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Who's visiting your bird feeders?

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  • Danae(dan-Ah-ee)Danae(dan-Ah-ee) Posts: 966
    Phaidra said:
    I've seen more squirrels round my bird feeders than birds.  Horrible things!
    They're pests, I'd agree.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    Good pictures Fairygirl, Thrush are quite rare here now, we are lucky to see one a week.  We have holly and pyracantha berries but even the blackbirds prefer the bird table now, oh dear what have we done!
  • Valley GardenerValley Gardener Posts: 2,851
    That's exactly the same as one of mine Fairygirl,i've been filling it just so the bottom bit can be used,as I'm having to clean it so often!
    The whole truth is an instrument that can only be played by an expert.
  • Logan4Logan4 Posts: 2,590
    edited December 2018
    We have 1 squirrel visit the garden, i put peanuts out for him, then he doesn't try the feeders. I think that he's cute. :)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - they're quite easy to clean out V.Gardener. Not sure if I've said this here or on another thread, but I just soak mine in a bucket, then give them a going over with hot soapy water, using one of those baby bottle brushes to get right down inside the tube. 

    They're definitely youngsters GD [the thrushes] and they've been poking around in the back garden near the food on the ground,  so I hope they stay  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • guttiesgutties Posts: 224
    Was washing dishes today at the kitchen window and noticed a sparrowhawk flying in towards my feeders / birdtable.
    He caught a goldfinch effortlessly with his talons and flew away with the finch visible in his feet.

    Unsure how I was supposed to feel about that!   But it was certainly an impressive sight.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    I'd feel upset to see this but we have to accept that this is part of nature - survival of the fittest etc. At least goldfinches usually breed twice a year with 5 or 6 chicks surviving to early adulthood and think of all the tasty insects the finches eat during their life time.
  • Logan4Logan4 Posts: 2,590
    gutties said:
    Was washing dishes today at the kitchen window and noticed a sparrowhawk flying in towards my feeders / birdtable.
    He caught a goldfinch effortlessly with his talons and flew away with the finch visible in his feet.

    Unsure how I was supposed to feel about that!   But it was certainly an impressive sight.
    I've seen one with a blue tit on our wall close by the conservatory, always thought that their would only go for sparrows, because that's what they're called. It's upsetting to see such a thing, even though we know that it happens.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    edited December 2018
    Hi fellow bird lovers (and feeders)! Sparrows having a great time at the grease balls on my crab apple tree. Shy blue tits only come when the boisterous sparrows have flown away.




  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872
    Beautiful photos @Papi Jo. Love the "curly" bird feeder which has plenty of room for the birds to perch on. Not seen one of those before and had no idea that was what a crab apple tree looked like! Never seen one of those before either! Must lead a very sheltered life...
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