Not the best of quality, and in hindsight I should have opened the window for better sound. Taken through the kitchen window on my phone yesterday morning. The usual few moments of madness when the morning feed goes out.
-EDIT- Posted on the wrong forum, oops.!! I'm not actually asking any questions or looking for any answers .....well.....not about this anyway.!! :-)
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What an amazing sight, at least they aerate the lawn at the same time. So many corvids & starlings and so few squabbles. Definitely has a Hitchcock feel.
Tony
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Loved it! Considering the sheer number of birds, I thought they were quite well behaved. The seagulls are HUGE and are definately the dysons of the bird world. No wonder the spadgers kept to the edge of the lawn. I love the sound of the Jackdaws, it sounds like they are laughing.
Thanks folks
Marina: The Gulls only come down if there are large food items on offer to make it worth their while (broken up slices of soaked brown bread in this case).
Tony: Squabbles often do break out but normally not between different species. It may come as a bit of a shock to you but the Starlings are the worst for fighting among themselves.!! :-)
Crow Lady: The Lesser Black-backed Gulls are huge, especially when seen at such close quarters. We’ve also been getting the occasional Common Gull, but this is the exception rather than the rule.
Hi Paul, starling squabbles are not unknown, we can get up 20 in the garden, with ground food it's all relatively friendly. But when I fill the feeder trays then the squabbling starts, especially when 3/4 juvs land and get in each other's way, it surprises me at times that juv starlings see off their adults and they always chase off the blackies.
Yes, bless them, the younger they are the feistier they are too. So funny to watch.
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