Blasted Pigeons

[smeghead]

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5 minutes later

 

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going by those photo's your feeding them WAY too much, no wonder your havin' a rant about bird food being so expensive!

[shetlandpeat]

You could make a feeding board that has long spikes,

too tall for the larger birds to land and far

enough apart to allow the smaller birds to feed

between the spikes

2 or 3 foot square should do.

[JustMe]

Are there any people in Lerwick who keep racing pigeons?. If there are I guess they have the right to let their birds out to fly and any attempt to do nasty things to those birds would result in a New year visit to the Sheriff. Maybe better to find a bird feeder that only little birds could feed from or simply stop feeding birds.

[paulb]

but not now. they depend on the food source.

[shetlandpeat]

all year round season on pigeons. They are vermin.

[crofter-amy]

And really all I see in that first photo is sparrows (flying mice) and one blackbird. The blackbird would be as thankful if you turned over a bit of earth in this weather!

 

Put out other things, the fat off the roast in something hanging will do more for the small birds in this weather, they need the extra calories! Robbins in particular, they don't go for seeds.

[SkpprJohnson]

make very good eatin,many a good feed in our house,seen a dozen in the oven at one time,stuffed an all..............

[Njugglebreck]

all year round season on pigeons. They are vermin.

 

Feral pigeons and woodpigeons only I'm afraid, and then only if there's a valid reason - protection of crops, animals or people.

Otherwise we're not allowed to shoot them

[onlyjim]

Ah well seein' as they are wild i will let them off with it for now.

The snow is saving the grass.

 

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They are protected as well so i can't eat them.

[Da Blind Hoe]

You should try this.

[onlyjim]

Ah well seein' as they are wild i will let them off with it for now.

The snow is saving the grass.

 

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab8/onlyjim/Stuff/SAM_0345.jpg

 

They are protected as well so i can't eat them.

 

Can you spot the wee white sparrow

[onlyjim]

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[shetlandpeat]

Throw the food into the middle of the bush, will keep most of the big birds away

[shetlandpeat]

all year round season on pigeons. They are vermin.

 

Feral pigeons and woodpigeons only I'm afraid, and then only if there's a valid reason - protection of crops, animals or people.

Otherwise we're not allowed to shoot them

 

Not everyone can be an expert at identification

[Girzie]

Put the seed in hanging feeders - they can't manage them. Or use a ground feeding station with a mesh top for those birds who prefer to feed at low level. Then put a little out for the rock doves on the ground as they are starving too!