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We have the occasional Thrush come into the garden along with the regular,
now almost tame, Long Tail Tit, Sparrows, Chaffinches, Jackdaws, Starlings,
Pigeons etc etc etc all going mad on the feeders, but it is the Thrush I
would like to encourage a bit more. The LTT and the Sparrows come right up
to the door to within 4 feet of where I am sitting.

How do I encourage the Thrush?

Mike

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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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We have the occasional Thrush come into the garden along with the regular,
now almost tame, Long Tail Tit, Sparrows, Chaffinches, Jackdaws,
Starlings, Pigeons etc etc etc all going mad on the feeders, but it is the
Thrush I would like to encourage a bit more. The LTT and the Sparrows come
right up to the door to within 4 feet of where I am sitting.

How do I encourage the Thrush?



Ooooooopppps

Forgot to list the Blue Tit who has just flown into the Veranda Blue Tit Box
for the night ;-)) and the Robin who is really in his element with the snow
for the benefit of Christmas Cards ;-))

Mike

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On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:49:43 -0000, "'Mike'"
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We have the occasional Thrush come into the garden along with the regular,
now almost tame, Long Tail Tit, Sparrows, Chaffinches, Jackdaws, Starlings,
Pigeons etc etc etc all going mad on the feeders, but it is the Thrush I
would like to encourage a bit more. The LTT and the Sparrows come right up
to the door to within 4 feet of where I am sitting.

How do I encourage the Thrush?

Mike

Both song and mistle thrushes go for worms. The mistle thrush seems to
like slugs whilst the song thrush likes snails. Fine in the summer but
at this time of year they'll be going for berries and fruit. You could
grow things like crab apple trees (the thrushes and blackbirds have
spent the last few weeks stripping mine bare), berrying types of
berberis, pyracantha and cotoneaster (they seem to go for cotoneasters
only after they've stripped everything else). Try putting some chopped
apples or pears on your bird table (or better still hang them from a
tree). Raisins, sultanas and currants are also welcomed but beware -
raisins contain a toxin that can cause kidney failure in cats so DON'T
put raisins out for birds if there's any chance a cat could get at
them.

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"Jake" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:49:43 -0000, "'Mike'"
wrote:

We have the occasional Thrush come into the garden along with the regular,
now almost tame, Long Tail Tit, Sparrows, Chaffinches, Jackdaws,
Starlings,
Pigeons etc etc etc all going mad on the feeders, but it is the Thrush I
would like to encourage a bit more. The LTT and the Sparrows come right up
to the door to within 4 feet of where I am sitting.

How do I encourage the Thrush?

Mike

Both song and mistle thrushes go for worms. The mistle thrush seems to
like slugs whilst the song thrush likes snails. Fine in the summer but
at this time of year they'll be going for berries and fruit. You could
grow things like crab apple trees (the thrushes and blackbirds have
spent the last few weeks stripping mine bare), berrying types of
berberis, pyracantha and cotoneaster (they seem to go for cotoneasters
only after they've stripped everything else). Try putting some chopped
apples or pears on your bird table (or better still hang them from a
tree). Raisins, sultanas and currants are also welcomed but beware -
raisins contain a toxin that can cause kidney failure in cats so DON'T
put raisins out for birds if there's any chance a cat could get at
them.


Many thanks for that. One lot of helpful advice :-))

With regards your comment on that vermin cats, the regulars know my feelings
on those things :-((
Taste like Rabbit when skinned and cooked.

Mike


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"'Mike'" wrote:

We have the occasional Thrush come into the garden along with the
regular, now almost tame, Long Tail Tit, Sparrows, Chaffinches,
Jackdaws, Starlings, Pigeons etc etc etc all going mad on the
feeders, but it is the Thrush I would like to encourage a bit
more. The LTT and the Sparrows come right up to the door to
within 4 feet of where I am sitting.

How do I encourage the Thrush?

Mike


Can't help encouraging you with a Thrush but we did meet and old
chap in our local park who regularly feeds Robins and during the
evening he fed a couple of foxes cat food.

Under his guidance we tried one day to feed the same Robins and
were totally amazed by their tameness, they did eat out of our
hands and on several occasions, they took it in turns when landing
on my hand each taking several pieces of grated cheese then flew
off back to the nest.

Robins are particularly tame, we fed these Robins during the
spring season with Blue Tits looking on who didn't have the nerve
to land on our hand but you could see them getting frustrated by
the Robins feasting on cheese.

Stephen.


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'Mike' wrote:
How do I encourage the Thrush?

Sliced apple? Any old berries?

Mike.
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"'Mike'" wrote:

We have the occasional Thrush come into the garden along with the
regular, now almost tame, Long Tail Tit, Sparrows, Chaffinches,
Jackdaws, Starlings, Pigeons etc etc etc all going mad on the
feeders, but it is the Thrush I would like to encourage a bit
more. The LTT and the Sparrows come right up to the door to
within 4 feet of where I am sitting.

How do I encourage the Thrush?

Mike


Can't help encouraging you with a Thrush but we did meet and old
chap in our local park who regularly feeds Robins and during the
evening he fed a couple of foxes cat food.

Under his guidance we tried one day to feed the same Robins and
were totally amazed by their tameness, they did eat out of our
hands and on several occasions, they took it in turns when landing
on my hand each taking several pieces of grated cheese then flew
off back to the nest.

