nicebutdim Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 No, I don't mean those birds, so no curry and a babycham answers please....[:)] I have rigged up a table at the window and so far have tried Sunflower seeds, bread crumbs, chopped mixed dried fruit, so far only a family of Great Tits has been brave enough or tempted and they only take the sunflower seeds. I know that I have others arouns including a couple of Redstarts, so what do I need to offer them to bring them to my table? OK go on then, daft answers too![IMG]http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/dago49/GreatTit.gif[/IMG]regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muscoka Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 HiMy wife made a feeder with the kids the other day a put in the following cakehttp://www.rspb.org.uk/youth/makeanddo/activities/birdcake.aspIt has worked very well attracting all sorts of species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie girl Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Great dancing bird nicebutdim but where's its other leg?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkhunter Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Is that the donor for the spare leg that rolf harris used to sing about, Jake the peg deedle eedle eeedle dum [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Certainly not "spotted dick!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Have you super glued the poor bird to the table [:(].......................................[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Site the table - or maybe another - further away from the house. T*ts, Robins and sparrows may be brave enough to come that close to a habitation,but many birds won't. Redstarts - maybe, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley1952 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 apart from the usual I get a baguette and stick twigs through it a intervals (for the birds to balance on ) then I put a loop of twine through it and hang it from the tree we also thread popped corn on string (the kids love doing that) and string them up around the trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 At christmas time we decorate our christmas tree in the garden with strings of pop corn and monkey nuts plus lard balls and fruit rings so the birds have there own christmas tree. Its always a popular place on christmas day[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Redstarts come to us each winter and strip any remaining apples from our trees, and munch all the windfalls; they rarely touch anything else from the feeders, or the garden.We buy sunflower seed hearts, I think they're called - not whole ones with seed covers. Nuthatches, robins etc are very keen on them, besides the more usual great, blue and long-tailed tits.Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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