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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 7, 2012 8:18:14 GMT
The Sparrowhawk has been here every day this week.  When he is sitting near the feeders I don't look. He is doing the bird population a favour but I'd rather not see him doing it. He doesn't seem to bother with the wood pigeons, both were happily feeding while he was sat there. |
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Post by Cherry on Mar 7, 2012 9:05:11 GMT
Oh dear WF. The sparrowhawk takes the feral pigeons which are near the hangar, so I don't have to witness too much. I have only seen it near the house twice this year, but the birds at the feeders are too well protected in their bushy clothed fenced dog run.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 7, 2012 10:02:58 GMT
It is a good thing he is a regular visitor, by feeding the birds I am keeping them all alive, he will pick off the week and the slow, leaving the strongest to breed.
I just don't want to watch him doing it.
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Post by grindle on Mar 7, 2012 12:48:07 GMT
like the picture  I wouldn't want to watch either  |
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Post by SueA on Mar 7, 2012 15:15:22 GMT
I'm the same, they're beautiful & fascinating birds & have to feed themselves & their young but I feel a bit sad if I see one swooping down & there's one less cheeping little sparrow!
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Post by Cherry on Mar 8, 2012 13:28:27 GMT
The limping pigeon is back and I can't help feeling pleased. This is a normal wood pigeon who lives at the front of the house. It must be 5 years old now. I have two collared doves on the feeders.
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 10, 2012 23:18:42 GMT
Must have been at least 8 starlings having a communal bath in the large plant saucer used for their water. There was more coming and going all the time.
Also had a wren in the back yard seemingly undeterred by the other birds all around the feeding station. First one I've seen out in the open like that but OH says he/she is a regular visitor.
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Post by SueA on Apr 2, 2012 15:59:14 GMT
A pair of goldfinches have been visiting the garden for the last few days, wooryingly the sparrowhawk has also been watching the garden & swooped down at the sparrows the other day at the same time as a cat jumped out of the bushes, not sure who was more shocked ! Photos of the goldfinches, not very clear as they were high up in the cherry tree with the light behind them.   |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 3, 2012 14:42:57 GMT
Can't see the colours Sue, but they are difficult to photograph.
My birds are slowing down now, so food must be more available. I don't know what though. The goldfinches are here fighting over the niger seeds. There are 6 of these in a group which has not changed all winter.
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Post by SueA on Apr 17, 2012 18:53:00 GMT
The pair of goldfinches keep coming back as do a pair of bluetits but the blackbirds have left the nest in the conifer outside the kitchen as a cat found it. A huge pair of woodpigeons have now taken up residence in the larger conifer & keep trying to balance on the bird feeders & peck at the seed treats!  |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 17, 2012 18:57:43 GMT
What a super photograph! Can the pigeon balance for long?
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Post by grindle on Apr 18, 2012 5:05:45 GMT
;D good photo, how many times do they fall off before they reach it
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Post by SueA on Apr 18, 2012 13:46:39 GMT
I've watched the big dopey thing standing on a crosspiece of the arch & leaning forward trying to peck that seed heart, it's like someone bobbing for apples in a bowl, it pecks, the heart swings, the woodpigeon wobbles, it pecks again etc.! Quite funny to watch as it must only get a tiny bit of seed. ;D
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Post by peony on Apr 18, 2012 15:12:03 GMT
I've watched the big dopey thing standing on a crosspiece of the arch & leaning forward trying to peck that seed heart, it's like someone bobbing for apples in a bowl, it pecks, the heart swings, the woodpigeon wobbles, it pecks again etc.! Quite funny to watch as it must only get a tiny bit of seed. ;D Great photo Sue ;D I have one very persistent pigeon who does something similar, sits on the roof of the bird table and leans over to peck at anything on the very edge of the table, it invariably ends up leaning too far and flapping down to the ground. |
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Post by derekbrooks on Apr 18, 2012 21:39:37 GMT
We have a blackbirds nest in our ivy with 4 eggs
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I wouldn't want to watch either 
