Our back garden is currently showing a tasteful arrangement of frosted discs
ransomly scattered across the lawn.

Eye catching, but the result of the regular emptying of the ice out of the
birds' water bowl and refilling from the water butt.

Given that the temperature is not going much above freezing for the next few
days this may become a major feature.

I've just added som High Energy Mixture to the feeders, but there doesn't
seeem to be much bird activity at the moment.

Cheers

Dave R

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[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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On Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:29:14 -0000, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:

Our back garden is currently showing a tasteful arrangement of frosted discs
ransomly scattered across the lawn.

Eye catching, but the result of the regular emptying of the ice out of the
birds' water bowl and refilling from the water butt.

Given that the temperature is not going much above freezing for the next few
days this may become a major feature.

I've just added som High Energy Mixture to the feeders, but there doesn't
seeem to be much bird activity at the moment.

Cheers

Dave R


I squasheda fat ball on the ground for the blackbird yesterday as well
as scattering seeds. I have to throw them in the 'rockery' else the
pigeons find them too easy to get. (There's a lot of privet twigs and
pigeons don't like walking on them)
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http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk

Ours are as busy as ever, and with some additions, such as wood pigeons and starlings. Interesting afternoon in Liverpool - cars parked at about midday had acquired icicles by mid afternoon - sleet was falling and freezing immediately on impact.

On Feb 4, 4:47*pm, mogga wrote:
On Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:29:14 -0000, "David WE Roberts"





wrote:
Our back garden is currently showing a tasteful arrangement of frosted discs
ransomly scattered across the lawn.

Eye catching, but the result of the regular emptying of the ice out of the
birds' water bowl and refilling from the water butt.

Given that the temperature is not going much above freezing for the next few
days this may become a major feature.

I've just added som High Energy Mixture to the feeders, but there doesn't
seeem to be much bird activity at the moment.

Cheers

Dave R

I squasheda fat ball on the ground for the blackbird yesterday as well
as scattering seeds. I have to throw them in the 'rockery' else the
pigeons find them too easy to get. (There's a lot of privet twigs and
pigeons don't like walking on them)
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Yesterday when I was moving boxes undercover, I had just taken a stack
inside, I came out and there hanging from one of our feeders was our
Sparrow Hawk, about 15 ft from me.It had hold of a small bird inside
the feeder and wasn't bothered by me.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...4u2/Feeder.jpg
I wish I had had my camera with me.
I said "What do you think you are doing?"
It ignorted me, then when I said "Get off" it let go and flew about 6
ft into the tree the feeders are fastened to and just sat there
looking at me for a couple of minutes then flew off,I thought when I
first did the feeders that they would protect the small birds, but it
looks as if he has learned to grab them inside whilst still flying.
This probably accounts for the fall of in numbers of birds using our
feeders
David @ the wet end of Swansea Bay where the rain is back with a
vengance.

Your ice discs may look attractive, but they might burn the grass.