Can't see it being a problem. Who can afford the staff to do that 'little' job ?
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Gives just about every plant and how to deal with each. If you can click on the name of the plant and there will be a picture of it, plus more information.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
I love this garden advise you put on Granny. My garden looks really good this year,i have splashed out and invested in some plants for hanging baskets etc. Will put a photo up when its all finished. Blooming marvelous
Thrilled to bits. Not having seen sparrows in the garden, apart from an odd couple here and there, over the last few years, this year there are quite a number. There must be two or three little families, nipping in and out of the hedge and flying together as a group.
Springwatch advised us to put 'mealworms' out for them, which would increase their strength when nesting. Although a bit pricey, I got some from Tesco's. They have lasted quite a long time and although I thought it to be a bit late in the season, maybe it wasn't, and maybe the mealworms have helped.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
The major part of the bird population in my tiny garden is house sparrows. I sometimes see up to twenty at a time. Although I also get blackbirds and starlings, the sparrows are my favourite and yes, they eat the mealworms I put out, theoretically for the blackbirds. My local Home Bargains is cheap for mealworms; 99p for 100 grams.
The major part of the bird population in my tiny garden is house sparrows. I sometimes see up to twenty at a time. Although I also get blackbirds and starlings, the sparrows are my favourite and yes, they eat the mealworms I put out, theoretically for the blackbirds. My local Home Bargains is cheap for mealworms; 99p for 100 grams.
I get all my wild bird food from Home Bargaings, my problem is pigeons that just scoff the lot, they just don't stop until everything is gone. I have no problem with them eating but there is never anything left for the little ones.
You could make yourself a sort of woven cover perhaps with stripped willow branches --like a very large inverted wire hanging basket on the garden, and chuck some stuff under that for the little uns. The pigeons couldnt get through the squares if you make them spadger size.
Chriskay , you must have my share of spadgers and starlings! I havent seen one of either in my garden at all this year , and only one or two last year . I get mostly robins , blackbirds and wood pigeons now, and maybe the odd tomtit goldfinch and wren. We do have some kind of hawk which hangs appears regularly though which might frighten some species off I suppose. The lack of starlings surprises me though as a few years ago , there were millions of them in flocks , all round the place.
I have hanging seed feeders in the garden; the wood pigeons nd collared doves hoover up any spilt seed below the feeder, but the small birds get first dibs.
I have hanging seed feeders in the garden; the wood pigeons nd collared doves hoover up any spilt seed below the feeder, but the small birds get first dibs.
Exactly my arrangement. I do have a pair of wood pigeons which come in the evening and eat the dropped seed. My sparrows also love fat balls, which are also hanging. I love the sparrows; they're such gregarious birds. When a blackbird comes to eat, he's usually joined by some sparrows who seem to say "What you got there, Mister; is it good; can I have some?" Oh, I buy my seed in a 12.5 Kg. sack. It costs £11.99 and I get through a couple of sacks a year: not much for the pleasure the birds give me.
Cheers guys, I will try the upside down hanging basket idea. At the moment I put it on a very wide wall top that has a small wrought iron fence on top, I hang my fat balls on the fence (no rude comments please ) . I get a great variety of birds. There is a bird of prey that often hovers around that has had a couple of pigeons in the past.At work I feed three feral cats,a fox that happily eats with them,a seagull that has a chick nesting somewhere on the site and a whole lot of pigeons. I have worked out that I spend more on food for that lot than on myself
I've got a few sparrows in my garden & a couple of blackbirds I put stuff out in winter but I've seen a lot of insects they feed off during summer months.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
With reference to the sparrows in an earlier post on here, RSPB bird watch sent the results through and sparrows were the most prolific in this area. That's happy news as they have had tough time for a long time.
Can we revive this topic by jabber_ish again ? He hasn't been on for a long time.
Azaleas and apple blossom .
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Not having seen sparrows in the garden, apart from an odd couple here and there, over the last few years, this year there are quite a number. There must be two or three little families, nipping in and out of the hedge and flying together as a group.
