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Fairygirl
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Managed to catch the juvenile magpies (from the kitchen window) having their daily dip
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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lovely, we enjoy watching birds bathing, mainly blackbirds and sparrows.
I know what you mean pansyface, but those two juveniles have been great fun to watch this year.
The pond's so tiny, it's more like a plunge pool for them
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
watching birds especially fledglings are a joy anytime, water makes it more so.
...except that these little b*ggers will grow up to be noisy, messy songbird predators. I'm quite happy - indeed thrilled - to see a sparrowhawk/kestrel/harrier taking an adult bird but I do draw the line at magpies ransacking a nest.
(I'd now duck to avoid the epected flack but I'm off to do some cooking...)
I'm with you Steve 309
Me too Steve, I can't bear to see them fighting over baby birds and ripping them in half. I have to chase them away here.
Yup - here's Dennis from last year - before the pond was made
I don't care for magpies normally but those two have made me laugh this year. Especially when one slid down the neighbour's garage roof ....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Of course - that might be 'not Dennis' as it could be his missus
He was in looking for some grub the other day so I've filled the feeders. Think the ruddy starlings might be scoffing most of it though, so I'll need to rig up the little hanging feeder for Dennis and his small pals
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's a double layer of heavy duty black polythene Gertie - which I already had. I used some plastic coated bubble wrap, that a settee came wrapped in, for the lining along with some sand. Hole was dug out to about 18"/24" at the deepest and sloped up to the right hand side with a little beach. There was a dead tree which I'd previously removed, but we couldn't get the roots out, so I just incorporated it into the planting area on the right. Oxygenators and plants were put in last autumn with some watercress in spring.
Dug out last summer and rocks etc put in place:
Filled and some planting put in :
Most recent pic this summer:
Hope that's of some use
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...