For WHO's birders

[Nurse Ratched]

"I thought you might like this video.



It's a compilation of different birds singing. Beautiful photography. If you expand the 'title' under the video it gives a list of species and the times they pop up in the video. Most of the species are familiar to us in the UK, but there are some 'exotics' (the cranes - wow, what a noise!) It was filmed in Belarus. The guy has a channel you can subscribe to. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and maybe it'll take your mind off you-know-what for a few blessed minutes."

[WHU(Exeter)]

Hangers up today,

Autumn ferns, Moroccan toad flax, cornflowers.

anyone else have hanging baskets up, with unusual plants outside of the obvious (and often fucking twee) that work well?

[Massive Attack]

He's alright when he aint marching to Parliament trying to stitch our Club up. 

Is it really almost 20 fucking years ago.

[Tomshardware]

A window cleaner told me he's got Robins nest building in his garden in an old .  Seems early but this week will see much milder weather, 13 or 14 on Wednesday which will really make it feel spring like.

[One Sunny Day]

My favourite bird watching youtuber is this guy. His enthusiasm is awesome and he keeps it simple and educational for those that have an interest but are new to this.

[Trilby55]

Back in Mallorca and pleased to see my resident pair of Hoopoes again.

Never seen one

[Hello Mrs. Jones]

Back in Mallorca and pleased to see my resident pair of Hoopoes again.

[Takashi Miike]

[Nutsin]

You’re welcome!

[stubbo-admin]

I could put one of those netting things over it, but I’m really OTT with the garden and don’t want anything artificial looking involved.



 

Whereas I went to the artificial grass darkside a few years back.

But the pond is the oasis alongside kids trampolines, seating areas and the like. Just need to fix this bloomin' waterfall. Looking forward to seeing how it grows in in Spring too. 

[WHU(Exeter)]

I could put one of those netting things over it, but I’m really OTT with the garden and don’t want anything artificial looking involved.

 

[Tomshardware]

Like the pond Stubbo!

Catch 22 as the leaves can help shade the pond a bit  and reduce algae in summer but then you get the leaves falling in it.   I'm intending to put a little pond in our garden this spring.

[WHU(Exeter)]

I made the schoolboy error of putting mine directly under a tree. Getting all the leaves out and filtering the water in the pissing rain isn’t one of my favourite gardening activities.

 

[stubbo-admin]

Decent pond that.

Water snails are the only things my pond can house.

Thanks. Rebuilt it from a pre-formed liner in October...the tub acting as a bog filter annoyingly has a leak but I won't get to that now until Spring as it's buried in the waterfall above.   Plus of course being new, I'm waiting for the devastating take over by all manner of horrid algae, but it certainly brings life and interest to the garden. 

[WHU(Exeter)]

Decent pond that.

Water snails are the only things my pond can house.

[stubbo-admin]

Woodpecker having a drink in the pond this week...hopefully the Magpies don't chase it away too often!

[XKhammer]

Hate magpies and there crap Georgie accents 

[One Sunny Day]

Saw a bittern in the reed beds of a lake near me, last week. Bloody hard to spot, they camouflage in so well. 

[Tomshardware]

Saw a coal tit the other day.  Probably my favourite tit as they have a lovely understated plumage.   

[Bungo]

We have a pair of magpies that are regular visitors to our garden.

I don't know if there has been some altercation that we haven't witnessed, but they strut about on the grass and the dog a Springer) just sits quietly feet away and watches them. This is unbelievably rare as she will normally chase birds, squirrels, cats or anything else that dares set foot in her garden.

They appear to at least for now be the lords of their manor. Would be interesting if the crows came to visit at the same time!

[stubbo-admin]

Magpies are lovely birds Stubbo, much rarther have them than wood pigeons who just scoff away every bit of food you leave out.

Give em some grapes, they love them.


 

Can't agree...wood pigeons can be handled...feeder choice etc, and then use them as a service to avoid flightless vermin by cleaning up the dropped food under the feeders.

Magpies...since they moved in the small bird visits to my garden have undoubtedly declined and their population growth seems exponential.

[Trilby55]

Magpies are lovely birds Stubbo, much rarther have them than wood pigeons who just scoff away every bit of food you leave out.

Give em some grapes, they love them.


 

But they eat a lot of eggs and little birds out of the nest . Reason why so many garden birds are disappearing, them and moggies . I found a dead buzzard Wednesday

[WHU(Exeter)]

Magpies are lovely birds Stubbo, much rarther have them than wood pigeons who just scoff away every bit of food you leave out.

Give em some grapes, they love them.

 

[Massive Attack]

Fucking Geordies ruin everything. 

[stubbo]

Had a Robin, Goldfinch, Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit, and Collared Dove all visiting the garden simultaneously today, taking in the delights of the newly constructed pond and waterfall/stream.

If anyone knows how to get rid of the magpies that have taken up residence in next door's tree let me know. Absolute bully birds.

[Massive Attack]

A barn owl has taken up nightly residence on our back fence. Makes a hell of a racket when the Mrs pops out for a fag.

There's got to be a gay bird joke in there somewhere lurking.