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Author Topic: Wildlife December into Spring 2008  (Read 86409 times)

Lesley Cox

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Re: Wildlife December into Spring 2008
« Reply #525 on: July 27, 2008, 02:26:29 AM »
Nice giggle for a dirty day. Thanks Paddy.
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Re: Wildlife December into Spring 2008
« Reply #526 on: July 27, 2008, 09:24:43 PM »
Tee-hee!!
MINIONS! I need more minions!
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Re: Wildlife December into Spring 2008
« Reply #527 on: July 31, 2008, 10:33:44 AM »
One of the horticultural staff that attend to my garden, in this case pruning all the flowers off my Erica oatesii ::)  I wish it wouldn't, but I think they're doing it very tough this year as they're munching on all kinds of things they don't normally, so our dry autumn is telling.  :'(
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Re: Wildlife December into Spring 2008
« Reply #528 on: July 31, 2008, 10:39:52 AM »
Nice one Paul maybe feeding with something else would help. It in nice to have that good looking staff in the garden so it might be worth paying a small wages rather than have them helping them self. I am not a bird expert so judge the advice before folloing it.

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Re: Wildlife December into Spring 2008
« Reply #529 on: July 31, 2008, 11:36:20 AM »
 ;D 

My concern would be with free feeds from me he'd bring even more of his mates.

Personally, I don't believe in feeding birds, but I do plant things in the garden that give food for honeyeaters etc, particularly in winter.  That is why the removal of the Erica flowers is so irritating, as the Eastern Spinebills and Red Wattle Birds adore them.  Last year for the first time the Rosellas got into the buds on the Grevilleas as well, munching the whole flowerhead off each time.  Still only a small plant as well, so it meant that there was nothing left for anything else to utilise.  At least there are usually other things around that they can feed on instead, but in winter there is always a bit more limitation on feeding possibilities.  >:(  I love having the rosellas in our garden (we have water for them in birdbaths etc) but I just wish they wouldn't eat other things.  Then again, I get limited damage on my roses and I know other people who have to net their roses or the rosellas totally destroy all the shoots and buds.  So I should be thankful for small mercies at least!  ;D
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