Hi all I'm new to this group, having recently returned to New Zealand from Toronto, Canada, where we spent five very enjoyable years. In Toronto we had a...
... Hi Simon. The supermarkets used to stock birdseed in some variety - I don't know if they still do, or what the quality is like. Might make a starting point...
Our local pet shop in Wainuiomata sells a 'wild bird seed mix', which we use, plus the supermarkets do have different seeds in bulk which we use to supplement...
Hi Simon, I don't know where you are based but I used to get good quality 10kg sacks of bird seed from a large pet-store near me in Auckland. It used to be ...
... Hi Simon, I buy Kremelta and add seed, chopped (soaked overnight) raisons, spaghetti, apple and a dollop of honey... my birds love this. Also buy in bulk...
... in ... etc., ... have ... live ... Simon We mix up a cup of lard, 1/2 cup of general birdseed from supermarket, 1/2 cup any cereal, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs....
Thanks for all your responses - this has given me a lot of avenues to explore, and also opened up a few new ones indirectly. I'll let you know how I get on in...
There were two pigeons in the budding weeping willow this morning. Also they have been into the budding blossoms, all high in protein I gather. Tuis are...
I observed 30 dunnock at one time on our front lawn..they flittered about coming and going but there were 30 on the ground at once. I couldn't believe it and...
I can't tell the difference between a dunnock and a sparrow.... or perhaps we don't have dunnocks up north? Gill ... “It’s amazing how people can get so...
At a distance it is difficult to be certain, but sparrows (male and female) have very heavy, cone-shaped beaks, while dunnocks have fine, pointed beaks. Once...
... There were dunnocks in the Bay of Plenty, so I'm sure they will be in Auckland, but they were never so numerous as they are down here in the Wairarapa. I...
There was a blackbird singing here at midnight the other night in the main street of Greytown, somewhere on the old council building as far as I could make...
Thanks Anne.... I looked at your photos and in my bird books and I don't think I have ever seen a dunnock up here in the Far North.... but will keep looking....
If you send me some dunnocks, I will be happy to send you some mynahs! :) :) Unfortunately, the latter tend to take over my bird feeders... Gill ... First they...
Or how about some magpies. This morning there were 4 blue herons in our Kaihikateas - we have never seen them this far inland before, although weare only a...
Yes down here on the farm in Canterbury, there are great signs of spring, the lawn is daily being raked over by blackbirds hungery for worms.....Ive even had...
hi, I saw a bird in Wellington today which i could not identify through my rather small NZ bird book or on the NZ bird website. I am not a serious bird watcher...
Perhaps a Malay spotted dove - http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/malayspotteddove.html otherwise an escaped caged bird, but which one? ... in ... a ... little ... ...
Yes, that is definitely what it was. Thank you Stuart To: newzealandbackyardbirding@yahoogroups.com From: derrickh@... Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 06:19:15...
I read some time ago that a silhouette of a bird of prey will deter birds, one of my Grands made such a thing and it does help. Â Larry Make Yahoo!7 your...
Just seen a bird I don't recognize in the garden. If it weren't for the fact that it's head and neck were a uniform pale grey I'd say it was a goldfinch. I...
Chaffinches and goldfinches are very different in size and behaviour. Goldfinches are slim and very alert, never settling long in one spot. They're usually (at...
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