To start this backyard birding news group: we moved to this Main Street, Greytown address last December and since then have set about transforming a large...
I live on the outskirts of one of the Wairarapa villages and have been enjoying a skylark singing high above the paddock out the back since June! Wonderful to...
I am a keen photographer and I would like to know how to attract Fantails and other beautiful birds into my yard. I live in the suburbs of Dunedin. ( I also...
The first thing about fantails is to see if they are in your area. If not, don't really know how one might encourage them. But if they are in the area, and...
Thanks to everyone for their comments. I have three Cherry Plum trees and when the fruit is ripe that is the only time I see the odd Fantail about, not at any...
... trees and when the fruit is ripe that is the only time I see the odd Fantail about, not at any other time. Can anyone tell me the name of this bird which...
My wife and I live just South of Brightwater, 22 km's SW of Nelson. Since the proliferation of vineyards in the district we find the bird population has...
I did think the Marlborough vineyards were using falcons to help control birds in the vineyards. I have placed a link on the link page to the Falcons for...
... bird ... the ... have ... time, a ... Carduelis ... often ... all ... life. ... I did think the Marlborough vineyards were trying to use falcons to scare...
Those starling comedians have been trying to fill my letterbox ready for nesting. I put a stop to that by hanging a light screen over the letter slot. What...
Did someone say they have a cat? I do too. I have to admit to really liking cats but they are a bit of a problem with birds, or at least some cats are. Mine is...
I have seen a few postings about cats. I was lucky when I was a kid. My sisters cat was too lazy to chase anything except its food bowl and that was only after...
Suburban Napier, a most adequate size, probably considered large in this day of in-fill housing. Good-sized lawn, trees and shrubs around the perimeter,...
Silver Eyes - Wax Eyes, White Eyes - frequently chatter their way through the shrubs, feasting on the tiny insects that are hidden away from sight under the...
Hi Garth, With silvereyes I hang a ball in a tree made with a basis of lard and then other bits - seeds, raisins etc. That way other birds can't get it...
Hi - another new member.. Does anyone know how to tell apart the male and female thrush - the ones we see on our lawns - also is it the Song Thrush? Google was...
In a kitchen in a previous house I could sit at my table, look through to the dining room and out through their windows. One cold grey still winter's morning I...
Talking of thrush... I just put a photo in the photo part... was a little thrush singing his/her heart out the other evening against a brilliant sunset....
One Autumn morning, we noticed a large group of Mynahs, about 20 of them, milling around and struting together. We wondered if these were juveniles banding...
Hi, I am also new to this group. My reply to your question is that the male has a little white ruffle under his chin and it moves up and down and around when...
Live in Onehunga, Auckland and from year to year there is a family of either thrushes or blackbirds. Usually one parent has a grey patch on it's head and a few...
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