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Talkback: Garden bird care in winter
. Living in suburbia and keen on house maintenance, I know there is always water available in guttering. Except in the most severe weather, the south facing roof will always thaw during the day providing water. As gardeners what birds need most, is cover by mizzzy
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28/11/2011 18:40:10
by carly
Talkback: Feeding garden birds in winter
That's some image, Pippa - birds in home-knitted socks! But I do agree we need to take care of the birds. They are the gardener's best friends. My garlic will be sown in pots, which i will do at the kitchen table, covered with plastic. Needs must by Lanaeve
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28/11/2011 18:41:34
by luke
Talkback: Garden birds and the Big Garden Birdwatch
, chaffinches, thrush,fieldfare, siskins, woodpeckers, robins. My neighbour had a goldcrest and a friend sent me lovely photos of a woodcock in her snowy garden.Margaret, Cardross I answered the call to feed the birds and went and bought three different feeders by Rosemary62
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28/11/2011 18:40:12
by ken
Talkback: Garden birds and my Big Garden Birdwatch
much of my own garden. I moved in to mine in august and have found not many birds visit. When i did start getting visitors last month a pair of magpies began to visit regularly. The male i watched with fascination as during the rain he collected up all by Kate Bradbury
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28/11/2011 18:43:02
by ANN
Cat/Bird and Wildlife friendly garden
I have a really tiny garden, just 32ft in length and 18ft wide...I currently feed the birds in the garden as one of my cats goes out on a lead and the other has restricted access.  I want to cat proof my garden but its very difficult as we have by Suzanne4
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26/04/2013 21:20:11
by flowering rose
Best type of bird feeder for a city garden?
. flowering rose, thank you for all that information - I shall bear it in mind  Do you have any sort of outside space/yard/garden or do you have a "balcony flat" or similar? If so, you'd probably be able to use the feeders you already have.  Some birds by Girasole
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25/01/2013 17:57:04
by hypercharleyfarley
Talkback: 'Grow Your Own' Week: Garden birds
Hello,It's great to see your enthusiasm about both gardening and, of all birds, the wren! A little explanation: I love gardening and try to pass that love to my 3 growing-up children. And on top, the oldest and youngest of my kids have autism by ken t
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28/11/2011 18:40:37
by heybrook
Talkback: Garden birds, squirrels and fruit crops
. That way they do get a lookin but under my controlled conditions! Oh, the lengths we gardeners have to go to in order to enjoy tasty home-grown produce. I do love my resident birds, but wish they'd learn to share! If only they'd get a taste for weeds! Can I by judith
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16/05/2012 22:28:04
by Ken 2
Where have all the birds gone?
Hi - I have several feeders in my garden, offering sunflower seed, suet, mealworms and peanuts.  Last year I had a huge number of birds in the garden, including flocks of 20 to 30 goldfinch several times a day, plus green finch, chaffinches, all by Lunarz
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21/06/2012 09:27:12
by gardeningfantic
Talkback: RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2012
Hi Richard, I did the Big Garden Bird Watch, I spent a lovely hour on Sunday afternoon watching the birds. I've done the Bird watch for a few years now and really enjoy it. Like you I saw the normal birds like sparrows, starlings etc. But it has by donutsmrs
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07/02/2012 17:30:17
by oldchippy