Gardening for Wildlife and Wildlife in the Garden

Cerise · Post by **Cerise** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:54 am

Oh I had a nuthatch this morning! They’re such messy feeders that the pigeons love them because they hoover up the mess.

Baby blue tits, great tits AND coal tits all seen recently.

Shoe · Post by **Shoe** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:22 am

I turned one of my hanging baskets into a bird feeder. Mostly I'm feeding stupid wood pigeons and young crows but yesterday I spotted two tiny birds which I think were finches (I need to Google). They were so beautiful and I've never seen one up close before.

Duo, where did you get your ladybirds from?

Duophonic · Post by **Duophonic** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:19 am

I got mine from cornish cabbage plants - www.cornishcabbageplants.com

We have some goldfinches that sometimes visit and they're beautiful with red on their faces and a flash of yellow on their wings.
I'm waiting on a nyjer feeder to arrive to try and tempt them into becoming a more permanent fixture.

Shoe · Post by **Shoe** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:26 pm

That's the type I have too, are nyjer seeds the tiny black ones? That seems to be what they're taking from mine.

I'll investigate the ladybirds, my dahlia is covered in green fly and I suspect that might be why the one bloom I have is in such a poor state.

Mountain Goat · Post by **Mountain Goat** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:28 pm

We have very vocal goldfinches but they are hard to actually see. I only know they're there from their song, they're always too high up on chimney pots or in flight to identify them just by sight.

Ella77 · Post by **Ella77** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 7:32 pm

It’s the goldfinch district where I live! I love the twittering.

Mountain Goat · Post by **Mountain Goat** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 7:58 pm

They are very creative and fond of their own voices.

Between them and the blackbird we have quite a choir. We won't mention the starling who can mimic my kitchen timer.

Ella77 · Post by **Ella77** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:07 pm

I heard a young parakeet they other day doing what sounded like an impression of one of those awful key rings you could get in the 80s- the ones that sounded like a police siren, then a car alarm, then a fire engine. Whoop whoop whoop, BEEbooBEEbooBEEboo, whompwhompwhompwhomp

. It was amazing.

Mountain Goat · Post by **Mountain Goat** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:12 pm

She'll go far.

Cerise · Post by **Cerise** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:23 pm

I’ve got a blackbird that does a full on NAH NAH NEE NAH NAH.

Bat Macdui · Post by **Bat Macdui** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:18 am

Nyjer is crack for finches.

Though the all time bring all the birds to my yard is sunflower hearts. We had a brief visit from a starling the other day, which we've not had here before, so that was quite exciting. Also, I think something insect-y is spawning in the pond. I am not great on insecty identification, though, especially not when it is a wee black dot.

Cerise · Post by **Cerise** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:31 am

Yes sunflower hearts here too. I’m enjoying watching the juvenile tits trying All The Things to see which they prefer.

ParisGal · Post by **ParisGal** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:42 am

Bat Macdui wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:18 am Nyjer is crack for finches. Though the all time bring all the birds to my yard is sunflower hearts. We had a brief visit from a starling the other day, which we've not had here before, so that was quite exciting. Also, I think something insect-y is spawning in the pond. I am not great on insecty identification, though, especially not when it is a wee black dot.

I hope it's not mosquitos!

Pippedydeadeye · Post by **Pippedydeadeye** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:07 am

I gave up on nyjer once I’d lured them in and now exclusively use sunflower hearts for ease.

Mountain Goat · Post by **Mountain Goat** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:31 am

Black fly larvae? My pond is full of it at the mo. At least that's what Google thinks it is.

Bat Macdui · Post by **Bat Macdui** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:13 am

I have assiduously googled and they could be black fly or mosquito. Apparently either are a nice snack for a lot of my visiting birds, so they're fine.

Bat Macdui · Post by **Bat Macdui** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:20 am

This is my work supervisor for today.

Mountain Goat · Post by **Mountain Goat** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:43 am

Persephone is eating her breakfast (almonds) as I type.

Mountain Goat · Post by **Mountain Goat** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:44 am

Well, elevensies.

Cerise · Post by **Cerise** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:19 pm

Limpy Pidge has a limping friend so now we have Right Limpy and Left Limpy.

Also, so many babies out there! There was a juvenile thrush on my lawn yesterday.

The Mock Turtle

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