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| Thread ID: 146017 | 2018-04-02 05:15:00 | Do you think sparrows have lookouts? | Roscoe (6288) | PC World Chat |
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| 1447983 | 2018-04-03 00:44:00 | Just for you Greg a couple of views from our place and a picture of Harry the Hare. 875887598760 Just saw Harry again tonight when we came home on dusk he is bigger now than in the photo. The Hawks cruise up the valley twice each day and the magpies sit on the power lines warbling away every morning, the plovers nested and raised young on the ground 30m from our front door back in the spring. No Tuis or Bellbirds here but we have just had our first fantail hanging around, more planting of the right kind needed soon. Lovely Gary. Just a note re your last sentence - fantails don't eat seed If that's what you meant), their preference is insects, which is why their flight and chases are so so great to watch when they're hungry. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1447984 | 2018-04-03 07:52:00 | Yes I should have been more specific, we want to plant lots of insect attracting plants, anything blue for a start to get the bees in. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1447985 | 2018-04-04 10:51:00 | Maybe sparrows do have lookouts. I do a bit of fishing and now I'm wondering if fish have lookouts? | Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1447986 | 2018-04-04 19:36:00 | The sparrows work as paid informers for fish, its common knowledge | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1447987 | 2018-04-05 10:28:00 | For years I have had problems with my two cats bringing birds into the house. Lately, I have been feeding the wild birds in my backyard. I have got around the problem of the cats catching them by putting plenty of food out so that the birds come in flocks. This works because if one bird notices danger approaching it warns the other birds off causing the birds to flock off. When I first put food out I notice one or two birds sitting in a nearby tree followed by a few birds landing on the food. Soon a flock of birds arrive. These birds are either finches or sparrows. I have had problems with my tomcat stealing his mother's food so I took to feeding her outside. Now I have a problem with a blackbird who has a liking for cat meat and comes hopping over to share the cat's tucker. I have nicknamed the blackbird 'Birdbrain'. I am not sure if Birdbrain is brave or stupid. My cats are getting elderly and have perhaps lost interest in chasing birds. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1447988 | 2018-04-05 11:10:00 | For a long time humans used scarecrows to keep birds away, well now the tide has turned and in order to protect the birds (from cats) you need a scarecat. It is simply an effigy of Gareth Morgan. | Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1447989 | 2018-04-05 12:04:00 | An effigy of Gareth Morgan would certainly scare my cats away. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1447990 | 2018-04-05 13:51:00 | For a long time humans used scarecrows to keep birds away, well now the tide has turned and in order to protect the birds (from cats) you need a scarecat. It is simply an effigy of Gareth Morgan. :clap:lol: | Greg (193) | ||
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