tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post4862643802444031694..comments2024-02-17T17:55:18.229+00:00Comments on Eternally 28: Fussy Eaters. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-13242961156962453272017-02-09T08:42:37.283+00:002017-02-09T08:42:37.283+00:00Welcome anytime Suzanne!! Never seen a r a t yet s...Welcome anytime Suzanne!! Never seen a r a t yet so all is well! When and if I do, I will BURN the feeders! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-86652200687650661722017-02-09T08:41:49.844+00:002017-02-09T08:41:49.844+00:00I put cheese out when i ha some past it's best...I put cheese out when i ha some past it's best, they leave it!Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-72086358092629224762017-02-09T08:41:06.833+00:002017-02-09T08:41:06.833+00:00I like watching the squabbling starlings. I like watching the squabbling starlings. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-86489951826557828722017-02-09T08:40:40.174+00:002017-02-09T08:40:40.174+00:00I love watching them though. Worth every pennyI love watching them though. Worth every pennyRachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-2195544851770194022017-02-09T08:40:10.550+00:002017-02-09T08:40:10.550+00:00Thank you Jayne. I get mine from all over, always...Thank you Jayne. I get mine from all over, always hunting out a bargain. Though I'm struggling with the 25kg of sunflower seed in my kitchen lol x Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-17958470065881607752017-02-09T08:38:59.651+00:002017-02-09T08:38:59.651+00:00All I want is a chaffinch and a woodpecker - not m...All I want is a chaffinch and a woodpecker - not much to ask for really! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-33720886138056104722017-02-09T08:38:16.515+00:002017-02-09T08:38:16.515+00:00Well I might put notes through my neighbours doors...Well I might put notes through my neighbours doors telling them to STOP FEEDING MY PETS! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-89245876491897958222017-02-09T08:37:39.272+00:002017-02-09T08:37:39.272+00:00If I were a bird, I'd be that fat assed pigeon...If I were a bird, I'd be that fat assed pigeon on the ground!! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-87290563070452944762017-02-09T08:37:05.138+00:002017-02-09T08:37:05.138+00:00I'm lucky to not really be plagued by gulls an...I'm lucky to not really be plagued by gulls and magpies. Nature really is cruel sometimes. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-17999608893602058892017-02-09T08:36:10.485+00:002017-02-09T08:36:10.485+00:00Never had a rat. TOUCH WOOD QUICKLY!!! Never had a rat. TOUCH WOOD QUICKLY!!! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-15082115058594472832017-02-09T08:35:44.226+00:002017-02-09T08:35:44.226+00:00I'm only half filling my feeders now. I think ...I'm only half filling my feeders now. I think the wet weather has a lot to do with it too. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-2254763971219668502017-02-09T08:33:36.338+00:002017-02-09T08:33:36.338+00:00Her photos are fab x Her photos are fab x Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-79569015475662588872017-02-09T08:32:59.451+00:002017-02-09T08:32:59.451+00:00Indeed Sadie! Brats!! Indeed Sadie! Brats!! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-31390726585034099892017-02-09T08:32:40.052+00:002017-02-09T08:32:40.052+00:00We'll update, the mealworms have been scoffed ...We'll update, the mealworms have been scoffed and the fastballs are disappearing! I have ruined them!! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-2238616173575849052017-01-26T11:24:05.872+00:002017-01-26T11:24:05.872+00:00Wow, if I come back as a bird I'll be heading ...Wow, if I come back as a bird I'll be heading straight for your garden. We've had a couple of bird feeders in the past and some years the birds would come, other years hardly any stopped by. Then we had the RAT issue, do you remember my photo of it swinging from the feeder having a right good gobble, so the feeder came down and I'm afraid it won't be going back up. xxEveryday life at Number 38https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945846951398052455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-53559339015797567622017-01-26T09:19:28.030+00:002017-01-26T09:19:28.030+00:00I love feeding the birds although I confess I'...I love feeding the birds although I confess I've downscaled the food for the last few weeks. I am out of budget so they've had to make do with bits of fruit, sunflower seeds from our breakfast cupboards and stuff like that. They're still coming so they must think it's good enough! My scones have decidedly less fruit in than usual now though!thrift deluxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267215022924475298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-17359220225767341082017-01-25T21:29:30.806+00:002017-01-25T21:29:30.806+00:00We have stopped the huge pigeons from our feeders,...We have stopped the huge pigeons from our feeders, and we have the same problem with starlingsPoppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-30776588186381123992017-01-25T18:10:04.288+00:002017-01-25T18:10:04.288+00:00I get a bag of each thing they have in home bargai...I get a bag of each thing they have in home bargains and mix them all together in an old celebrations tub then fill two feeders, I have fat balls and peanuts. They empty the feeders in a day and only then will they start on the peanuts and fat balls. The only visitors I have are, lots of sparrows blue tits, robins, black birds and the odd time a whole flock of starlings will swoop down and eat everything in sight. I also have magpie's and wood pigeons. It cost me a flipping fortune. :) x lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-38867313157877725122017-01-25T17:41:46.610+00:002017-01-25T17:41:46.610+00:00Oh dear, I'm not laughing 'at' you, ho...Oh dear, I'm not laughing 'at' you, honestly . . . more like 'trying to have a chuckle with you'. Had to come and read your post after seeing Sadie's comments at hers 😀<br /><br />Sounds like you are doing brilliantly, far far more than many people. I agree that these days it's a lot more than <i>"tuppence a bag"</i>. If you have room to store a couple of sacks, I can recommend GJW Titmuss. I get all our food from there and the sacks of peanuts and sunflower hearts are a fraction the cost of buying smaller bags from supermarkets. <br /><br />And now I need to go and visit Simple Living . . . Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-71003417499618598762017-01-25T14:37:57.777+00:002017-01-25T14:37:57.777+00:00It could be that we have had such a mild winter th...It could be that we have had such a mild winter there is such a lot about for them to eat. I really enjoyed looking at all the birds on the Simple living blog, she certainly captured some great photos.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-84149441559164974172017-01-25T13:05:51.926+00:002017-01-25T13:05:51.926+00:00ah.
and there I am with my fancy pants woodpecker...ah. <br />and there I am with my fancy pants woodpecker! Sorry about that! ha ha Hope you get oodles of bird activity, but they are funny things. They do the same here. One week all nuts/suet/fat balls are blitzed, next week they're left to go mouldy. Fickle blighters. <br /><br />xxSadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446043225149493179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-56861136285111612582017-01-25T12:06:17.093+00:002017-01-25T12:06:17.093+00:00Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag. You got me smi...Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag. You got me smiling this morning! So, compared to you , I am a neglectful miserly feeder of birds. Mine get one selection of mixed bird seed in one location. I feel rather bad about that now. You would think you would have giant flocks descending from the heavens with that selection!! Holy crow! (ha ha, see what I did there?) -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-11876341198155127372017-01-25T11:54:36.377+00:002017-01-25T11:54:36.377+00:00Hey Tippi! I was thinking it was a while since t...Hey Tippi! I was thinking it was a while since there had been a Birds update! You are asking for trouble - they will turn on you. It's already started - they are getting fussy over the food, soon nothing will be good enough and the next time you step out in the garden they will be going for your eyes! xxmendingmakingcraftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958478976127736912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-8064703322662000702017-01-25T11:09:56.743+00:002017-01-25T11:09:56.743+00:00Freddie is looking so handsome. If the food and fe...Freddie is looking so handsome. If the food and feeders are clean it may be that they've got good supplies nearby and don't need so much xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-87362545073629208662017-01-25T10:11:27.667+00:002017-01-25T10:11:27.667+00:00It's only this last year or so that we have ha...It's only this last year or so that we have had such a wide variety of birds in our garden. Previously most of them were sparrows and starlings. We don't get nearly so many of those now but we get lots of robins and tits of all kinds. My favourite is the wren. We also have a fat assed pigeon who lurks around on the ground hoovering up the crumbs-x-Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528336306775217982noreply@blogger.com