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The warm weather today brought me two Orange Tips and another Brimstone.

What I didn't see today or any other day for some time now is a Collared Dove. Not so long ago there always seemed to be a least a pair hanging around waiting to get on the SFH feeder but I haven't seen one for months. :shrug: I have not read anything suggesting they were struggling but my own theo...

The wind today turned out to be a destructive one for me. My 8-port feeder which I've had for at least 10 years broke free from it's supporting cable tie and smashed itself on the ground beneath :weep: . I managed to salvage most of the contents but the feeder is a write-off. I have not decided whet...

Willpar wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:05 pm

Have never had one in my garden, although have seen them in the general area in the past.

I had noticed that they never appeared in any of your videos.

What I didn't see today or any other day for some time now is a Collared Dove. Not so long ago there always seemed to be a least a pair hanging around waiting to get on the SFH feeder but I haven't seen one for months. :shrug: I have not read anything suggesting they were struggling but my own theor...

Willpar wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:11 pm

Not good news JS. Hopefully it wont come back.

I did not see it today.

I had a feral in the garden this afternoon looking as though it was suffering from Trico. Although it was able to fly it didn't move when I walked right by it perched on the bird bath. It hung around for while and disappeared around teatime.

It looks like the parakeet is becoming a regular. It wont be long before some other join in the fun.

For a few weeks last year a pair of Stock Doves were regular visitors but then disappeared. They returned today but not together. They have slightly different wing markings.

Plenty of tadpoles in both ponds and still some spawn to hatch.