The birds don’t seem to care
Yesterday was a lovely sunny but cold day. The temperature didn’t get above 4c. The birds haven’t been out for a while and in this cold weather are certainly eating more. I decided to let them have a bit of exercise and let them out. I put the bath down also. They came out and had a good fly and a bath. They certainly didn’t seem to be bothered that the water was cold. After their bath most just laid out in the sun drying off for a while before going back into the loft.
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George and Morgan
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drinkers are frozen had to bring them into the house and pour boiling water over them yet birds seem happy enough
2 days ago my neighbour let his have a bath they was lying on top of his loft when bang a female hawk took a cock off topAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:47 am Yesterday was a lovely sunny but cold day. The temperature didn’t get above 4c. The birds haven’t been out for a while and in this cold weather are certainly eating more. I decided to let them have a bit of exercise and let them out. I put the bath down also. They came out and had a good fly and a bath. They certainly didn’t seem to be bothered that the water was cold. After their bath most just laid out in the sun drying off for a while before going back into the loft.
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Not one of mine frozen today yet colder than yesterdayGeorge and Morgan wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:59 am drinkers are frozen had to bring them into the house and pour boiling water over them yet birds seem happy enough
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one drinker has refrozen since i put fresh water in it this morning
Mine won’t go out again for a while now but although the sparrowhawk is around she does generally leave my birds alone. Hope that continuesBuster121 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am2 days ago my neighbour let his have a bath they was lying on top of his loft when bang a female hawk took a cock off topAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:47 am Yesterday was a lovely sunny but cold day. The temperature didn’t get above 4c. The birds haven’t been out for a while and in this cold weather are certainly eating more. I decided to let them have a bit of exercise and let them out. I put the bath down also. They came out and had a good fly and a bath. They certainly didn’t seem to be bothered that the water was cold. After their bath most just laid out in the sun drying off for a while before going back into the loft.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
I have had a huge peregrine falcon here the last two days, coming in very low and scaring the pigeons up. She must be trying to get them flying so she can pick one off. Trouble is they take off and get above her and she cant get at them. She must have a nest somewhere around here. The crows and magpies chase her away.Buster121 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am2 days ago my neighbour let his have a bath they was lying on top of his loft when bang a female hawk took a cock off topAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:47 am Yesterday was a lovely sunny but cold day. The temperature didn’t get above 4c. The birds haven’t been out for a while and in this cold weather are certainly eating more. I decided to let them have a bit of exercise and let them out. I put the bath down also. They came out and had a good fly and a bath. They certainly didn’t seem to be bothered that the water was cold. After their bath most just laid out in the sun drying off for a while before going back into the loft.
It's a big hawk!
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I hope yours manage to stay safe Murray. I have seen mine fly high and at the peregrine chasing it away. A peregrine is no much to a racing pigeon on level terms. It relies on getting height above the pigeon and the speed of the dive to catch them.
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Maybe She's a modern environmentalist hawk Andy and is veganAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:26 pmMine won’t go out again for a while now but although the sparrowhawk is around she does generally leave my birds alone. Hope that continuesBuster121 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am2 days ago my neighbour let his have a bath they was lying on top of his loft when bang a female hawk took a cock off topAndy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:47 am Yesterday was a lovely sunny but cold day. The temperature didn’t get above 4c. The birds haven’t been out for a while and in this cold weather are certainly eating more. I decided to let them have a bit of exercise and let them out. I put the bath down also. They came out and had a good fly and a bath. They certainly didn’t seem to be bothered that the water was cold. After their bath most just laid out in the sun drying off for a while before going back into the loft.
