A family of sparrows has
been nesting in my neighbour’s bamboo plant for a couple of years now.
It’s quite a mature plant so I think they feel safe tucked away inside it.
I like to feed the wild birds and love to watch them flitting around the garden.
It’s quite a mature plant so I think they feel safe tucked away inside it.
I like to feed the wild birds and love to watch them flitting around the garden.
I
put these little fat balls close to the house for a couple of reasons, first so
that I could watch the birds easily from the kitchen, but more importantly in the
hope that the starlings wouldn't venture this close to the house. I don’t like
starlings, they’re gawky and ugly and they remind me of playground bullies,
they just barge in, scare the little birds away and take what they want. But
they are clever, I can't help admire them for their tenacity and ingenuity. I have a
wire cage with an inside cage for a fat slab, the idea being that only little
birds are able to get through the outer cage to reach the slab in the inner
cage but young starlings are so skinny that they can squeeze their heads through
to reach the fat slab!
Mr Sparrow eating and Mrs Sparrow collecting the string for nesting material.
Mr Sparrow eating and Mrs Sparrow collecting the string for nesting material.
My plan worked, the little
birds are enjoying the fat balls whilst the starlings
stay away at the bottom
of the garden where they are more welcome.
I've just de-pilled a jumper and was wondering if I should put out the 'nest' that's left for the birds to use for their nests. Lovely photos. Suzy x
ReplyDeleteHello Suzy, ooh yes I think they would like that, it would be very cosy for them. Thank you for your comments and for joining my site x
ReplyDeleteLove the little birds Polly, I didn't realise starlings were such a nuisance , a bit like my Corella's I guess, so noisy and demanding :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Grace, yes they are like juvenile delinquents! I think we all have "difficult" garden birds wherever we live :-)
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