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Quote from: Carol on April 04, 2006, 23:48:32
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!!  >:( >:(

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

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.

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

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.............. :-\

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?

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.

fab pics P7 :)