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Wildlife in your Garden

bigjonny said:
I thought it was another Thrush as they were there at the same time but it was smaller and had a blue-grey head. I’m relying on this book someone gave me years ago.

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I'm massively disappointed that was published by Usborne and not Puffin.
 

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This lovely lady has been visiting the last three weeks or so... very timidly mooching for food near the birdhouse down the back of the garden. Couldnt i/d her at first through the binoculars, as shes much lighter and thrush-like on the other side, but shes a bit bolder today and coming nearer onto the garden chair. Weve had the odd flecked blackie before over the years but she is more partial albino. Not as exotic as some of the beautiful visitors our worldwide GOT friends have on here, but were trying to keep her going with high energy food as shes vulnerable.
 
Jacob said:
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This lovely lady has been visiting the last three weeks or so... very timidly mooching for food near the birdhouse down the back of the garden. Couldnt i/d her at first through the binoculars, as shes much lighter and thrush-like on the other side, but shes a bit bolder today and coming nearer onto the garden chair. Weve had the odd flecked blackie before over the years but she is more partial albino. Not as exotic as some of the beautiful visitors our worldwide GOT friends have on here, but were trying to keep her going with high energy food as shes vulnerable.
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The one that`s nesting in ours at the mo mate, has got white flecked wings and undoubtedly some of her chicks will be have white flecks somewhere too.

I`m not an expert, but it seems that the white flecks can be genetically passed on from one generation to another.
 

cronullasharks said:
How longs that stuff take to work joey?
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Not that long if the stup is taken out low as it should be i.e. A magic pick to cut the soil around it as it is a conifer tree almost at ground level drill deep holes pour in with a water can it will kill the fibrous rooots and in a month will easil move out or less depending on the circumstances - I removed one in my younger days 14ft high no problem........
The biggest out lay is the shredder to get rid of the conifer branches tbh .....
The guy pied me I can assure you £100 to remove a conifer stump is OTT bordering a rip off... the estimate to cut it down and spread it is average - written estimates are best get three....
The stump is not a big job if cut a low as possible .....use a watering can and fill the holes up slowly you drill repeatedly ....till it soaks in the stump well ;)
 
COYBL25 said:
The one that`s nesting in ours at the mo mate, has got white flecked wings and undoubtedly some of her chicks will be have white flecks somewhere too.
I`m not an expert, but it seems that the white flecks can be genetically passed on from one generation to another.
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Its great that your pair return each year.. they must feel safe there. Our garden isnt laid to lawn more older shrubs/ pollarded trees Weve kept an old large privet bush down the back as sparrows started congregating in it about 3/4 years ago when numbers were dwindling countrywide. Theres an occasional predatory Sparrowhawk but he cant get into it. Counted them as best I could yesterday and hit thirty of them swaying about on it... should hear the racket when they kick off. Made up!!
 
Jacob said:
Its great that your pair return each year.. they must feel safe there. Our garden isnt laid to lawn more older shrubs/ pollarded trees Weve kept an old large privet bush down the back as sparrows started congregating in it about 3/4 years ago when numbers were dwindling countrywide. Theres an occasional predatory Sparrowhawk but he cant get into it. Counted them as best I could yesterday and hit thirty of them swaying about on it... should hear the racket when they kick off. Made up!!
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It’s mental how such a small space can provide for so many birds. Wish more people would do that. Great stuff
 
Joey66 said:
Not that long if the stup is taken out low as it should be i.e. A magic pick to cut the soil around it as it is a conifer tree almost at ground level drill deep holes pour in with a water can it will kill the fibrous rooots and in a month will easil move out or less depending on the circumstances - I removed one in my younger days 14ft high no problem........
The biggest out lay is the shredder to get rid of the conifer branches tbh .....
The guy pied me I can assure you £100 to remove a conifer stump is OTT bordering a rip off... the estimate to cut it down and spread it is average - written estimates are best get three....
The stump is not a big job if cut a low as possible .....use a watering can and fill the holes up slowly you drill repeatedly ....till it soaks in the stump well ;)
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Cheers mate, i work in that industry for local government and we're always trialling things with problem trees that the arborist crew remove such as chinese tallow and camphor laurels that sucker everywhere once they've been stump ground. Hadn't heard of that stuff, did some last week leaving the stumps at about waist height and drilling holes in with slow release glyphosate capsules to see if that stops them coming back.
 

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