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Talkback: Sparrows in the garden

in our garden this year, and yesterday I emptied the bird feeders and filled them with Bill Oddies seed mix aimed at attracting sparrows it worked. I came home at dinner time to see sparrows tucking in. To think back to childhood and feeding the birds by john

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15/02/2012 19:00:28

by manchesterbird

Talkback: Kestrel

Was amazed on two occasions last year to see a bird which my husband informed me was a kestrel in our back garden. On one occasion he was on the fence, the next time on top of the bird feeder. Needless to say not too many birds around the feeder by annie

28/11/2011 18:30:22

by mickdundee

Strawberries

I have a fair few strawberry plants and in previous years they have been eaten by ants birds and slugs and this year i want to stop the problem! Ants can only eat them if someone else has broken the skin for them, they are not able to get into a by Lalat

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02/06/2012 17:33:22

by Lalat

Talkback: Honesty seed-pods

of Honesty which may have been dropped by birds? The seed pods are the same as the common variety. Reply to Olwen: No I haven't heard of this, but would love to see a picture if you have a yellow form. You can email it to me at adam.pasco@bbc.com. Looking by Hilda

28/11/2011 18:37:36

by STYLE NV

by slugs or birds, they will take advantage (as will other insects.) It is possible that ants have decided that your growbags make a nice nest though! To encourage them to move on and find another home, water your strawberries well and often - ants hate by Lu

17/06/2012 20:22:00

by Lu

Use of mirrors?

if the the birds get confused and fly into it and injure themselves!. So does anyone have any experience of safely and effectively using mirrors in a garden which doesn't harm our feathered friends? many thanks, Janet I use old mirrors in my garden, never had a by chilli lover

15/10/2012 20:30:06

by Zoomer44

Talkback: December gardening jobs

picture of one of the big gardens that opens to the public in the winter and thought - ahh great minds think alike. It does make people look and wonder! I have had a queue of birds at my feeders too, and I've got Mr & Mrs Blackbird fighting by happymarion

10/12/2012 23:55:29

by Adam Pasco

scale insects

cheekymonkey68, ladybirds and birds are the best and cheapest way to get rid of scale insects. The outer shell usually protects the scale insect from insecticides, so there's no point in spraying (this could also harm other wildlife). You can pick the insects by cheekymonkey68

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23/02/2012 12:34:09

by Kate Bradbury

couldnt believe it

Hi you think you have bird problems ,this is absolutly true ,seen nothing like it, last week i was talking to Phill my next door allotment mate about the damage from slugs, snails and birds, as a big fat street pidgeon walked up the path toward us by 4711

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03/07/2012 12:52:36

by 4711

Keeping Cats and Wildlife apart?

I was interested in the article about Cats in this months magazine as I have two. The way I keep them away from the birds is to feed the birds in the front garden - its tiny but all the wildlife is out there, frogs, toads, etc, the cats have to go by ClaireCat

07/08/2012 17:05:35

by obelixx

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