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Feeding the brids
In message , Martin
writes On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:09:41 +0100, Gordon H wrote: In message , Martin writes On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:22:01 +0100, Jake wrote: Incidentally I buy the "no waste" mixed feed (as well as others). Costs a bit more but less waste chucked off the table onto the lawn by the birds (who are pernikity eaters!) Tits chuck food off the table that other birds eat. Collared doves, chaffinches? Ground feeders. That's what I meant, they clean up... -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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Feeding the brids
On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:36:01 +0100, Gordon H
wrote: In message , Martin writes On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:09:41 +0100, Gordon H wrote: In message , Martin writes On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:22:01 +0100, Jake wrote: Incidentally I buy the "no waste" mixed feed (as well as others). Costs a bit more but less waste chucked off the table onto the lawn by the birds (who are pernikity eaters!) Tits chuck food off the table that other birds eat. Collared doves, chaffinches? Ground feeders. That's what I meant, they clean up... Since I started buying the "no mess" food a few years ago, I find that very little gets chucked onto the ground (and I don't have unusual things growing in my lawn). I now have to throw sunflower hearts onto the ground for the ground feeders who seem to swoop down about 10 seconds after I start throwing and don't seem to mind my being there. You could almost set your clock by the birds around here. Breakfast at 5 (6 in the winter), mid morning gorging at about 10-11 (and if I'm late, there's a tapping on the kitchen window!), afternoon snack at about 2-3 and then magpie attack at about 5. |
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Feeding the brids
In message , Jake
writes On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:36:01 +0100, Gordon H wrote: Collared doves, chaffinches? Ground feeders. That's what I meant, they clean up... Since I started buying the "no mess" food a few years ago, I find that very little gets chucked onto the ground (and I don't have unusual things growing in my lawn). I now have to throw sunflower hearts onto the ground for the ground feeders who seem to swoop down about 10 seconds after I start throwing and don't seem to mind my being there. You could almost set your clock by the birds around here. Breakfast at 5 (6 in the winter), mid morning gorging at about 10-11 (and if I'm late, there's a tapping on the kitchen window!), afternoon snack at about 2-3 and then magpie attack at about 5. I find the same, - no sign of a bird, then suddenly the garden is full of goldfinches and sparrows, punctuated by great tits snatching a seed in between, sadly very few BTs this year. I suppose it's safety in numbers, or simply following each other around, morning sessions vary, but there's always a crowd at about 13:30. I try to be eating lunch or doing something in the kitchen at that time. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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Feeding the brids
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Shelagh" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a birdtable that isn't attracting any birds I have mixed seed in a small pot on the tabletop - would it be better to sprinkle the seed directly on the table? Thanks for any advice! Yes, it probably would but if you have not fed them regularly up until now it will take a while for them to notice it Persevere and they will come. Tina A further tip would be to place the feeder somewhere not too far from a suitable shrub/hedge. Birds frequently settle on a shrub sussing out the environment before going to the food. Just a few feet would be far enough. BTW if you're interested in photographing your visitors, watch them carefully and you will soon see that one or two may have a preference for a particular branch on which to perch before going tothe feeder. Focus on this branch and wait for the bird toarrive then tak you picture. Bill |
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Feeding the brids
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2010-10-08 22:23:34 +0100, Dave Hill said: On 8 Oct, 20:32, Jake wrote: On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:05:51 +0000 (UTC), Shelagh wrote: Hi, I have a birdtable that isn't attracting any birds I have mixed seed in a small pot on the tabletop - would it be better to sprinkle the seed directly on the table? Thanks for any advice! ~ S ~ Birds are funny creatures. Almost all through the year I have loads of different birds feeding in the garden from a variety of sources. I have a variety of seeds on a table, plus peanuts (which a local woodpecker seems particularly interested in), nyger seed, sunflower hearts and fat balls in hanging feeders (please don't put peanuts in the open on a bird table, always in a peanut feeder, and don't buy any old "bird" peanuts from some corner shop - make sure they're bird-safe from a reputable brand). So variety matters if you want to attract a range of birds. snip I'd get a few of those fat balls you can get from a variety of places, they stay fresh for some time and will give the birds time to find them. And it's worth scattering some seed on the ground. Some birds are ground feeders and will only fly onto large surfaces with seed on them. In one of our greenhouses we have a cardboard tray type box filled with seed and crumbs and it attracts all sorts of birds, including blackbirds and robins. We also have hanging balls of fat and seed and peanut feeders. Right now, they're very well used. But it takes birds some days to 'trust' a new food source sometimes, as someone has already said. The RSPB web site is very useful for info on how to attract and feed different birds. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon I dare say it won't be long before we have another "rats" thread :-( Bill |
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Yes it would. Give it a try and see what happens and let us know.
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I'd like to endorse the recommendation for CJ Birdfood. May not be the cheapest, but they sell in a variety of different sized packs, have a good range with a lot of info about each, and deliver very promptly, usually next day.
I usually reckon about 3 weeks for birds to get used to a new feed or a new feeder position. We have cats in the garden, so we've mounted our "ground feeding" tray half way up a trellis, which has worked well. All our ground feeding birds - dunnocks, robins, blackbirds etc - are happy to use it. Interestingly, the robin has taken to also using one of the seed feeders, and one of the dunnocks perches on a branch of the rose bush to take seed from the nyger feeder (Thanks to Janet T - your nyjer feeder is very popular in our garden!) Autumn is a low period for bird feeders -- there are a lot of berries around and still a lot of insects (I was clearing leaves from the lawn yesterday, and there were a lot of caterpillars in there).. As the weather gets colder, both fruit and seeds will decrease and more birds will come to feeders. They continue in spring and summer as they are raising young and then moulting (so appreciate an easy source of food so they can spend more time hiding). It is also worth looking at what your neighbours are doing - if people around you are putting our seed and peanuts, then giving a different type of food - fat balls, suet pellets, wireworms (dried if you don't like wriggles), sultanas for fruit eaters - gives birds a good reason to come to our garden rather than your neighbours'.
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How do I control slugs in my garden?
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:40:41 +0000, tabbycat
wrote: kay;905249 Wrote: Some slugs eat dead vegetation, some eat live plants, some even eat other slugs. They are difficult to control; if you haven't noticed damage to your plants, stop worrying. Trying to eliminate pests ""just in case" may cause other problems. Slugs do damage to plants, I use the slug bell,it's efficient and attractive ( lots of different patterns and colours) it works for a long time as it's completely waterproof too. I tried that nemoslug thing and it worked very well. -- http://www.bra-and-pants.com http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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How do I control slugs in my garden?
mogga wrote:
Some slugs eat dead vegetation, some eat live plants, some even eat other slugs. They are difficult to control; if you haven't noticed damage to your plants, stop worrying. Trying to eliminate pests ""just in case" may cause other problems. Slugs do damage to plants, I use the slug bell,it's efficient and attractive ( lots of different patterns and colours) it works for a long time as it's completely waterproof too. I tried that nemoslug thing and it worked very well. We have been using the nemaslugs for years - the effect builds up the longer you use it, so we use a lot less than the recommended dose this year. We'd kind of forgotten how bad slug damage was beacuse we'd got used to the lower levels of damage, but our sweet potatoes this year were absolutely riddled! Will have to start nemaslugging over the other side from next year!! |
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