seen a Robin in 20 years? Andy. "Alan" wrote in message ... Two very large compost bins (£15 each, post free + free kitchen caddy i.e. bucket with lid) turned up yesterday thanks to a link recently posted on this group. http://www.recyclenow.com/home_compo...your_area.html Enter your postcode to see if there are any cheap deals in your area The bins were supplied to me in partnership with Essex County Council. I spent most of the day building the bins and transferring a very large unruly pile of garden waste built up during the past year to these bins. What surprised me was that within a few minutes of starting two Robins appeared. I haven't seen any before in my garden in the last 20 years - the cat population usually ensures the few birds now feed in gardens local to me. Although they were slightly wary at first, within half an hour I had to be careful not to injure them as they were feeding within inches of my fork as I was transferring the pile to the bins. -- Alan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com |
tame garden birds
I love Robins. I got a tame one last year. I was off work sick for
three weeks and did alot of sleeping on the swing seat at the bottom of the garden. Scruff (I named him) kept sitting on the grass right in front of me and would stare at me quite intensely. I would wake up and he would often be there. Also had a Bull Finch that was very cheeky too and took no notice of me in the end. I think I became part of the garden furniture if you see what I mean. Get some meal worms and he will probably eat them out of your hand if you patient enough :-) |
tame garden birds
Most garden birds don't make the same use of someone turning earth for them, which is why robins seem more often to be 'tame'. Blackbirds in our garden do :-)) Mike -- ------------------------------------------------ Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk International Festival of the Sea 28th June - 1st July 2007 |
Thanks for this great link Alan....have just ordered a compost bin and base for £11.
Although have just read that compost bins in general are better placed on soil so as to let the worms in and do their stuff.... Anyhow am well pleased, Starglo |
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