........................................The Swallow
Fly away ,fly away, over the sea
Sun-loving swallow, for summer is done.
Come again, come again, come back to me,
Bringing the summer and bringing the sun.
(Christina Rossetti)
What do you know about BIRDS ?
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Hubby saids do you know anything about eagles and budgies, I think he is being very cheeky about the budgies as I have bred them.
we do have a variety of birds feeding from the feeders,jackdaws robins bluetits crows sparrows woodpidgeon collardoves greenfinch bullfinch and a large sparrow hawk.hedge sparrows jays magpie and many more.
jan
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Isn't it lovely to sit in the garden, listen to their song and watch their antics jan
The Robin's song in Spring is different than his song in fall.
His spring song is the most beautiful I think.
The Robin really does sing for his supper, in the garden during early evening the robin will make itself known and sing sweetly for fresh seed and treats.
Later in the evening the robin will shout as if to tell you to go inside so all the birds can do their feeding and bathing and having the garden to themselves before nightfall, without human interruption.
I love Robins.
The robin in our garden is a little treasure, a little while ago he brought mrs robin to see us. He walks right up to us.
hi iv'e just joined, ive loved reading all the questions & answers. I 2 adore robins they r out of this world, animals r the 1 reason I think ive survived 4 as long with copd, I was diagonised about 5 years ago & at that time I was told I had the lungs of an 80 year old & im only 44, but I put it down 2 my misuse of my being, as dr told me if I stopped smoking I would have 25 years if I didn't i'd only have 15, im trying hard 2 stop as I have 3 cats & a parrot 2 live 4. thanks 2 every1 4 their advice
Hi bubbles37.We love the robin that visits our garden.
Not a lot really Richard. We had the whizzers (the tits) again this year whizzing in to the bird tables and barely stopping before they were off again. And Mr Robin came again regularly this year and was kind enough to bring his new son to see us before they departed. Our two magpies were back again in the high trees bringing a touch of anarchy to the neighbourhood and our two fat pigeons never went anywhere, the lazy bones. One evening one of our hard-cornering sparrows stopped to rest on the fence, blowing hard. I had a long conversation with him about the hard lot us males have drawn in life. That is as much as I know Richard.
Bobby
It is the joy they give us that counts Bobby
Hi king, generally we have plenty of different types of bird. The year, however, we have not even had long tailed tits let alone the woodpeckers etc. The council chopped down many trees that for donkeys years housed rooks. This year the magpies moved in and chased everyone else out of the neighbourhood. We even saw them harassing a buzzard above the garden. Our tabby cat was really unnerved by them too. They were absolute bullies. Ralph tried barking at them but they just laughed. I put out washing and if I forgot to bring it in at night, it was pooed on by the morning. The rooks never bothered the other birds and my children used to love watching them fly off on the morning and fly back in the evening. Anyone want a family if magpies? 
Alison
Maggiepies very seldom come into our garden although they live in three massive fir trees two doors away. Perhaps it is something I said to them Alison
We have 2 magpies visit us every day,pecking on the glass door,waiting for there morning mince.When they have there babies they bring them for a visit too! We call them Mr& Mrs COLLINGWOOD,after the AFL team called the magpies!
We feed the kookaburras too,& the beautifully colored rosellas,& lorikeets,having to shoo off the ibis,& cockys.xxx
For many years I have walked my dog / dogs over the meadows passing an old mill where generations of white doves have made their home.
Then the mill was sold off to convert into high standard flats (for the wealthy).
The doves nests were being thrown away and it was tear jerking.
I got in touch with RSPB, RSPCA . . builders etc. even spoke the builders on site.
Destroying nesting birds is illegal.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, the builders were very smart, they left one nest untouched
so when the authorities paid a visit one was intact.
At week ends when quiet on the site the doves returned to nest.
only to be destroyed again. 4 months on they have all gone!
I am heart broken.
xx Ros xx
I'm surprised anyone here can stand birds given the 'flu' they happily share! 
I would prefer to take my chances with UK garden birds than given the humans that happily share their flu bugs
Haha! Ok, a fair point!
I'd rather take my flu chances with the feathered birds anytime
That is so sad Ros
Awe thanks KOC . . I just love wildlife. I even begged Hills Homes (builders) to incorporate a Dovecote as many generations now have been deprived of nesting x x Ros x x.
I adore robins 2 but I never c any where I stay, but when I go 2 visit mum she normally gets 1 in her garden, so beautiful as when I put stuff out 4 birds its normally crows & jackdaws I get, mum gets loads of little birds in her garden, love them all.
I did a little digging in the garden today and robin was following the garden fork around hoping for a tasty dinner bubbles37
thats sooooo sweet, I think my heart would've burst with pride! when I stayed in Ireland quiet a few yrs ago, I had hens, ducks, cockrels & every morning I went 2 feed them especially in the winter there would b a little robin waiting 4 some 2. also a few yrs ago mum had a robin fly in around her house & 4 a few weeks after had quite a bit of luck. u feel that sorry 4 them in winter especially in the snow I always wanted 2 bring them in (but knew it wouldn't b right) just 2 look after them till snow had gone. I hope u have ur little friend 4 a long time.
Awe that takes me back to when I was young and the robins used to follow my father around when he was out digging in the garden. They were so close lol even 'cocky', waiting for worms.
As for the birds of peace, the builder has made sure there will be no roof space for them to return.
I am sure if they had incorporated a dovecote, when the flats sell, they would have been a joy to watch for the new residents.
It was an old water mill so is on the river, residents will be able to spot much of the wildlife . . minus the doves.
xx Ros xx
I often wish I was young again lol, but it keeps me young thinking of all the wonderful animals I have seen in my younger years, as now I get 2 c very few wild animals. I remember once when I was young I was on holiday at my uncles with mum, my uncle I thought was so lucky he had a swallows nest under his rafters, but sadly it ended up on the ground 1 day, there had been 4 babies in it sadly only 1 survived, I took it home with me it thrived so well until 1 day when 1 of my cats got in when we were upstairs & poor little thing was gone I broke my heart.
Wonderful creatures that i used to enjoy the company of when I was a young man !
I knew you would be on a different wavelength dukes
I do like the feathered kind too, King. I regularly watch the antics of Robins, Wrens and Blackbirds nesting in my garden from my first floor perch. Can't believe the sudden and almost total disappearance of the humble Sparrow, Thrush, Starlings and even Owls that used to inhabit my area of London just a few years ago !
Have a job controlling my 'Naughty' impulses ! Speaking of which:
A stork has been detained by police in Egypt on suspicion of spying.
The bird was put behind bars after a man fishing in the Nile in Qena, some 280 miles south-east of Cairo, spotted an electronic device attached to its feathers.
Thinking it was an undercover agent, he captured the stork and took it to a police station near his home, said Mohammed Kamal, head of security in the Qena region.
Puzzled officers examined the bird, fearing the gadget was a bomb or spying equipment, and then called in veterinary experts.
Eventually, they discovered it was a wildlife tracker used by French scientists to follow the movement of migratory birds, said Ayman Abdallah, head of veterinary services in Qena.
