Fat Rat
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Hi All
As per usual Sunday morning telly was a load of tosh so I decided to stand at the back kitchen door and watch the feeders and a funny pattern started to emerge.
After a while I noticed a feeding pecking order, the poor old Collared Doves who have been coming here the longest have started being pushed aside by everything from the blue tits to the pigeons, so much for good table manners.
After a bit longer the goldfinches came to lunch and were promptly set upon by the blue tits who came flying in like the R.A.F and chased them off, fearless little birds aren't they.
The Collared Doves then turned to the bird table only to be turfed off by the starlings, they looked so fed up at keep being pushed out, the only bird not to get involved was the Blackbird who just flew in got what he wanted and flew off again.
My conclusion is that if you have good grace and perfect table manners you will be set upon by one and all like the Collared Doves, if you dress for dinner like the goldfinches you will be chased off by fearless blue tits, if you make a racket and just take over the dinner table like the starlings you will always get your fill and for the perfect take away you need to be the Blackbird.
I now feel really sorry for school dinner ladies!!! ||
As per usual Sunday morning telly was a load of tosh so I decided to stand at the back kitchen door and watch the feeders and a funny pattern started to emerge.
After a while I noticed a feeding pecking order, the poor old Collared Doves who have been coming here the longest have started being pushed aside by everything from the blue tits to the pigeons, so much for good table manners.
After a bit longer the goldfinches came to lunch and were promptly set upon by the blue tits who came flying in like the R.A.F and chased them off, fearless little birds aren't they.
The Collared Doves then turned to the bird table only to be turfed off by the starlings, they looked so fed up at keep being pushed out, the only bird not to get involved was the Blackbird who just flew in got what he wanted and flew off again.
My conclusion is that if you have good grace and perfect table manners you will be set upon by one and all like the Collared Doves, if you dress for dinner like the goldfinches you will be chased off by fearless blue tits, if you make a racket and just take over the dinner table like the starlings you will always get your fill and for the perfect take away you need to be the Blackbird.
I now feel really sorry for school dinner ladies!!! ||