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Recent content by becksysmon

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    A Garden List

    my garden today: starlings dunnock magpie yellow hammer wood pigeons robin blue tits great tits visiting occasionally now blackbirds only a few weeks ago was about to give up on the bird feeding as was not getting any visitors after a couple of months, but things slowly picking up, first...
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    where am i going wrong

    Good news at last i seem to have an increasing number of regular visitors to my bird feeders, bird table restocked daily with mealworms and either a high energy mix or sunflower hearts as preference of my blackbirds and robin, although saw a robin on my sunflower heart feeder today, right after...
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    What attracts birds to your garden

    I'm wondering what it is that actually attracts birds into your garden in the first place, is it they fly over notice something interesting and venture in, is it a particular colour for some birds that grabs there interest to investigate closer, or is it like most humans that they notice others...
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    smaller feeders/summer

    Thanks for the tip just ordered myself a couple of new feeders
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    where am i going wrong

    The blackbirds tried several times to go on to the table i'd just put out some more meal worms but it looked like the wasps were unsettling them each time, were talking probably 20 plus wasps to one bird, only put out a small handfull of sultanas on there yesterday afternoon, and was expecting...
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    where am i going wrong

    i have to admit i probably miss more than i see, balancing time with small children around is always difficult, looks like wasps on soaked sultanas is putting off my birds, only put a small handful out but majority still there unlike last time will clear any away after dark tonight tried twice...
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    where am i going wrong

    No definately carrion crows, just been on the rspb website and listened to the songs/sounds for all the birds that came up on the bird identifier, they were carrion crows alright, maybe the flash of white is down to them moulting not sure it was only a little bit on the one cheek of one...
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    where am i going wrong

    woke up this morning to one hell of a racket in the garden, when i peered out bleery eyed thought it was several magpies, then noticed it wasn't the usual magpie sqwal and they all appeared bigger and all black so when i ventured down stairs, was amazed to find what i initially thought was...
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    where am i going wrong

    sorry brainstormer but just noticed wasps all over the sultanas, looks like another one for later on in the cooler months, gutted to find out that my pyracanthas i removed last year were great for attracting birds, unfortunately their berries also attracted my then two year old so probably did...
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    where am i going wrong

    To Be Honest They Seem Happy Enough On The Dried Mealworms So Far, Just Restocked With Re Hydrated Ones Seem To Be Going Down Well So Far, Along With A Few Soaked Sultanas, My Table Does Have A Small Enclosure Around The Edge With A Bird Bath Underneath And The Pigeons Have Worked Out If They...
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    where am i going wrong

    no, there the dried mealworms, i'm a bit squirmish, pigeons are proving a pain, scaring off any visitors when they arrive and now worked out they can get to the bird table too, had stopped putting food down on ground as blackbirds etc were feeding from table and then happy to forage for insects...
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    where am i going wrong

    I've ordered a copy of the Collins bird book from my local library, should be with me in a few days so i can compare, but found the rspb pocket guide in whsmith at £3.99 so had to have it bargain price and I'm really struggling with identifying birds at the moment even on the rspb site i think a...
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    where am i going wrong

    what are the benefits of soaking the meal worms, and does this decrease the longevity of them when out on the table, not that should be a problem at the moment restocking at least twice a day, but only very small quantities, as for the fatballs and suet cakes don't think i'll be making the same...
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    wasps on my fruit/suet cake

    ok, made a mistake put out a fruit based suet cake in summer and now it's covered in wasps can't get near the thing long enough to get it down without getting stung, but i'm worried it could be harmful to any visiting birds, not that i have many at the moment, but even so,, if this is the case...
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    where am i going wrong

    Well a mixed couple of days, not a sign of even my regular blackbird family yesterday, spent the day worrying, only to find them back today feeding at more regular intervals on my table got sunflower hearts and meal worms on offer, noticed a couple of other smaller birds looking interested in...
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