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Snaggey said:
The Mrs spends a fair bit on stuff for the birds, but she gets a lot of pleasure from it, so it's worth it.
We don't seem to see many blue tits now, we used to get loads a few years ago, though we do get quite a few robins.
One I have noticed we see a lot more of, not in the garden, but flying nearby, is red kites.
We have a couple of blackbirds which nest in the hedge every year....not sure if they're the same ones mind, they all look the same to me.

Get a few crows as well, they' seeem quite brave, don't seem to just fly off when I'm in the garden.
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I read this a couple of weeks ago:

Pet Flea Treatments Are Poisoning Wild Birds, New Study Finds
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...ea-treatments-are-poisoning-wild-birds-study/

Quite sad that doing the right thing for our dogs could be harming wild birds
 
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Lad went for a jacuzzi today and said chris rigg was having a sauna.
I asked him if he spoke to him. He said "nah, he was with the under 21 squad and the Portugal team were there too <laugh>
 
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I used to think there were just loads of birds that flew around, all over the place, looking for food.

Since I've made a concerted effort to feed them I've realised I was wrong.

The same pair of blackbirds are back and have become unafraid of me ...

... the male robin is virtually hand fed and won't tolerate any other bird on his place on the windowsill <laugh>
 
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When I was younger we always had a dog, and i can't remember them having flea or tick treatments...they were lucky if they got yearly boosters!
I was common for people to just open their door and let the dog out....it would come back later when it was hungry.
You'd hear neighbours shouting the kids in for their tea, then shout for the dog.
It was easy to get a dog then as well, there was always someone who's dog was having puppies....
Quite scary really, wouldn't dream of doing that now.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
I used to think there were just loads of birds that flew around, all over the place, looking for food.

Since I've made a concerted effort to feed them I've realised I was wrong.

The same pair of blackbirds are back and have become unafraid of me ...

... the male robin is virtually hand fed and won't tolerate any other bird on his place on the windowsill <laugh>
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Them Robins look cute but very territorial. If it was as big as a seagull it'd try and kill ya :emoticon-0148-yes: <laugh>
 
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Snaggey said:
When I was younger we always had a dog, and i can't remember them having flea or tick treatments...they were lucky if they got yearly boosters!
I was common for people to just open their door and let the dog out....it would come back later when it was hungry.
You'd hear neighbours shouting the kids in for their tea, then shout for the dog.
It was easy to get a dog then as well, there was always someone who's dog was having puppies....
Quite scary really, wouldn't dream of doing that now.
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And they ate loads of bones from the butchers and left white dog **** everywhere <laugh>

You even have to get cats chipped these days ffs.
 
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Nig said:
Lad went for a jacuzzi today and said chris rigg was having a sauna.
I asked him if he spoke to him. He said "nah, he was with the under 21 squad and the Portugal team were there too <laugh>
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Just looked it up, they're playing at west broms hawthorns.
Bit out the way up here to be staying.
Mind the midlands is a shìthole, especially Coventry :emoticon-0148-yes: <laugh>
 
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Nig said:
Just looked it up, they're playing at west broms hawthorns.
Bit out the way up here to be staying.
Mind the midlands is a shìthole, especially Coventry :emoticon-0148-yes: <laugh>
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I was really shocked when I had to go to Coventry, on a non-match day ...

... it's dreadful and much worse than Sunderland that gets lots of stick on forums.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
I was really shocked when I had to go to Coventry, on a non-match day ...

... it's dreadful and much worse than Sunderland that gets lots of stick on forums.
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Sunderland is a nice place mate and I'm not from there. :emoticon-0148-yes:
South Shields is nicer mind, apart from the mags there <laugh>
 
Nig said:
Sunderland is a nice place mate and I'm not from there. :emoticon-0148-yes:
South Shields is nicer mind, apart from the mags there <laugh>
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Apart from the football team Sunderland means nothing to me ...

... but I've enjoyed it every time I've stayed over for matches.

I'm really pleased the place is finally seeing some investment.
 
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Snaggey said:
The Mrs spends a fair bit on stuff for the birds, but she gets a lot of pleasure from it, so it's worth it.
We don't seem to see many blue tits now, we used to get loads a few years ago, though we do get quite a few robins.
One I have noticed we see a lot more of, not in the garden, but flying nearby, is red kites.
We have a couple of blackbirds which nest in the hedge every year....not sure if they're the same ones mind, they all look the same to me.

Get a few crows as well, they' seeem quite brave, don't seem to just fly off when I'm in the garden.
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I’m lucky we seem to have just about everything come in the garden but never had a fox.
Got loads of cracking photos and videos but can’t seem to get them on here, says they are to large and that thing that seemed to alter their size disappeared when it had an upgrade.
 
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Frogspawn on the pond has been good this year.They keep laying their eggs on the side and I have to push it all in the water.
They should be tadpoles by the time I get home.
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rooch 3 said:
No, not properly mate<laugh> although it looks canny now.
Before it was simple to change the size of the photo, can’t seem to do it now <ok>
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If your doing it on a phone, take a screenshot of the photo. Then go to screenshot and crop to just the photo.
That reduces the size of the file enough to post on here.
 
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Snaggey said:
The Mrs spends a fair bit on stuff for the birds, but she gets a lot of pleasure from it, so it's worth it.
We don't seem to see many blue tits now, we used to get loads a few years ago, though we do get quite a few robins.
One I have noticed we see a lot more of, not in the garden, but flying nearby, is red kites.
We have a couple of blackbirds which nest in the hedge every year....not sure if they're the same ones mind, they all look the same to me.

Get a few crows as well, they' seeem quite brave, don't seem to just fly off when I'm in the garden.
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.... careful. they'll be saying thats racist
 
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