Wildlife in your Garden

[kev]

One of the geese on the Reserve obviously has Angel Wing,

Maybe too much junk food, bread etc and neglecting it's natural diet.

 

[RufusCat]

Maybe too much junk food, bread etc and neglecting it's natural diet.

When will people realise it's not kind to feed bread to birds, as in the picture, it results in deformities. Horrible to see.

 

[kev]

When will people realise it's not kind to feed bread to birds, as in the picture, it results in deformities. Horrible to see.

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with a bit of bread now and again, and they do like it. The problem is when they neglect their natural diet and rely on being fed by humans.
It's a big problem wherever you get geese and ducks on small ponds and canals that get regular visitors feeding them.
It can also cause problems in the waterways which can get clogged with weeds that would usually be kept in check by the natural grazing.

 

[Littlesue]

When will people realise it's not kind to feed bread to birds, as in the picture, it results in deformities. Horrible to see.

We have them in from the bird sanctuary to give talks on how to preserve the wildlife and they think the link to feeding them bread causing it is very rare, they say when it was reported it was the cause a few years back they lost so many more through starvation, there are up to 300 geese living round the Reserve and this is the first one we seen for a few years.

 

[kev]

We have them in from the bird sanctuary to give talks on how to preserve the wildlife and they think the link to feeding them bread causing it is very rare, they say when it was reported it was the cause a few years back they lost so many more through starvation, there are up to 300 geese living round the Reserve and this is the first one we seen for a few years.
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Like I said Sue, it's not 'eating bread' per se that causes it.
Some ducks, geese etc can become reliant on humans feeding them and therefore neglect to eat their natural diet.

 

[Tony Hibbert's Wife]

Tiger moth. Not sure which kind - likely Jersey. They're bright orange when they open up. Rubbish at flying, though, like all moths. Loads and loads of butterflies this year. Amongst other things I'm growing sprouts and the Cabbage Whites have been all over the plants. I'm guessing it's pretty rare for them to find brassicas in South London, so I don't net them. Plenty of other veg growing that their caterpillars don't like and I do. Like seeing the butterflies, too.

 

[KaiserEFC]

My absolute dude

 

[kev]

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My absolute dude

Nice. What is it?

 

[Cameron Manning]

There was a deer prancing around Tesco in Bootle last week maybe that was looking for food, don’t know where it came from.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Nice. What is it?

A Weka, he’s tried to come in a few times

 

[kev]

A Weka, he’s tried to come in a few times

Ah right.
Hadn't realised you were in NZ mate. We tend to see more wackers than wekas here.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Ah right.
Hadn't realised you were in NZ mate. We tend to see more wackers than wekas here.

quackers here.

 

[goldfinchmule]

There was a deer prancing around Tesco in Bootle last week maybe that was looking for food, don’t know where it came from.

Meat aisle?

 

[Littlesue]

Meat aisle?

Surely the veggie aisle

 

[Andy McGurk]

To our American collective,

I know this is technically not in the garden but I was walking through Golden gate park and this fella turned up. What kind of bird is it? Thanks