francolin 449 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 looked out yesterday morning ,there she was sat on roof of flight, sparrow hawk, studying how to get at the yellow feasts inside,she was in fine condition so I grabs wifes phone,clicks away only to find it was on video, me and phones/pcs don't mix well,but I will get a pic up when I get assistance, the day befor a spar hit the side at speed ,but flew away ok, after it bounced off the Perspex. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Well done franc, I'm about the same with phones,lol... I bet it'll be back for another look, canaries won't be very happy about it though eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Great when you see them close up and in gear. A few years ago my neighbour kept a big aviary of mixed foreign birds. I was looking over the fence at the birds when all of a sudden nearly all the birds hit the mesh panel I was looking into and clung to the wire. My confusion was short lived as just as I looked up, a big female flew millimetres over the aviary, over my head and carried on along the row of houses tight to the fences. Awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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francolin 449 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 its back these are why I keep top half coverd in plastic,once had a canarie loose its feet from damage by a spar,also lost a good few fantails and racers to them, don't bother me these days ,but at times I did consider getting the airgun befor the phone :laugh:atb. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,484 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 The perspex seems to work well with me also. Mr Millet told me about that. The spars have had a good year it seems and so have the house sparrows round my way. TUFFTY 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
francolin 449 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 tuffty they have mate,i gave up with the fantails ect,they were only safe outdoors when we were outside,the Perspex is removeable and only covers top half of one side and one end,that is exposed,it also helps as a wind break, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,484 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Unbelievable half way through reading your post a bloody spar landed on the bird table after the sparrows again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,603 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Ive had a few Spars land on the aviary over the last week.......so much for them daft Owls with the twisty heads that you get out the garden centres they seem about as scarey as a chicken drumstick ! Wouldnt you need the perspex all the way round to make it effective.....or am i missing something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,484 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Gnasher if you put the perspex on the top half of the outside flights As in the picture below Then it usually prevents them. Once they fly into it once or twice, they tend to bugger off. The spars that are about now are mostly this years birds So they will learn soon enough not to bother any more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
francolin 449 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 gnasher the reason mine is only one side and one end coverd is because the other end is solid ply its the shelter/roosting end ,the other side is wire but up tight along a shed window so the kids sit in the shed and view the birds,close to the glass,if you no what I mean :blink:its all a bit complex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
francolin 449 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 tuffty they must have had a good season,i see em daily , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,563 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I don't let anything bother my birds and i sure wouldn't have that problem if i had time to focus one sort of lens on it . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,603 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 gnasher the reason mine is only one side and one end coverd is because the other end is solid ply its the shelter/roosting end ,the other side is wire but up tight along a shed window so the kids sit in the shed and view the birds,close to the glass,if you no what I mean :blink:its all a bit complex Yep i see i think i was probably looking too deep into it i wondered if there was some kind of tactical logic behind it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hareydave 1,214 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 there cruel when they eat a pigeon alive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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