It's a compilation of different birds singing. Beautiful photography. If you expand the 'title' under the video it gives a list of species and the times they pop up in the video. Most of the species are familiar to us in the UK, but there are some 'exotics' (the cranes - wow, what a noise!) It was filmed in Belarus. The guy has a channel you can subscribe to. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and maybe it'll take your mind off you-know-what for a few blessed minutes."
We have a pair of magpies that are regular visitors to our garden.
I don't know if there has been some altercation that we haven't witnessed, but they strut about on the grass and the dog a Springer) just sits quietly feet away and watches them. This is unbelievably rare as she will normally chase birds, squirrels, cats or anything else that dares set foot in her garden.
They appear to at least for now be the lords of their manor. Would be interesting if the crows came to visit at the same time!
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 17 Oct 2025, 10:53
by stubbo-admin
WHU(Exeter) wrote: ↑16 Oct 2025, 23:55
Magpies are lovely birds Stubbo, much rarther have them than wood pigeons who just scoff away every bit of food you leave out.
Give em some grapes, they love them.
Can't agree...wood pigeons can be handled...feeder choice etc, and then use them as a service to avoid flightless vermin by cleaning up the dropped food under the feeders.
Magpies...since they moved in the small bird visits to my garden have undoubtedly declined and their population growth seems exponential.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 17 Oct 2025, 05:26
by Trilby55
WHU(Exeter) wrote: ↑16 Oct 2025, 23:55
Magpies are lovely birds Stubbo, much rarther have them than wood pigeons who just scoff away every bit of food you leave out.
Give em some grapes, they love them.
But they eat a lot of eggs and little birds out of the nest . Reason why so many garden birds are disappearing, them and moggies . I found a dead buzzard Wednesday
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 16 Oct 2025, 23:55
by WHU(Exeter)
Magpies are lovely birds Stubbo, much rarther have them than wood pigeons who just scoff away every bit of food you leave out.
Give em some grapes, they love them.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 16 Oct 2025, 17:03
by Massive Attack
Fucking Geordies ruin everything.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 16 Oct 2025, 17:02
by stubbo
Had a Robin, Goldfinch, Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit, and Collared Dove all visiting the garden simultaneously today, taking in the delights of the newly constructed pond and waterfall/stream.
If anyone knows how to get rid of the magpies that have taken up residence in next door's tree let me know. Absolute bully birds.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 18:50
by Massive Attack
only1billybonds wrote: ↑15 Oct 2025, 18:47
A barn owl has taken up nightly residence on our back fence. Makes a hell of a racket when the Mrs pops out for a fag.
There's got to be a gay bird joke in there somewhere lurking.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 18:47
by only1billybonds
A barn owl has taken up nightly residence on our back fence. Makes a hell of a racket when the Mrs pops out for a fag.
I didn't know Anthuriums took selfies in Limos as they drove past the death site of their other halves dead plant as well.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 18:30
by Nurse Ratched
Anthuriums are lovely looking plants, but I'm not sure I'd have another one. Too highly strung, dramatic and whingey. Nothing is ever good enough for it. "Do you need more water? Less water? Can I tempt you with a smidge of Baby Bio? Hang on, allow me to move you into the shade a little more...oh. You hate that. OK, I'll move you back. OH JESUS, WHY ARE YOU STILL DROOPING AND WHY IS THAT LEAF TURNING YELLOW??!"
The Meghan Markle of pot plants.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 18:19
by Massive Attack
WHU(Exeter) wrote: ↑15 Oct 2025, 18:06
Repotting the anthurium at the weekend because it was being a dick...
You should've over watered it for a couple weeks.
See how it liked that at him.
An enema for plants.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 18:06
by WHU(Exeter)
Repotting the anthurium at the weekend because it was being a dick...
You should've over watered it for a couple weeks.
See how it liked that at him.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 17:17
by Nurse Ratched
Arf!
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 17:15
by Massive Attack
Nurse Ratched" wrote: ↑15 Oct 2025, 17:09
I re-potted my anthurium
Sounds painful.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 17:09
by Nurse Ratched
I re-potted my (indoors, of course) anthurium at the weekend because it was being a dick.
Tomshardware wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 20:49
Bastard robins already singing for territory.
Plenty of Robins round here too. Crime is definitely on the up. Bastards!
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 21 Aug 2025, 13:47
by Tomshardware
The robin is probably my favourite bird, I only say bastard as in a way their singing is one of the first signs that we are getting closer to autumn. Good you have a toad Exeter.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 21 Aug 2025, 08:46
by WHU(Exeter)
Used to love birds coming into the garden, but stopped trying to feed them years back as the cats were knocking off too many of them Really miss robins especially, as it got to the point of them tapping on the window early winter mornings for food.
The pond has attracted a toad in the last couple weeks and hoping it might use it as a breeding place with tadpoles hopefully, as haven't heard a toad in the garden for easily a decade.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 20:49
by Tomshardware
Bastard robins already singing for territory.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 14 Aug 2025, 12:58
by WHU(Exeter)
Toms, if you (or any others) are interested in that ice bucket thing, Qianly do a bronze galvanised one on Amazon for 24 quid. Barst water pump with LED lighting is also 24 quid. All you need then is some water plants and some bricks to balance the pump near the top of the water. Bung in a few water snails and away you go.
It's a small 'pond' for sure, but the end result looks really good when considering the money spent on it - runs off mains but the water pump electrical lead is long. Got it outside the bedroom and the sound of running water is great for sleeping too.
Re: For WHO's birders
Posted: 14 Aug 2025, 12:26
by Hello Mrs. Jones
Im fully aware that they dont fly but i saw a Pine Marten today
