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Post by Louise on Mar 26, 2011 7:57:04 GMT
I bought this large pewter feeder (2 actually!) back in the winter, if you recall, and it's been the best buy ever ! All the birds that come to the Rowan tree use this feeder and this morning i looked out there and ...... a Jay was feeding from it ;D ;D ;D After i'd squealed with delight i watched it for a few more seconds before it flew away - but how amazing, this feeder is proving one of the best feeding buys ever ;D I've seen Jays in the huge cherry tree in the distance, infront of my house but not seen one come to the feeders so this is a great leap forward because now he/she knows of its existence i might see him/her here again  |
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Post by merlin on Mar 26, 2011 8:14:22 GMT
Such a thrill to see our beautiful wild birds up close.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 26, 2011 9:04:14 GMT
You are very lucky with your birds Louise. There is a pair of Jays down in the orchard but they are very shy and never come into the garden let alone to the feeders.
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Post by Louise on Mar 26, 2011 10:01:50 GMT
I was amazed WF, having seen just 2 glimpses of them over in the cherry tree i never dreamed i'd see them this close ! To put all this into perspective, distance-wise the rowan tree that i hang feeders in is about 50' away from the office window. The cherry tree is probably double that distance, probably more, and then there are 2 enormous conifers behind that. It's the cherry that all the birds congregate in, i'd say it was quite an old tree, judging by its size and last year the fruit it bore was a veritable feast for everyone, so much fruit ;D The conifers are particularly liked by the magpies and collared doves. I have Nikon 22x50 binoculars and these are powerful enough to see the birds way over in the conifers  ;D |
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Post by peony on Mar 26, 2011 13:34:49 GMT
We see Jays here when the acorns are on the oak tree opposite, and last week I saw a Jay digging an acorn up from our front lawn. I read somewhere that Jays watch where squirrels bury acorns, and then dig them up when the squirrel has moved on  |
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Post by Louise on Mar 26, 2011 18:18:46 GMT
That's clever  |
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Post by peony on Mar 26, 2011 19:44:55 GMT
That's clever It doesn't take much brain to be cleverer than a squirrel, they never seem to be able to remember where they've buried their nuts and dig holes everywhere  ;D |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 26, 2011 23:11:10 GMT
I was amazed WF, having seen just 2 glimpses of them over in the cherry tree i never dreamed i'd see them this close ! To put all this into perspective, distance-wise the rowan tree that i hang feeders in is about 50' away from the office window. The cherry tree is probably double that distance, probably more, and then there are 2 enormous conifers behind that. It's the cherry that all the birds congregate in, i'd say it was quite an old tree, judging by its size and last year the fruit it bore was a veritable feast for everyone, so much fruit ;D The conifers are particularly liked by the magpies and collared doves. I have Nikon 22x50 binoculars and these are powerful enough to see the birds way over in the conifers ;D That's a high magnification for 50mm binos. Can you hold them steady enough? I occasionally use my 15 X 70 binos for bird watching but they are on a tripod. Normally used for astronomy but useful for other things. |
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Post by Louise on Mar 27, 2011 6:31:54 GMT
They're heavy SP and far too much for me to hold let alone keep steady but i have them on a hefty tripod that's permanently set up in the office window. I wanted these for this very purpose and not for being easily portable, i have 2 other pairs, of lesser mag. and these are portable so if i want to take some out with me they are what i use. The magnification, on the 'big ones' is magnificent |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 27, 2011 12:53:53 GMT
take a look at the night sky when it is a clear night and you will see so much more with binos.
biggest problem is keeping warm.
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Post by Louise on Jul 13, 2011 8:37:20 GMT
take a look at the night sky when it is a clear night and you will see so much more with binos. biggest problem is keeping warm. Mine would be staying awake  |
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Post by Louise on Jul 13, 2011 8:53:37 GMT
An update on these two feeders ........I bought these under 12 months ago, remember, but they've already started to rust  If you also remember they had large stickers on them saying "3 Year Rust Proof Guarantee" ..... So, being miffed that the product was rusting, and in under a year, i thought i'd ring the number given on the sticker .... spoke briefly with a nice woman and hey presto - she's replacing both of them ;D ;D , i asked if she would like me to package these up and return them to her but no, just dispose of them - what excellent customer service that is.
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Post by peony on Jul 13, 2011 12:01:07 GMT
An update on these two feeders ........I bought these under 12 months ago, remember, but they've already started to rust If you also remember they had large stickers on them saying "3 Year Rust Proof Guarantee" ..... So, being miffed that the product was rusting, and in under a year, i thought i'd ring the number given on the sticker .... spoke briefly with a nice woman and hey presto - she's replacing both of them ;D ;D , i asked if she would like me to package these up and return them to her but no, just dispose of them - what excellent customer service that is. Great result Louise  |
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Post by Louise on Jul 13, 2011 14:05:17 GMT
I was very surprised, Peony, rarely do these things turn out to be true !
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 13, 2011 14:27:18 GMT
On the very few things that we have returned to Aldi there was no questions asked , just an apology and a choice of refund or replacement.
Includes a wobbly ironing board, a steam iron thingy and a doorbell.
I've been debating whether to get that vinyl to digital record turntable that I mentioned in another thread. at least they will take it back if no good.
My son took a sot of jays on the camcorder recently and it was me who had to identify them as no one else here knew what they were.
First time I think I have seen them in our garden. very colourful birds.
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