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GameCobra
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Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:27 am Posts: 6185 Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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 Re: Birdwatchers/Birdfeeders
I use to birdfeed when i lived with my grandmother. these days though, the bread is not squandered.
But then again, probably because i'm stuck on the PC most of the time and forget about the animals. This topic makes me think otherwise...
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Foxstar
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Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:00 am Posts: 1689
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:43 pm |
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Foxstar
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New pic.
And yes, he was nip-happy. Lucky me, Seagull beaks aren't good for breaking skin, only pinches.
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Therolyn
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:22 am Posts: 156 Location: In the merry olde land of Oz!
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Sometimes if I'm lucky I can spot some Eastern Rosellas while I'm walking down near the local creek.
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Foxstar
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You should get some pictures.
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Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:16 pm |
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JohnWillow
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:29 pm Posts: 327 Location: A treehouse atop a hill
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I used to go down to a local place quite a lot when i was at my old college. They had plenty of pigeons and very tame squirrels. A squirrel actually sat on my shoulder once.
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Foxstar
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Pigeons are thankfully found everywhere.
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:43 pm |
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FlintTheSquirrel
Joined: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:30 pm Posts: 2374 Location: Sweden/North Carolina
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Incidentally, I dun think I have seen many pigeons at all through my life. They are so rare here.... But that is such a cute thing the Squirrel did. ^^ They fear us here. :< Probably because of where I live.....
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44R0NM10
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Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:52 pm Posts: 4011 Location: England
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Pigeons are commonly called 'rats with wings' where I'm at due to how many diseases they apparently carry. Not sure if that's true or not, but I still don't like the bird much.
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Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:44 am |
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Foxstar
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Pigeons are pretty clean, honestly. They are typically called rats with wings because they have a high rate of breeding and even if a number are killed, they will simply breed more. People tend to hate them because they don't care where they..go to the bathroom and a flock that sticks to one area can make things messy.
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Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:34 pm |
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44R0NM10
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Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:52 pm Posts: 4011 Location: England
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ahh, thank you for clarifying that...I'm curious though, are seagulls looked down upon at all?
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Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:13 pm |
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Foxstar
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Same reasons, plus seagulls will get food-agressive and steal food.
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Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:23 pm |
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44R0NM10
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Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:52 pm Posts: 4011 Location: England
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so, erm, why do bird-watchers like them at all? (I'm assuming a lot here just from the pics you posted at the top of this page)
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Sleet
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Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16939 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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Because they're pretty. :3
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Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:38 pm |
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FlintTheSquirrel
Joined: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:30 pm Posts: 2374 Location: Sweden/North Carolina
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Seagulls are fun. When at the beach, they just hang out with the crowd, not really bothering anyone who is at the beach and a flock of them makes quite the nice picture.
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Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:14 pm |
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Foxstar
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-Most bird watchers like any bird that is 'human tolerant'. Seagulls have evolved to be very human tolerant to the point of interacting with humans freely if they have food. You can also find them at beaches everywhere and they are pretty easy to photograph. -For bird watchers just starting out, they are a pretty ideal flocking bird to watch and study. -They are found everywhere. Your town got a waterfront? You got seagulls. Your town got a landfill? You got seagulls. Your town have any sort of fair sized body of water? You got seagulls. -Next to pigeons, they are a very, very cheap bird to feed because they will eat -anything- A $1 spent on day old bread can provide you with a hour of amusement as the gulls will hover over head, walk right up to you and bicker all over a slice. Plus you get to see some killer dogfights between them in a group if one gets food and take off (They don't hurt each other, they just try to scare the other into dropping the food)
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Seth
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Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:32 am Posts: 5673 Location: posted on the stoop
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I dont know I saw a pretty intense seagull fight in ireland they must have been from the wrong side of town 
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:37 pm |
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Foxstar
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They can get pretty rough, but most of the time when it comes to food, they are just mobbing each other for a bigger piece.
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:07 am |
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Foxstar
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Morning Doves are the biggest gluttons ever, I swear. I have a flock of 20 or so visiting my feeders every day and they feed four-five times a day. I need to get some pictures up when I get a chance.
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Foxstar
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Sleet
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Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 16939 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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Hehe, silly faces. 
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Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:47 pm |
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Foxstar
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Thought I'd give a update. I'm down to only a few feeders now and been short on cash so I haven't refilled them lately save for the two near my dog.
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