Treecreeper

wildlifefriendly Guest	Treecreeper Oct 17, 2011 19:13:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 17, 2011 19:13:09 GMT A treecreeper flew into the conservatory today and got caught in a spiders web. I've only seen it in the garden a couple of times so this was a bit of a surprise. They are tiny birds.

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Treecreeper Oct 17, 2011 19:34:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Oct 17, 2011 19:34:03 GMT How lovely!! ;D ;D...we have them in The Alnwick Garden....but they are difficult to spot
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Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Treecreeper Oct 17, 2011 20:20:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Oct 17, 2011 20:20:11 GMT That must be a very small bird. (Perhaps it was a huge spider's web!). It has an unusual shaped beak.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,747	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 4:31:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Oct 18, 2011 4:31:22 GMT what a sweet little bird, good job you were around to rescue it, I've never been lucky enough to see one

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 5:19:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 18, 2011 5:19:14 GMT Lucky, lucky you Cherry, that beak reminds me of a humming birds' ..... this little one must be poking it into small narrow places like between pieces of bark, maybe ?

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Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 6:41:50 GMT

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Oct 17, 2011 20:20:11 GMT Cherry said:

That must be a very small bird. (Perhaps it was a huge spider's web!).

It was a bit of both Cherry, I was worried about hurting it's legs when I was removing the web. The web was made by one of those huge house spiders and was extremely strong. I wonder if the spider would have tried to eat it? I've found dragonflies in its web, they are not that much smaller than the treecreeper.

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 6:52:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 18, 2011 6:52:29 GMT Interesting, i wonder if the spider would have tried to eat it, certainly its size makes it an easy target but can spiders (of that size) eat birds That'll be something to find out. You'll have to be vigilant about dusting out there now, WF
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wildlifefriendly Guest	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 7:15:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 18, 2011 7:15:07 GMT Dusting out there ;D I consider the conservatory, garden, I'm no more likely to dust out there than I am the garden. Unnecessary housework is not my thing

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 7:35:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Oct 18, 2011 7:35:02 GMT My conservatory/porch is for wellies and wet dogs, so a bird would be quite at home there.

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Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 8:01:07 GMT

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Dusting's not my thing either but i don't like seeing spiders webs because it signifies something meeting its awful fate in there

As for the spider needing to survive - well, they do okay in other peoples gardens, so one less garden's not going to harm ;D

I always break up webs when i see them

If i'd seen that poor little bird caught in a web i'd dust every hour of the day !

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Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 8:16:16 GMT

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Oct 18, 2011 5:19:14 GMT Louise said:

Lucky, lucky you

Cherry, that beak reminds me of a humming birds' ..... this little one must be poking it into small narrow places like between pieces of bark, maybe ?

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That's exactly what it does Louise ;D I've seen them going head first down the tree trunk searching out the insects. They must be one of only a few birds who do that. Woodpeckers always seem to go head first upwards.

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Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 8:36:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 18, 2011 8:36:26 GMT Do they go to specific types of tree, Peony ?

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 8:46:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Oct 18, 2011 8:46:02 GMT Oct 18, 2011 8:36:26 GMT Louise said: Do they go to specific types of tree, Peony ? I've seen them on mature sweet chestnut and ash trees Louise
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SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,914	Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 12:05:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Oct 18, 2011 12:05:07 GMT It's such a lovely dainty little thing W.F., glad you put the photo on here!

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Treecreeper Oct 18, 2011 12:28:05 GMT

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Oct 18, 2011 8:46:02 GMT peony said:

Oct 18, 2011 8:36:26 GMT Louise said:

Do they go to specific types of tree, Peony ?

I've seen them on mature sweet chestnut and ash trees Louise

You must have good eyesight Peony because they must be very difficult to spot !

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