Starlings And Their Chicks.

[mark williams 7,549]

Just finished replacing all the ridge tiles for new ones on a property in Newton-le-Willows.

The owner wanted two active starling nests and their young removed from the base of each hip on a three sided roof .

Well lads I point blanc refused to remove the nests and the chicks and left the face of the ridge tiles, tight to the gutter, "wide open" to allow the parent starling entry to the young and continue to feed them, which they did

The customer paid me up and said he would get his son to go up and block the young in with cement , I told him to leave them be for a few weeks and I`ll return, free of charge and duly point in the face of the ridge tiles correctly.

 

I also told him, as he had paid me in cash, that if he does block those chicks in to starve to death I`ll come back and fall out with him " the old fashioned way".

 

He has now promised me he will let the birds and their young, leave the nests natures way and phone me when they have gone.

 

 

Sensible chap

 

 

atb Mark

[ftm 3,357]

good on you mark -billy - I know there not everyones favourite bird but there in massive decline -I can hear the young [stinkers] as I walk the dog and wont be long before they fledge --herring gulls are already gathering around here for them

[peterhunter86 8,627]

Fairplay mark,i love starlings i always feed them ive often boiled a full chicking and put it out and watched the for hours some of the spend more time fighting over it than eating.

[The one 8,397]

They are wonderful at imitating other birds

[Rez 4,957]

They are wonderful at imitating other birds

 

Why do they do that then?

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Well done mate ?

[big napper 3,559]

nice one mark (ya big soft git)

[David.evans 5,323]

Your to old to act like one of them x men , but having said that mark , respect mate

Nice to be nice

ATB mate

[philpot 4,928]

We have two families living in the loft, one we call 'chicken george' because he spends time with the chickens in the farm next door then comes home doing all his / her chicken & rooster impressions, I sit and watch them for ages.

 

They are NOT in decline over here, loads of them.

 

Phil

[Jonjon79 13,340]

Good on you Mark

 

That silly fecker wanting to trap them in and starve them is just cruel and unnecessary.

[tilimangro 1,013]

Top man

I'll buy you a pint for that

[tomburras 2,721]

You have a heart of gold mark.

[baz 463]

I have just wet dashed the house, and forgot to put the vent grill back for shower extractor, kids noticed starling taking straw etc in, so iv had to leave it till the chicks have left.....

 

Downside is... Chicks gave hatched in ceiling above bathroom, the parents have pecked/ripped through extractor pipe and are rearing young ontop if 200mm of cosy wrap now... And I get woken very early by them haha, can't wait till they leave

[mattwhite 1,993]

Well we have got tonnes of them over here. You have only got to think about putting food out and theres a mahooosive que waiting in the Hawthorne all chattering.

Beautiful little birds and like someone else said, they can fall out with their own shadow??

[The one 8,397]

 

They are wonderful at imitating other birds

 

Why do they do that then?

 

I saw a programme think it was old dicky attenbrough and they are just wonderful impersonators they sing like a canary