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Recent content by johnandchar

  1. J

    Anyone get Bullfinches in their garden?

    Hi guys, Just thought I'd share some photos of a pair of Bullfinches that visit my garden every day! Anyone else get them? Cheers, John
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    Help, my cat has brought a baby bird home uninjured. Derby, England.

    Put him back where I think he came from (think he fell from the guttering on next doors house cause I could hear lots of chirping) and checked the next morning but he had died! I know its only nature but I could of throttled my cat for it!
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    Help, my cat has brought a baby bird home uninjured. Derby, England.

    My cat has just walked down my path with a baby bird in it's mouth. Luckily my cat only has one tooth and the bird seems to be uninjured. I have looked around and have no idea where the nest is so cannot return the bird to the area. My wife has put it in a shoe box but we have no idea what to...
  4. J

    No idea what this is..! Derby, England

    Oh cool...I've never had one of those in my garden before! With a bit of luck he might be back! Thanks guys!
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    No idea what this is..! Derby, England

    Morning, Just looking out my window and this was hopping around at the bottom of my garden and I have no idea what it is! Can anyone help? Sorry I only managed to get this one photo (and not a very clear one) before it was scared off by those bloody Starlings! Cheers, John
  6. J

    Maggots as live food?

    Seing as live foods such as mealworms tend to be quite expensive I was wondering if anyone has used maggots?.....They're much cheaper and readily available.
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    Anyone get Siskins in their garden?

    Hi guys, Had a lovely bright male Siskin in my garden the other day (will post a pic later). At first I thought it was a Greenfinch! Anyone else get these lovely birds and what do they tend to feed on? The one I had in my garden was eating the sunflower hearts.
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    What's this bird? Derby, England

    Yeah I'm in Littleover. I dont know whats happened recewntly but the bird life here has gone mad. Every morning we get a pair of Bullfinches, Greenfinches and Blackcaps with big gangs of Long Tailed Tits and Goldfinches. As I type we have 2 Mistle Thrushes sat in the tree at the bottom of our...
  9. J

    Sony H9

    Hi guys, I've had a Sony H9 for some time now and had some fantastic photos out of it. More recently though I'm not happy with the quality of some of my photos (not sure if the missus has been playing with it). Can anyone out there who has an H9 let me know what settings they have on the...
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    What's this bird? Derby, England

    Thanks guys! I've just Google'd it and you're all bang on! Cheers!
  11. J

    What's this bird? Derby, England

    Can anyone help me identify what this bird is? Our best guess is a female Brambling but we're not entirely sure. Cheers, John
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