On 17/4/08 11:13, in article ,
"Mogga" wrote:

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:14:59 +0100, Sacha
wrote:


They definitely do! We had white doves here at one time and a sparrowhawk
was treating them as a sort of meals on wheels. In the end we took the
remaining birds back to the original supplier. I couldn't bear to think
that even while enjoying their beauty, we were condemning them to certain
death. We get quite a lot of collared doves here and all too often we find
a puff of feathers somewhere in the garden. They seem to draw the line at
wood pigeons, though.

We came home on Saturday to a fluff of feathers again - so perhaps
it's time to put the CCTV on bird table so we can see exactly what's
doing it.
I don't mind the dovey things - i think they're quite cute but they
eat shedloads and if they're getting eating I should probably
discourage them.

The wood pigeons are too scary looking with their huge beaks. I'd
leave them alone.

I'd rather like to put a nightcam out on the field and/or in the garden to
see what patrols through during darkness. Sometimes the dogs wake up going
mad and barking like maniacs so we suspect foxes or badgers crossing the
lawn.

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South Devon
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children.'

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:26 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 17/4/08 11:13, in article ,
"Mogga" wrote:

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:14:59 +0100, Sacha
wrote:


They definitely do! We had white doves here at one time and a sparrowhawk
was treating them as a sort of meals on wheels. In the end we took the
remaining birds back to the original supplier. I couldn't bear to think
that even while enjoying their beauty, we were condemning them to certain
death. We get quite a lot of collared doves here and all too often we find
a puff of feathers somewhere in the garden. They seem to draw the line at
wood pigeons, though.

We came home on Saturday to a fluff of feathers again - so perhaps
it's time to put the CCTV on bird table so we can see exactly what's
doing it.
I don't mind the dovey things - i think they're quite cute but they
eat shedloads and if they're getting eating I should probably
discourage them.

The wood pigeons are too scary looking with their huge beaks. I'd
leave them alone.

I'd rather like to put a nightcam out on the field and/or in the garden to
see what patrols through during darkness. Sometimes the dogs wake up going
mad and barking like maniacs so we suspect foxes or badgers crossing the
lawn.


We have CCTV but not of the bird table - and see cats and foxes
wandering through.
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"Sacha" wrote
I'd rather like to put a nightcam out on the field and/or in the garden to
see what patrols through during darkness. Sometimes the dogs wake up
going
mad and barking like maniacs so we suspect foxes or badgers crossing the
lawn.

A friend of ours has one of those night vision telescopes, his was very
expensive but they are coming down in price drastically now, they make pitch
black look like grainy green tinted daylight. Amazing thing for viewing
what's hidden during the hours of darkness.

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Bob Hobden

On 17/4/08 17:34, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote
I'd rather like to put a nightcam out on the field and/or in the garden to
see what patrols through during darkness. Sometimes the dogs wake up
going
mad and barking like maniacs so we suspect foxes or badgers crossing the
lawn.

A friend of ours has one of those night vision telescopes, his was very
expensive but they are coming down in price drastically now, they make pitch
black look like grainy green tinted daylight. Amazing thing for viewing
what's hidden during the hours of darkness.

Yes, it's one of those luxury toys I don't need but I'd really enjoy!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'