Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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#1
Just a reminder not to forget to feed the birds and provide them with water.
Have a look in our cupboards - you can put outdry porridge oats, raisins and other dried fruits, sunflower seeds, peanuts, grated cheese (robins love this), etc etc.
Just seen a small hawk (which one?) which has taken a blackbird off our patio and is devouring it in front of us!
Can someone identify it for me please?
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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#2
Yes kath loaded up the bird table to day , bit of a struggle for them in this whether
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#3
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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#4
had a bird trying to get in to my living room through a closed window,silly thing it was.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#5
water is the most important thing while their normal sources are iced up, i did read that bacon rind was good for them in this weather.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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#6
feed the birds here
get loads of different types
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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#7
I put goodies out for the birds this morning but it is all covered in snow now, I will have to brush if off when the snow eventually stops.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#8
keep putting out
variety of small and not so small birds call all day
lovely to watch
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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#9
I put food out every day.
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Guest 774- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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#10
We've had a half coconut thing hanging off our washing line for weeks. Still untouched...
"If it ain't broke, fix it til it is."
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#11
# 8 ..agree normally gulls,crows,magpies, pigeons,jackdaws raid our bird tables but this week wendy has put out only
bird seed by the bucket load and the robins,wrens,blackbirds,bullfinch have had their fill right up to dusk.....still waiting for
an Owl.....
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Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
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#13
My Favorite of the english raptors! This, Kath, is almost certainly a very hungry Kestrel. These would normally feed on voles, mice and earth worms and carrion but will, at need, take smaller birds. For over 20 years I faithfully recorded a Kestrel nest site at the castle and have seen tham take all sorts of prey. Take a look on my web site (address below), go to galleries - Kestrels to see more.
Hope this helps. By the way, it is a young Kestrel, photographed on the day if fledged, by my name, young Kestrels are often called Tercels, and they belong to the Falcon family.
Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
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#14
Our main feeding station has 6 different food types, the black sunflower hearts from Tesco go down a storm, saw the little fellow on top of our washing post, a grab shot taken through a window during snow fall!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#15
Brilliant photo Phil.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#16
as soon as i can get out i will get a bird feeder put it on the washing line and raise it.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#17
thats the sprit howard,will send nurse gladys up to tuck you in.
Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
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#18
Just dug these from my files and thought that some of you may like to see them, these are some of the Kestrels that I have been monitoring for some 20 years or more.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#19
absolute crackers phil.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#20
Come come now Howard, a little 'touched' perhaps, but no more than that.
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