kenny14 656 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 A beak that will put paid to countless eggs and chicks of Songbirds and Gamebirds over the coming weeks. Though as with most predators, I've got to admit to a slight admiration for their adaptability and ingenuity. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reddawn 2,173 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 nice pic that, my lad pestering like fook for a pet un Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 They was one trying to nest near my garden two week's ago...last year the same bunch raided the blackie's nest twice in the ivy...this year my PCP put pay to that.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 i put a picture up earlier of a brancher from this afternoon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 A beak that would have put paid to countless eggs and chicks of Songbirds and Gamebirds over the coming weeks. Though as with most predators, I've got to admit to a slight admiration for their adaptability and ingenuity. Sorted that for you........................surely!!!!!... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 A beak that would have put paid to countless eggs and chicks of Songbirds and Gamebirds over the coming weeks. Though as with most predators, I've got to admit to a slight admiration for their adaptability and ingenuity. Sorted that for you........................surely!!!!!... It most certainly was sorted Lab , the photo was just after I'd taken it from the larsen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 A beak that would have put paid to countless eggs and chicks of Songbirds and Gamebirds over the coming weeks. Though as with most predators, I've got to admit to a slight admiration for their adaptability and ingenuity. Sorted that for you........................surely!!!!!... It most certainly was sorted Lab , the photo was just after I'd taken it from the larsen! I thought as much....... Do you notice if you move your larsen even 6 feet the most stubborn of crow will then go in? Yet sitting in the same place it wont?... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 A beak that would have put paid to countless eggs and chicks of Songbirds and Gamebirds over the coming weeks. Though as with most predators, I've got to admit to a slight admiration for their adaptability and ingenuity. Sorted that for you........................surely!!!!!... It most certainly was sorted Lab , the photo was just after I'd taken it from the larsen! I thought as much....... Do you notice if you move your larsen even 6 feet the most stubborn of crow will then go in? Yet sitting in the same place it wont?... I do, and actually last week I saw a pair of Crows round the trap mobbing the decoy bird 3 mornings on the trot, but they weren't going in (I have a catching trap sat on top of the Larsen too which accounts for most catches). I'm very limited to how far this trap can be moved so I put it onto an old upturned water trough which lifted it no more than 18 inches. Next morning both Crows were caught, one in the Larsen and the other in the catcher . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 A beak that would have put paid to countless eggs and chicks of Songbirds and Gamebirds over the coming weeks. Though as with most predators, I've got to admit to a slight admiration for their adaptability and ingenuity. Sorted that for you........................surely!!!!!... It most certainly was sorted Lab , the photo was just after I'd taken it from the larsen! I thought as much....... Do you notice if you move your larsen even 6 feet the most stubborn of crow will then go in? Yet sitting in the same place it wont?... I do, and actually last week I saw a pair of Crows round the trap mobbing the decoy bird 3 mornings on the trot, but they weren't going in (I have a catching trap sat on top of the Larsen too which accounts for most catches). I'm very limited to how far this trap can be moved so I put it onto an old upturned water trough which lifted it no more than 18 inches. Next morning both Crows were caught, one in the Larsen and the other in the catcher . Spot on........could never understand it myself. I can move it a fair bit in the rearing field(when i done it) and i used to move it from one end of the field to the other or work corner to corner. Soon realised that moving it no distance at all the buggers were straight in....... Is it the "Larsens mate" you are using above it......cracking piece of kit that. Very handy for catching problem birds.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 A beak that would have put paid to countless eggs and chicks of Songbirds and Gamebirds over the coming weeks. Though as with most predators, I've got to admit to a slight admiration for their adaptability and ingenuity. Sorted that for you........................surely!!!!!... It most certainly was sorted Lab , the photo was just after I'd taken it from the larsen! I thought as much....... Do you notice if you move your larsen even 6 feet the most stubborn of crow will then go in? Yet sitting in the same place it wont?... I do, and actually last week I saw a pair of Crows round the trap mobbing the decoy bird 3 mornings on the trot, but they weren't going in (I have a catching trap sat on top of the Larsen too which accounts for most catches). I'm very limited to how far this trap can be moved so I put it onto an old upturned water trough which lifted it no more than 18 inches. Next morning both Crows were caught, one in the Larsen and the other in the catcher . Spot on........could never understand it myself. I can move it a fair bit in the rearing field(when i done it) and i used to move it from one end of the field to the other or work corner to corner. Soon realised that moving it no distance at all the buggers were straight in....... Is it the "Larsens mate" you are using above it......cracking piece of kit that. Very handy for catching problem birds.......... Yeh, it is a larsens mate trap, and I'm going to make a few more as soon as I get chance, they're certainly a good addition. And I've heard they can be useful for those 'problem ' birds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,264 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 keep at em boys............. had seventeen maggies and five cad crows with the pcp in the last three days.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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