Topic: Collared Doves

[RobinOfTheHood]

Nice pictures Pauline.  They are pretty birds.   

Do you ever have Nuthatch visit your garden?   I have just asked Eric. 

 :D :D :D

Iwas at Clumber Park yesterday with the kids, and there were lots of small birds flitting about in the treetops. One of them had a call sort of like one of the mid-80's telephone ringtones, you know the first ones after the original 'bell' ringer. I followed the noise until I found it (took a while) and lo and behold, a nuthatch! Quite a while since I've seen one. There were 2 or 3 of them about as well.
Not to mention the thirty-odd squirrels that were tame enough to feed. The kids were fascinated.

And I forgot the camera!!  >:( >:(

[Paulines7]

Starlings also imitate telephones but a different ring to the nuthatches.  The nuthatch trill can be heard on here.  http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/    ;D

[lorna]

Pauline. I know I am off subject...collared doves BUT was just in the garden with a friend who is doing some gardening for young Lorna AND a greenfinch (thingy bird) arrived at the feeding station. Keith confirmed. Yipee....I am sure he thinks I am mad.. was so excited LOL.

[lorna]

OMG. Shouldn't have put that.... should have put MALE bird

[Margaret]

If anyone would like to set up a breeding colony of Collared doves,just let me know and i will pack up my 20+ birds and send them courtesy of Royal Mail.

As long as they are not like homing pigeons and come back again.................

I do love them really, just not QUITE so many all in one go......and still they breed, every year, all year, all of them.............. :-\

[Paulines7]

Lorna, I am so pleased for you.  A female greenfinch yesterday and now the male.  I was trying to think what word you typed in that was changed to "thingy" then I realised you must have said c-o-c-k.  This forum never fails to amuse me especially when we use such innocent words such as k-n-o-b of butter etc.  It's just not the same when it gets altered to thingy of butter.   ;D

Did you get your coconut fat feeder and have you seen any blue tits yet?

[lorna]

Pauline. Sorry for delay in replying. Have been gallivanting (oh what it is to be retired ;D) I didn't get the coconut until Monday (usual shop didn't have ) It is on the feeder so hopefully will get results. Haven't seen the green finches since but then again haven't been here much to stare out of kitchen window :)
Bestwishes Lorna.

[GREENWIZARD]

fab pics P7 :)