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Re: Robins
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:44 pm
by cid
Northern Lass wrote:no just been daft
but the Robin did land on the fence!
I had my hand outstretched but it didn't land on it
had food in it too
Meal worms, that's what you need. Robins love em.............
Re: Robins
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:13 pm
by Northern Lass
cid wrote:Northern Lass wrote:no just been daft
but the Robin did land on the fence!
I had my hand outstretched but it didn't land on it
had food in it too
Meal worms, that's what you need. Robins love em.............
yep I will get some but they are 9 quid
Re: Robins
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:18 pm
by peterd
meal worms £1.50 a bag in home bargians, you got one local
Bentley Bridge Retail Park, Wolverhampton
Re: Robins
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:36 pm
by Lulu
Mine prefers the suet to Mealworms. Or should I say did. Next door's cats have killed a Robin and I haven't seen mine for two days. They also killed a Thrush, so I suspect no more lovely songs at Dawn.
I shall now be sending the Dog down the garden every ten minutes or so. He chases and sometimes catches them. They will learn to keep out of my garden.
Re: Robins
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:47 pm
by Rob
peterd wrote:meal worms £1.50 a bag in home bargians, you got one local
Bentley Bridge Retail Park, Wolverhampton
How does someone living in Co Durham know about places in Wolverhampton that sell meal worms!!!
Re: Robins
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:51 pm
by Northern Lass
Lulu wrote:Mine prefers the suet to Mealworms. Or should I say did. Next door's cats have killed a Robin and I haven't seen mine for two days. They also killed a Thrush, so I suspect no more lovely songs at Dawn.
I shall now be sending the Dog down the garden every ten minutes or so. He chases and sometimes catches them. They will learn to keep out of my garden.
that is awful hope it isnt your robin
Re: Robins
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:38 am
by Antie Em
Rob wrote:peterd wrote:meal worms £1.50 a bag in home bargians, you got one local
Bentley Bridge Retail Park, Wolverhampton
How does someone living in Co Durham know about places in Wolverhampton that sell meal worms!!!
Knowing our Pete and his travels, I bet he's taken a photo of it
Re: Robins
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:39 am
by Antie Em
Northern Lass wrote:Lulu wrote:Mine prefers the suet to Mealworms. Or should I say did. Next door's cats have killed a Robin and I haven't seen mine for two days. They also killed a Thrush, so I suspect no more lovely songs at Dawn.
I shall now be sending the Dog down the garden every ten minutes or so. He chases and sometimes catches them. They will learn to keep out of my garden.
that is awful hope it isnt your robin
That's why our cat wears a bell - the birds can here her coming
Re: Robins
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:33 am
by Lulu
My Neighbour has said she is getting them collars with bells, as she is upset. They are two, very small, girl kittens, only just spayed, we are hoping they may calm down a bit in a few weeks.
Re: Robins
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:21 am
by snoopysue
grangers14 wrote:I love watching the birds in our garden, not as exotic as some of the photos, they are amazing!
We have a few Robins, I thought they were territorial and didnt like other Robins in, but ours seem fine.
Loads of blue tits and great tits but none nested in the boxes in the garden this year.
Theres a family of Woodpeckers that are in all the time and seem less shy than they were.
Theres a Pigeon Hawk (I think it is?) lives near seen it a few times in the garden and seen what its left from a bird
I dont like the big crows or starlings that visit.
Love watching the tree creepers and oh cant think of the name. Tiny little things, I keep thinking they are mice?
We just buy fat balls from Wilkinsons and are hung up, thats if the squirels leave them alone!
Jo
Must admit I've become a bit of a nerd, and write down all the species that come into the garden!
I think we're up to about 30 now.
We've had the occasional woodpecker, and even a heron (stole our fish!), but the more the usual bunch are great tits, robins (only ever see two in the spring), blackbirds, redstarts and at the moment lapwings. We even have a buzzard as a regular visitor, it either sits on one of the trees, we see it flying off through the trees, or soaring high up over our garden (we think as we live in a dip, there are good thermals).
Re: Robins
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:40 am
by MarkCDodd
Collars that reflect Ultra Violet are much better than bells for protecting birds.
Our cats were bird killers no matter how many bells we hung around their neck.
Ultra Violet collars fixed the problem.
Plenty of places sell them.
http://www.birdalertcollar.com/media/FLEE%20BIRD%20CAT%20COLLAR%20Brochure%208.pdfI suppose it was Karma when my brother's kitten was taken by a Wedge Tailed Eagle when I was watching it play in the back yard.
Re: Robins
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:45 am
by Antie Em
Ah - poor little kitten
Our big cat once dragged a wood pigeon through the cat flap. We found it sitting in the kitchen, still alive, with one leg missing - this was found outside the kitchen door.
Re: Robins
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:29 pm
by snoopysue
Mum in laws cat was good at catching birds, it usually only brought them in if it wanted to protest about something (like Mum in law being on holiday!). They also had a french bulldog at the same time, which loved it's food, but wasn't very intelligent. One day it threw a whole bird back up which we think the cat had caught! Typical french bulldog, wolf it down in one mouthful so no-one else gets a chance to get in on the act! (It's level of intelligence was demonstrated when mum in law bourght a glass dining table, it was very amusing watching it hop up trying to get to the food!)