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Wood pigeons (1 Viewer)
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Elizabeth Bigg
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I don't think I have ever had more than two together, and it's usually a singleton.
Ruby
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Hi Helen,
Funnily enough, I seem to be having the opposite situation....
I had been getting more and more of these pesky critters and, by about 6 months ago, my 'regulars' had grown to a pack of 5-6.
This was a major pain.... mopping up all the food as soon as it was put out, flapping about and scaring everything else and cr*pping everywhere!!
Have to confess that I wasn't quite as diligent as I perhaps should have been with feeding over the summer, but since the autumn, I only have 1 or 2 WPs come into the garden, and then not all day, every day (which was the previous situation)
Don't know why this should be, as there is plenty of easy scoff for them, but I can't say that I'm upset.....
Rgds... Ruby
Funnily enough, I seem to be having the opposite situation....
I had been getting more and more of these pesky critters and, by about 6 months ago, my 'regulars' had grown to a pack of 5-6.
This was a major pain.... mopping up all the food as soon as it was put out, flapping about and scaring everything else and cr*pping everywhere!!
Have to confess that I wasn't quite as diligent as I perhaps should have been with feeding over the summer, but since the autumn, I only have 1 or 2 WPs come into the garden, and then not all day, every day (which was the previous situation)
Don't know why this should be, as there is plenty of easy scoff for them, but I can't say that I'm upset.....
Rgds... Ruby
I had an increase in the summer due to repositioning my birdfeeders. Instead of one or two I ended up with a maximum of 7. They just about filled my postage stamp of a garden. What's more, while at first they were the usual timid things, taking flight at the slightest movement behind a window, they became almost as tame as Feral Pigeons. On one occasion my wife and I walked up to within 5 ft of one particularly insolent bird which was sitting in our apple tree. We eyeballed each other for several minutes. Since then numbers have decreased to two, but the wretched things are now gobbling my pyracantha berries. Good thing I'm not expecting any Waxwings.
Jason
Jason
Hi Helen,
Agreed, only one regular 'Fat Man' (as opposed to the 'Little Fellers [Sparrows]) so far this winter. I'd normally have 4 or 5 picking up the sunflower seeds and peanuts.
I think if we see a long cold spell you won't be able to walk in the garden without tripping over them; once the Winter Wheat etc is under snow.
Agreed, only one regular 'Fat Man' (as opposed to the 'Little Fellers [Sparrows]) so far this winter. I'd normally have 4 or 5 picking up the sunflower seeds and peanuts.
I think if we see a long cold spell you won't be able to walk in the garden without tripping over them; once the Winter Wheat etc is under snow.
