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Midland Spinner

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 2931
Location: Under a green roof

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 11:02 am Post subject: Yaffle
Saw him twice this morning - it's time to wrap up the hives!

mochasidamo

Joined: 22 Sep 2005
Posts: 615
Location: Montgomery

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 12:33 pm Post subject:
One thing we don't have here...oh, and bears...

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 7:10 pm Post subject:
Never had a problem with them. Once witnessed a male pied flycatcher repeatedly flying across the entrances to some of my hives, taking bees on the wing, but they are such a rare bird here I couldn't begrudge him his meal.

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 8:44 pm Post subject:
We talking green woodpeckers? I used to see them all the time in the SE but not as often here in Devon.

LynneA

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 4893
Location: London N21

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 9:38 pm Post subject:
Thought they were more partial to ants?

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 12 12:52 pm Post subject:
I thought it was the guy from Bagpuss.

mochasidamo

Joined: 22 Sep 2005
Posts: 615
Location: Montgomery

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 12 12:15 am Post subject:

LynneA wrote:

Thought they were more partial to ants?

Yes, they are. But the ants dig deeper in the colder weather and the green woodpeckers must feed elsewhere. Hives, and especially Nationals and poorly maintained hives with footholds are popular...and the birds are persistant. Once the holes are made rodents can enter and do their worst too.

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