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And see if they need defrosting too. I stood in the cold in my house clothes last night, breathing on the slits in my Nyjer seed dispenser which had frozen up until they defrosted. Lost a few toes to frostbite, but the Goldfinches are happy.
And see if they need defrosting too. I stood in the cold in my house clothes last night, breathing on the slits in my Nyjer seed dispenser which had frozen up until they defrosted. Lost a few toes to frostbite, but the Goldfinches are happy.
Wouldn't a hairdryer on an extension lead...?
I must admit to not considering breathing on the feeders to defrost them.
Was looking at some birds Saturday and wondering what they do when it snows. You'd be right p×ssed off if you migrated here from the artic, for warmer weather and then it snows.
Was looking at some birds Saturday and wondering what they do when it snows. You'd be right p×ssed off if you migrated here from the artic, for warmer weather and then it snows.
....most noticeably in Newcastle, they wear even less clothing than in the summer and just go for it.
Boom.
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I've never lived somewhere with so few birds. We have a feeder but get maybe a few garden birds at most. But more often, just a couple of pigeons. It's a bit weird as I rarely see a cat either, we've no squirrels. We're very close to loads of woodland, so maybe they all happy in their natural habitat (the gardens are quite small and lack cover around us, being newish houses (15-20 yrs old).
I've never lived somewhere with so few birds. We have a feeder but get maybe a few garden birds at most. But more often, just a couple of pigeons. It's a bit weird as I rarely see a cat either, we've no squirrels. We're very close to loads of woodland, so maybe they all happy in their natural habitat (the gardens are quite small and lack cover around us, being newish houses (15-20 yrs old).
That does sound odd. We back onto some woodland but we still get loads of different types of birds, cats, squirrels and foxes in our (small) garden.
That does sound odd. We back onto some woodland but we still get loads of different types of birds, cats, squirrels and foxes in our (small) garden.
We're probably far enough from the woods that they don't feel safe (half a mile maybe at a push). There's a good chance we've got sparrow hawks too - I've only seen one once over the garden, but with the open gower countryside all around, I suppose they could be several lurking.
Bit concerned this Winter. Last year we had lots of smaller birds visiting the feeders but this Winter just Jackdaws and a few Pigeons.
Agree, I'm getting nothing much either here.
I normally begrudge the pigeons steaming in but they looked so desperate I went out and cleared a couple of spots and poured large piles of seed on the ground.
A blackbird sat right on top of one pile and refused to budge, casually picking at the seed around it. Good tactic when there's bullish pigeons around. He didn't look very happy and had a right grim look on his face, if that's possible. Feathers all puffed up and I got the impression he wasn't enjoying the snow.
I normally begrudge the pigeons steaming in but they looked so desperate I went out and cleared a couple of spots and poured large piles of seed on the ground.
A blackbird sat right on top of one pile and refused to budge, casually picking at the seed around it. Good tactic when there's bullish pigeons around. He didn't look very happy and had a right grim look on his face, if that's possible. Feathers all puffed up and I got the impression he wasn't enjoying the snow.
Like I've said, normally get Blue Tits , various Finches , Sparrows and even Thrushes but this year nothing apart from our seemingly resident Blackbirds. Wondering if this is widespread J.
Like I've said, normally get Blue Tits , various Finches , Sparrows and even Thrushes but this year nothing apart from our seemingly resident Blackbirds. Wondering if this is widespread J.
Dunno where you are broggers, but I think they're all coming to mine. We get all of that lot, plus the wagtails and parakeets.
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at the pixelated squirrel bumhole at 2:05, how very 2021! 