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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.

    News from Casper's garden

    Doves... supposed to be symbols of peace, at least the white ones are. We have a few too many collared doves and they have taken to persecuting the wood pigeons. Whenever a pigeon settles on the lawn to peck around under the bird feeder one or two doves will fly down and chase him off.
    Has anyone any idea why?

    A couple of kites (the birdy type not the ones on the end of a string) were circling over the garden this morning. We think they were young black kites but what drew my eye to them was hearing a call which sounded just like a red kite. They soon soared off and have not been seen since. Casper is keeping a lookout whilst out in the garden. He is always either on one of us or under the canopy of the magnolia tree so we hope they don't spot him.
    "A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom

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    Willy-Eclectus, Oliver-alexandrine, Mookie-Senegal, Bella- Australian King, Joey and Peewee- Barrabands, Peachiegirl-Peachfront conure, Pepper- crimson belly conure, Peanut-plum head, Babyblue-parrotlette, Harry and Louie-canaries.
    I know that some people don't really care for the doves but I love them. I finally have doves and robins in the back yard as well as jays and cardinals. Don't know why the doves will chase off the pigeons. The doves here are quite happy to share.

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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.
    The doves have never been a problem before, it has always been fair shares for all on the grass but now they are bullying the much bigger pigeons just for the fun of it.
    Jays and magpies can be a nuisance here because they rob the eggs from the smaller birds' nests. We don't get jays in the garden, they seem to prefer the woodlands and are often seen whilst driving through the lanes. We tend to hear the magpies before seeing them - they are nearly as rowdy as the jackdaws. The jackdaws are always inviting their friends around for noisy chimney parties that end in a fight.
    Cute little baby robin in the garden last week with an adult. The baby had hardly any tail and short stubby little wings but still managed to flit around the bushes with great alacrity.
    Lots of great tits and blue tits on the feeder. Chaffinches and green finches in the yew tree flitting from branch to branch in search of insects.
    The constant seep-seeping of baby birds demanding to be fed is gradually becoming a thing of the past as they are fledging and finding their own food.
    Last edited by Casper's 2nd best friend; 06-23-2018 at 08:27 AM.
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    Willy-Eclectus, Oliver-alexandrine, Mookie-Senegal, Bella- Australian King, Joey and Peewee- Barrabands, Peachiegirl-Peachfront conure, Pepper- crimson belly conure, Peanut-plum head, Babyblue-parrotlette, Harry and Louie-canaries.
    We have had a lot more babies around this year. Not as many stray and feral cats around so the babies have a chance to grow. The grackles are a pita...they are all over.
    I think our squirrels from last year may be having babies in our garage again. You gotta love nature.

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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.
    The kites are, according to our local expert, red kites. They have been making a comeback after years of persecution with breeding projects in middle England helping them along. Black kites tend to hang around in Italy we are told.
    We saw them again this morning circling to the north of us, never flapping their wings. I told Casper that some birds make flying look easier than it is.

    Google and Wikipedia seem a bit confused about the metric size and weight of the common grackle. Google reckons they are about 2.8-3.5cm/1.5 inches long (a blatant decimal point error) and both say they only weigh 110g which would be nearly a quarter of Caper's weight (he is around 400g). Note to Casper: you need to diet!
    "A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom

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