too fat for my bird feeder.

[naturelover]

last night i noticed that my big bird feeder down the garden was empty,when i got up this morning it was pouring so i thought you will just have to wait a while,about an hour later something caught my eye outside the patio doors,there on my metal bird feeding station were three fat wood pigeons, trying to get to grips with the dishes that are ment for smaller birds,the pole was swaying and slippery but they managed in the end,by the time i got my camra out one had flown off,the quality of the picture is very poor as it was raining hard and i took it through glass and croped it a lot,after they had flown off i went out and in the pouring rain filled their seen pot up,hows that for dedication.

[m1.carson]

Hi naturelover,

It's smee again, much as I like birds, the doves devour our feeders, and the smaller birds don't stand a chance, so I shoo the doves off, they are really bullies, still come back though, although we tried the feeder inside a cage the only visitors we had to that was a wren once, and at night, mice.

Not sure what to try next.

Max.

[naturelover]

hi max my big bird feeder is the cage sort,i get all sorts of birds visit that,no mice as far as i know as it stands on a brick pillar, so i dont think they would be able to climb a shear wall but then saying that i dont know,i dont mind which ever,i will feed them all dont bother me.

[big bill]

I used to have the same problem with the Doves and pidgeons and overcame it by scattering some seed on the lawn and it worked they doves and pidgeons now take the seed from the lawn and leave the feerders alone also the ground feeders like blackbird and robin take their share as well

[paulchandler6]

Thats a bit spooky naturelover. Almost the same veiw from my patio windows. The patio doors look the same and the feeder is exactly the same. The only difference are the curtains.

And I get the Pigeons on it as well.

Paul

[naturelover]

Glad to hear you have my taste and isnt it a pain in the butt trying to get a photograph through it.

[m1.carson]

Hi naturelover,

You'll have to have a word with pops, his photo of the sparrowhawk is something else, I know you've looked at it, but reading his thread you need a camera and tripod set up on the kitchen windowledge, I don't think my wife would be too keen .

Max.

Especially as my quality of photos are similar to yours.

[naturelover]

hi max i dont have such posh setups as a tripod,i have a hand held didgie thats good enough for me,take your photoes, down load on the computer,nice and easy,
snap just seen your the same age as me,what month,i am aquarius feb.

[Coley]

I've seen that pecking order thing in action. Woodpigons pecking Blackbirds, Blackbirds pecking bluetits, bluetits pecking worms and so on. It's funny, they always seem to go for each others eyes.

[ron1863]

My partner cant stand wood pigeons, whenever we put out food for the birds down they come, several at once and they chase all the other birds off. It's getting so bad as they now roost in the trees at the bottom of the garden.