Swallows

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I fight annual battles with Herons on behalf of my pond. Herons breed on the Derwent not far from me. They know my pond is here and they come back time and again. I have lost a few fish, but have largely got on top of them now, hopefully. I have planted a lot of deep water hawthorn and that has grown really well. I have lillies and other floating cover too. Also put in a couple of floating reflective balls on advice of a neighbour. Apparently they dont like them. My dog has chased a couple away but they still come back.
I always think of them as the Smeagal of the bird world <laugh>
 
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More swifts turning up in Roker park now,spotted a Robin nosing about a nest box containing great tit chicks, then a crow knocked a pigeon off its nest and make off with one of the eggs all kicking off in there today
 
QUOTE="Roppa, post: 17576039, member: 1048549"]our pheasant keeps scrapping other males at the bottom of ours, he’s a complete bastard.
My bugger has his own hareem
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That’s brilliant never see his bitches except in winter
 
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