Jonjon79 13,358 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 ferret food? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Cheers guys I just spoke to one of my nighbours and there were two in her garden so looks like they have escaped from some bodies aviary ... I can't see them lasting long around here with the amount of sparrow Hawks we have ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Or corvids,they stand out pretty well,an that one looks knackered or weak. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 ferret food? That was my first guess. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Did you catch it socks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Did you catch it socks No it could fly quite well so as soon as you got near it would take off ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Had bit life in it then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,201 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Did you catch it socks No it could fly quite well so as soon as you got near it would take off ....... make a deadfall trap,but instead of a rock to squish it use an upside down shopping basket and catch it, I used to catch loads of birds with this as a kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Lol I know how to catch them mate ... I just don't want to ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,939 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 p100.jpg Cant work our how to label it, but im sure you get the jist and can tell difference between yourself, the birdy, the box and the string, if not feel free to pm me ken and ill run you through it.. i used to do that when i was a kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Haiddheliwr 1,911 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 In the valleys we used to use a round coal riddle, very effective no bird was safe lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treecreeper 1,136 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yea I used to draw pictures aswell wernt that good though i was only allowed to use the fat crayons ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,423 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 p100.jpg Cant work our how to label it, but im sure you get the jist and can tell difference between yourself, the birdy, the box and the string, if not feel free to pm me ken and ill run you through it.. I caught a goldfinch youngster that escaped from my aviary like that a few years back,it was still being fed through the wire by it's parents bt had no water so i used a bowl of water for bait and had it recaught within 15 mins of setting up on top of the aviary .. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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