I resent your implication that Dave is thick @KT53.... well, aye ok....
I think it's the latter @Plantminded. Even when I've just put food out for Dave in one spot [two different spots I usually use ] he still manages to go the other one. Mind you - he often comes to the back door looking hopeful, because that's the main site I use in colder/wetter weather when I don't want the door open for long
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A pigeon accidentally knocked against a feeder and the seeds showered out. He kept doing it until I realised why the seeds were disappearing and moved the feeder about three foot away. He was too stupid to find it again .
This is mainly a RTBC with a hint of 'if only' style annoyance. I have been enjoying all the birdsong in my daughter's garden this morning, I just wish I had a better appreciation of pitch, tone, rhythm and cadence to be able to identify them.
Two in particular were very loud and clear, trawled the RSPB birdsong recordings but failed to make a match. I am convinced one of them was Mrs Blackbird who was watching Mr Blackbird from a nearby tree. I reckon she was telling him "no rumpy pumpy for you my lad until you find us suitable accommodation" it did sound like a telling off!
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I have two sites for hanging fat balls and blocks plus a bird table and a slab on the ground where I put loose seed for the ground feeders. We have a colony of a dozen or so collared doves now and they have all learned to pick fat scraps below the hanging feeders and come en masse to the slab and pick fallen seeds below the bird table, as do our chooks.
There are a few wood pigeons about but none, so far, has found the fallen fat scraps or the ground feeder slab tho I have seen them perched on top of the bird table roof looking perplexed. One pair made a nest in the south facing wisteria last year despite the fact that our huntress pusscat climbs it at least once a day to get to the annex roof. Bird brained?
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well, aye ok....
I think it's the latter @Plantminded. Even when I've just put food out for Dave in one spot [two different spots I usually use ] he still manages to go the other one.
Mind you - he often comes to the back door looking hopeful, because that's the main site I use in colder/wetter weather when I don't want the door open for long
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Two in particular were very loud and clear, trawled the RSPB birdsong recordings but failed to make a match. I am convinced one of them was Mrs Blackbird who was watching Mr Blackbird from a nearby tree. I reckon she was telling him "no rumpy pumpy for you my lad until you find us suitable accommodation" it did sound like a telling off!
There are a few wood pigeons about but none, so far, has found the fallen fat scraps or the ground feeder slab tho I have seen them perched on top of the bird table roof looking perplexed. One pair made a nest in the south facing wisteria last year despite the fact that our huntress pusscat climbs it at least once a day to get to the annex roof. Bird brained?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The 2nd call was quite long, drawn out. A sort of Peeeeeeeetweetwee I think I should just enjoy the song and stop trying to spot the singer
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