Clive Watson
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit ampheta
I've finally got my feeding station stuff together after several abortive attempts at work. I've got my main feeders in an open area within sight of some trees, a bit more exposed than I would have liked, but I'm quite badly hampered by fences and sheep (don't ask). At least the light's not a problem. I've had Blue and Great Tit, Robin, Dunnock and Chaffinch readily, plus Greenfinch after a few weeks and Goldfinch now as well. Long-tailed Tit has come in once and a Brambling paid one fleeting visit. No Coal Tits, and no Siskins or Repolls either, which I was hoping for. Photos are taken using the car as a hide.
I've had to put up feeder guardians and stop putting out fat due to the hordes of attendant crows, and so in the past few weeks I've started a second feeding station in a more wooded area. It's good for Jays and I've had Great Spotted Woodpecker too, and Redwing on the ground nearby, but no Nuthatch yet, which I'm sure must be around. Squirrels are a pain here though. Photos here are taken using a portable dome hide (which now I collapse between uses since the wind keeps snapping the poles)
I've come up with a good way of preventing 'same perch over and over again' syndrome. Just wait for the wind to blow everything over and then put them back in a different configuration.
I've had to put up feeder guardians and stop putting out fat due to the hordes of attendant crows, and so in the past few weeks I've started a second feeding station in a more wooded area. It's good for Jays and I've had Great Spotted Woodpecker too, and Redwing on the ground nearby, but no Nuthatch yet, which I'm sure must be around. Squirrels are a pain here though. Photos here are taken using a portable dome hide (which now I collapse between uses since the wind keeps snapping the poles)
I've come up with a good way of preventing 'same perch over and over again' syndrome. Just wait for the wind to blow everything over and then put them back in a different configuration.
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