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Managed to catch the juvenile magpies (from the kitchen window) having their daily dip  image

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It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



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.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    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 image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • watching birds especially fledglings are a joy anytime, water makes it more so.

  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    ...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...)

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    I'm with you Steve 309

    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    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.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Yup - here's Dennis from last year - before the pond was made image

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    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 .... image image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Of course - that might be 'not Dennis' as it could be his missus image

    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 image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    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:

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    Filled and some planting put in :

     

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    Most recent pic this summer:

     

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    Hope that's of some use image 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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