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Just a suggestion to the OP, but you can buy mock-ups of birds of prey to hang in your garden. Preferably move them around, otherwise the birds might smell a rat. No idea if it would see off the parakeets, but it would probably empty your garden of any other bird who might otherwise disturb you with its singing :)

exdulwicher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I thought robins were territorial? > > Only with other robins. They're fine sharing > feeders with tits, nuthatches, woodpeckers, > finches etc. Yes, it was the reference to "lots of robins" in the post above mine that I was referring to. I suspect it is the same robin visiting many times :)

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I know you know who you are. But they might not read ED forum posts?

I thought robins were territorial?

SpringTime Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > What would a Quentin Tarantino film be without > a > > bit of swearing (and violence too) > > > It would probably have more value. More value in what way? Quentin Tarantino lite just wouldn't be the same (not that I've seen any of his later movies)

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I do have mice in my garden, maybe they will come and mop up the leftovers :)

Whatever it was didn't like the marzipan. Or the icing. I am resisting the temptation to retrieve those bits :)) :)) :))

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Something beaked or furry (I presume) has eaten the cake in the garden! So whatever it was, I'm giving them and their mates the rest of it :)

coalakid Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Christopher?s now the only decent real local > bakery left (and best for croissants!) Where is that??

My post up the thread wasn't related to birds singing at night, it was more about the general increase in birdsong during the day. But when we used to run music gigs at DHFC we sometimes didn't leave till around 3am after clearing everything away, and it was amazing to hear the birds (I think robins?) singing loudly away in the dark. Well, dark apart from streetlights.

I don't think it's got nuts in it, but it does have a lot of fruit. KK has had half of the half a cake. The birds have had a slice of the rest (waiting to see if they eat it before putting out any more). My partner and I had a slice each last night. Our willpower may have been weakened by alcohol :)) There's still some left ......

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They start singing in earnest once the days start > getting longer. It's all about marking out > territories and finding mates ? a bird needs both > sorted out well before spring, otherwise it's > another year of being single :) Crikey but the days have only just started getting longer. They must be very sensitive!

ED Bird Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do they not have a notice on the gates, like those > at Goose Green, to keep the gates closed at all > times? Some people either don't see such notices or just ignore them, unfortunately.

Any news re Flo? Hope the surgery went as well as it could do.

Lots of loud bird song the last couple of days. Very welcome, of course, but a bit early in the year for it, isn't it??

Excellent news re the bag and red book. But very worrying that somebody was able to gain access to the nursery. This time it was a bag, next time it could be a child. The nursery needs to urgently rethink its security arrangements, though I'm not sure how they could stop somebody overlooking the code being entered. Some kind of screen? And don't they have a receptionist or similar near the door?

Any news re the fox?

I will contact you to arrange collection :)

puwetter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry please go on YouTube i just don't want this > to happen to anyone else it was a lot of money. Can you post the YouTube link?

If you phone the council switchboard on 020 7525 5000 assuming there is somebody answering the phone in the evening, presumably then they can put you through to somebody who will arrange its removal, even though it's now late?

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Christmas cake lasts forever!!! My Ma would keep > hers going for a year! Yes, but it wouldn't last forever in my house, because I would eat it. Which I don't want to do, because it is full of sugar :(

Is it on the pavement? Might the council be able to help? Though I realise you probably won't be able to contact anybody as it's out of office hours. Might the vet be able to remove the fox, as the fox project are closed? It probably just needs putting in a bin bag and the vet doing whatever they do with dead animals, I presume cremating them if the owners don't want the body (sorry to those of a sensitive nature).