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07-04-2009, 06:45 PM
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| | | Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
Hello All,
There have always been yellowhammers around where we live, you can hear them often, but they don't often come into the garden. But on Sunday morning I looked into the garden and there it was, pecking around under one of the seed feeders, along with a large pidgeon.
It stayed, along with the pidgeon, on and off all day.
Then I realised it was actually WITH the pidgeon, never moving very far from it's side and always leaving when the pidgeon left.
They were back again yesterday morning and evening and again this morning.
They are definately together.
Is this some weird symbiotic partnership, or just a yellowhammer with a pidgeon fetish?
Anyone?
Mandy |
07-04-2009, 06:48 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
It certainly sounds like a Yellowhammer with a pigeon fetish! I have never heard the like of it before!  |
07-04-2009, 08:18 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
Tut tut Mother, it's 'definitely' and 'Pigeon'...
...and they say that kids are embarassing!? |
07-04-2009, 11:57 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
Hey, welcome to WAB, mummy Cantle  !! |
08-04-2009, 12:13 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Hey, welcome to WAB, mummy Cantle !! | LOL
Anyway, why does all of the interesting stuff happen in the garden when I leave  |
08-04-2009, 01:49 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
Ah, well Nick, that's because... they're shy of appearing on WAB? Camera shy? Not sure... |
08-04-2009, 03:42 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
Hi Nicksmum
I'm not questioning your ID skills, but are you absolutely sure it was a Yellowhammer, and not a Canary or other escapee? It certainly seems strange behaviour for a wild bird, but might not be so odd in an aviary bird that's been kept with doves.
Just a thought
T2
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09-04-2009, 08:33 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
hi nicks mum
imagine if they bred?
a ruddy great yellow pigeon???????
john |
09-04-2009, 09:35 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
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Originally Posted by Tursiops2 Hi Nicksmum
I'm not questioning your ID skills, but are you absolutely sure it was a Yellowhammer, and not a Canary or other escapee? It certainly seems strange behaviour for a wild bird, but might not be so odd in an aviary bird that's been kept with doves.
Just a thought
T2 | Me Mam knows her birds, it was a Yellowhammer 100%- she confirmed today. Good theory about the interaction with larger birds though 
I'll try to get a photo next time I'm there! |
09-04-2009, 09:39 PM
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| | | Re: Strange Yellowhammer Behaviour
Sounds like a job for specsavers - the bird, not Ma Cantle
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