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  1. KLH

    Shiney Cowbird(like) with yellow eyes

    Hi I've been sitting in Bournemouth Central gardens looking at the aviary, and there is a bird that I do not know, and although there is a notice with photographs of the 'inmates' there is not a pic of this one. Basically it is around the size of a mynah bird maybe a little smaller, a glossy...
  2. KLH

    Violent bird courtships

    Seeing as I have hijacked the thread on Mallards Feet into one on Mallards Privates, maybe I should start my own on violent mating behaviour in birds. Mallards seem, from what has been posted so far, quite violent birds, avian rapists nonetheless. Any other birds have violent courtships? Not...
  3. KLH

    Rats on Mum's new birdtable!!

    Mum has just been given a bird-table for Christmas - only thing is she went out this morning and a rat was sitting on it. She chased it off, but she is worried as she's never had rats before, apart from the odd one. There are actually quite a few rats around from what she has said...
  4. KLH

    Do birds yawn?

    Watching a pair of blackbirds on a very nearby bush, I watched one open it's bill and kept it open for a couple of seconds before closing - no sound came out, looked like a yawn! Never seen this before, suppose they get tired like the rest of us..... Especially those of us walking round Asda...
  5. KLH

    White robin (not albino!) in East Dorset Uk

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=503420&in_page_id=1770 Quite cute, ain't he/she!!;)
  6. KLH

    Birds eating out of your hand

    My neighbour with the bird table says that the local robin comes very, very close to her when she putting food on the table. I mentioned that sometimes robins can take from the hand, and possibly other birds. Just want some ideas on how to attact them to do this, although some may disagree...
  7. KLH

    Squirrel Master Feeders - any good?

    I'm looking at buying my neighbour who has the bird table in the garden a Squirrel Master feeder - or possibly a Nuttery one. The SquirrelMaster has what looks like steel with holes like a colander, as opposed to the normal wire mesh found on most feeders. Only problem I can see is that it has...
  8. KLH

    Home-made mealworms

    Could anyone give me an idea of how to cultivate our own mealworms? Was watching something on TV about compost and mealworms last night (River cottage fishing) and am interested in 'growing' our own! Neighbour of mine is interested too. If anyone has any ideas, I'd be most grateful. Cheers
  9. KLH

    Dorset (Purbeck) volunteers needed

    http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/purbeck/display.var.1853015.0.wing_and_a_prayer.php Volunteers needed to help monitor water levels and bird numbers in Purbeck.
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  10. KLH

    Reintroducing beavers

    Apparently beavers are going to reintroduced, supposedly some in the New Forest and Scotland. Would they be welcome? Or not!! Any thoughts on this, will try and find a news link. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1794766.mostviewed.beavers_could_return_to_the_new_forest.php
  11. KLH

    Hi from me!

    Hi Just got round to a Hello thread....:-O I am 45 years old and live on the south coast. I live in a block of flats where there are a lot of wildlife/bird fans. Originally from the deepest Dorset I now live around central Bournemouth. We have bird tables where we have the usual tits, robin...
  12. KLH

    Foxes and pork!!

    Hi Just a quick question about feeding foxes pork. I have recently read information about feeding foxes, and this info was from a fox welfare organisation. Apparently pork can give them the runs and possibly lead to death. Now I, along with lots of others around my block have put out scraps...
  13. KLH

    White feral pigeons

    Hi I will get round to posting a Hello post laters, folks - just got to do this while remembering, or else will never do it!! We have a family of feral pigeons nestiing under the road bridge and they are all white - all the squabs this year have also been white. They have black eyes, so not...
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