Winged warm-blooded creatures, family *Aves*
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Nesting box cleaning [closed]
I was building a nesting box to encourage birds in my garden. It worked, a week ago a family of Blue Tit moved out after a stressful time. I'm curious so I got up to box to check what they left. I was ...
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What types of fruit are most likely to be eaten by vertebrate pests?
So there are tomatoes in my backyard, and for some reason, nothing seems to eat them even though lots of birds visit the backyard, which surprises me. Do birds and rodents (mice and squirrels) have a ...
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How can I naturally encourage birds into my garden?
We love having our garden filled with birds, thus we have put up a variety of bird feeders. We also make lots of water available for the birds. The result is a 2½ year old that can identify about ...
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How can we protect a fig tree's fruit from birds?
We have a fairly large and productive fig tree, but we never get to enjoy the fruit because the birds always get to it first.
What can we do to take advantage of this tree before my wife makes me cut ...
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Keeping mockingbirds off potted plants (ornamental peppers)
I have a rectangular pot on the deck full of ornamental peppers ('Poinsettia' and Chile Pequin "bird peppers"). As is typical of ornamental peppers, they're about a foot high and covered with small ...