Robins are particularly tame, we fed these Robins during the
spring season with Blue Tits looking on who didn't have the nerve
to land on our hand but you could see them getting frustrated by
the Robins feasting on cheese.

Stephen.


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Stephen, 'in general', I prefer animals and birds to humans ;-))

When I was working I had a job to do in a house where there was a dog. A
barking dog which was to all intense their 'guard dog'. I wasn't in that
house long before the dog was on it's back having it's tum tickled. The
owners were not happy and had never seen it before ;-{{

Mike


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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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Many thanks for that. One lot of helpful advice :-))

With regards your comment on that vermin cats, the regulars know my
feelings on those things :-((
Taste like Rabbit when skinned and cooked.


I am with you on that - Mike - vermin indeed.

Couldn't knowingly eat one though (:-)

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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Many thanks for that. One lot of helpful advice :-))

With regards your comment on that vermin cats, the regulars know my
feelings on those things :-((
Taste like Rabbit when skinned and cooked.


I am with you on that - Mike - vermin indeed.

Couldn't knowingly eat one though (:-)

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

""Couldn't knowingly eat one though ""

You would if you were under the circumstances of the man who told me. He was
in occupied Holland, occupied by those who felt that 'certain people should
not be allowed to breed or vote' and did in fact at the vermin. (The only
good use as far as I can see)

Do you agree that 'certain people should not be allowed to breed or vote'?
Has been said by one poster here :-((((((((((

Mike


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ooooppss :-((

""and did in fact at the vermin. ""

try 'eat' ;-))

I do wish I was perfect as other feel they are and NEVER make mistakes ;-)

Mike

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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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Many thanks for that. One lot of helpful advice :-))

With regards your comment on that vermin cats, the regulars know my
feelings on those things :-((
Taste like Rabbit when skinned and cooked.


I am with you on that - Mike - vermin indeed.

Couldn't knowingly eat one though (:-)

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

""Couldn't knowingly eat one though ""

You would if you were under the circumstances of the man who told me. He
was in occupied Holland, occupied by those who felt that 'certain people
should not be allowed to breed or vote' and did in fact at the vermin.
(The only good use as far as I can see)

Do you agree that 'certain people should not be allowed to breed or vote'?
Has been said by one poster here :-((((((((((

Mike


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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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You would if you were under the circumstances of the man who told me. He
was in occupied Holland, occupied by those who felt that 'certain people
should not be allowed to breed or vote' and did in fact eat the vermin.
(The only good use as far as I can see)

Do you agree that 'certain people should not be allowed to breed or
vote'? Has been said by one poster here :-((((((((((



No !

I am certainly against the daft idea that the length of a prison sentence
should be a determining factor on the voting scenario. (:-(

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

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"Pete" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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You would if you were under the circumstances of the man who told me. He
was in occupied Holland, occupied by those who felt that 'certain people
should not be allowed to breed or vote' and did in fact eat the vermin.
(The only good use as far as I can see)

Do you agree that 'certain people should not be allowed to breed or
vote'? Has been said by one poster here :-((((((((((



No !

I am certainly against the daft idea that the length of a prison sentence
should be a determining factor on the voting scenario. (:-(

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

Pete !!!

Mind what you say, certain people advocate the Nazi regime :-(((

It's been said here, on this newsgroup "Certain people should not be allowed
to breed or vote"

Check the archives

Watch follow up to this posting. ... :-(

Mike


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"Mike Coon" wrote in message
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'Mike' wrote:
How do I encourage the Thrush?

Sliced apple? Any old berries?

Mike.
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We had some new birds visit yesterday, some coal tits, but they were more
interested in feeding on the ground
on what we put down for other birds, and not on the feeders.
Today we had our first thrush for a short while to, so that was very nice to
see. On the front of our house
today also, we had 8 waxwings 3 LT Tits 10 goldfinch 6 blue tits 2 chaffinch
and 1 treecreeper
but what is it with woodpidgeons, whatever the weather they survive, and are
they like vultures in that
they can smell food from afar? because as soon as food is out in my garden
the woody's are always first there
and they eat so much and drive the other birds away.

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On 19 Dec, 22:59, "A Plumber" wrote:
"Mike Coon" wrote in message

... 'Mike' wrote:
How do I encourage the Thrush?

Sliced apple? Any old berries?

Mike.
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We had some new birds visit yesterday, some coal tits, but they were more
interested in feeding on the ground
on what we put down for other birds, and not on the feeders.
Today we had our first thrush for a short while to, so that was very nice to
see. On the front of our house
today also, we had 8 waxwings 3 LT Tits 10 goldfinch 6 blue tits 2 chaffinch
and 1 treecreeper
but what is it with woodpidgeons, whatever the weather they survive, and are
they like vultures in that
they can smell food from afar? because as soon as food is out in my garden
the woody's are always first there
and they eat so much and drive the other birds away.

Vultures, contrary to belief, do not have a great sense of smell. A
keen eyesight is what drives them to food, if what I read about it is
correct. Crows and other small scavengers may tip them off.

Mark

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mark duchamp wrote:
Vultures, contrary to belief, do not have a great sense of smell. A
keen eyesight is what drives them to food, if what I read about it is
correct. Crows and other small scavengers may tip them off...

....Because it is in their interest to have the vultures open up the tough
hide!

Mike.
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