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  1. M

    Hallo big boy !!

    Thanks Mary, The blue tit on that site has the same length beak but the one I saw was dead straight.It turned out to be a common deformity. There was I thinking I'd seen an evolutionary mutation....Are well never mind. Thanks again ..
  2. M

    Hello Big Boy!!!

    Can anyone tell me a reason for what I've just seen at the feeder.??? I'am 65 and I 've never seen the likes of it. A blue tit with a full 1 inch long bill. He looked extremely odd, but when observed through the bins he could feed far better than the others. Any reasons for this or similar...
  3. M

    Hallo big boy !!

    Can anyone tell me a reason for what I've just seen at the feeder.??? I'am 65 and I 've never seen the likes of it. A blue tit with a full 1 inch long bill. He looked extremely odd, but when observed through the bins he could feed far better than the others. Any reasons for this or similar...
  4. M

    bird suet receipe too hard

    Hello Dovetail, What's going on here ? I've been making fat cakes using lard as a setting agent and the outcome has been very soft cakes. They mess your hands just handling them and don't ever set hard. Could it be that I only use enough heat to melt the fat and never boil or over heat it. I...
  5. M

    It Stays Soft !!!

    Would freezing harden the lard ??
  6. M

    It Stays Soft !!!

    I make my own fat cakes for the birds that come to my garden. Because I load them with good quality ingredients they don't last long. I've recently started to use lard ( on the recommendation of an elderly lady neighbour ) instead of the more expensive suet as a setting agent. Surprisingly this...
  7. M

    Hello,

    Hello there, I'm obviously new to the forum, but not so new to the pastime. I think it would be true to say that most men have a latent interest in birding, possibly from a very young age. School friends sparked my interest and from that time, I've kept an eye out for our feathered friends...
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