Springwatch Refugees

[Ciderpuss]

Hi Squirrel,
oh that is good news anout the robins I have a family in my nature reserve of a garden (thats my excuse for the brambles & I'm sticking to it) they have all fledged successfully but Mum there is too much like yours & sits high up vividly squauking at them!

I too am new this type of forum so its learn by numbers for me, so far so good!!
I wonder how many we will get? the more the merrier!!

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Squirrelx

Hi Kayleigh

That would be really helpful, thank you. I fear it will take me a little time to find my way aroiund here as I see all manner of icons along the top (like messages, new posts, etc. so should have a field day sussing all those out.

Anything you want to know or get stuck on just give us a shout we will help you out.

[Squirrelx]

Originally Posted by Ciderpuss

I wonder how many we will get? the more the merrier!!

Hi Ciderpuss

There are a couple I could live without!! Bothrops was good though. Did fantastic photos. Winnie would be good also. Ah well, time will tell.

For now, I am getting glared at across the top of my comp. so I think the other half wants to eat.

Talk again later.

[Ciderpuss]

Winnie's here somewhere don't know bout Rob but that would be a bonus!
I agree there are definately a few I could happily leave behind

[aland]

Hi ciderpuss, as far as the cats go i have two both well behaved apart from the odd mouse or two, as for the cider my wife came from chipping Camden in the cotswolds rough cider country, sold in flagons we used to love the stuff, but things change and it is not the same or have i got old, aland.

[sunnydale]

Hello Ciderpuss and Squirrelx. Great to have you both on board the good ship WAB!

Hope you enjoy yourselves here!

Tracey.

[Deer Stalker]

Originally Posted by Ciderpuss

thanks deer stalker, I dont stalk deer but do see a lot of them around my area mostly Roe

Roe are great little deer. I live near the New Forest where we have Red, Fallow, Sika, Roe & the occasional Muntjac.

[Deer Stalker]

Hi to you too Squirrelx.

[Squirrelx]

Hello everyone

Hope you all had a good weekend.

I thought you might like an update on my gang of four (robin babies). One parent still stays pretty close to them when they are out and about but will not feed them. Nevertheless they are all doing well and frequent the table many times daily to help themselves.

Of course there is always one, isn't there? My little opportunist, despite being perfectly able to self-feed, tries it on with any other bird which happens along. Todays attempt was with a juvenile starling - gave me the horrors as I had visions of baby robin permanently impaled on juvenile starling's beak! Luckily juvenile starling seemed as horrified by the idea as I was and vacated the table at a rate of knots.

What is curious is that parent bird is still very purposefully taking food away and I can't decide whether there are yet more in the nest or whether the parent birds are already on "round two" - so to speak. Any suggestions welcome.

[Squirrelx]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

Anything you want to know or get stuck on just give us a shout we will help you out.

Hi Kayleigh

Re the avatar, I notice I can upload a pic from my computer but the instructions mentioned something about (I think) size limitations so does this site automatically adjust the pic to the required size? (As you can tell, I have never joined a forum before!)