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The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:47 am
by Andy
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.
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:59 am
by George and Morgan
drinkers are frozen had to bring them into the house and pour boiling water over them yet birds seem happy enough
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am
by Buster121
Andy 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.
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 top
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am
by Buster121
George 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
Not one of mine frozen today yet colder than yesterday
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 12:09 pm
by George and Morgan
one drinker has refrozen since i put fresh water in it this morning
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:24 pm
by Andy
I did have a thin bit of ice on 3 of my 4 drinkers this morning. Apparently fell to -7c here overnight.
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:26 pm
by Andy
Buster121 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am
Andy 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.
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 top
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 continues
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:33 pm
by Murray
Buster121 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am
Andy 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.
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 top
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.
It's a big hawk!
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:48 pm
by Andy
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.
Re: The birds don’t seem to care
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:43 pm
by Trev
Andy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:26 pm
Buster121 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:51 am
Andy 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.
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 top
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 continues
Maybe She's a modern environmentalist hawk Andy and is vegan
