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Post by puddycats on Dec 21, 2013 18:39:58 GMT
Here is guinea fowl and a couple of her friends. She has been visiting my garden for about 16 years. Originally in a flock of 12 who belonged to a neighbour but one by one the foxes caught them. That was about 10 years ago and guinea has been on her own ever since. The neighbour has since moved and me and another neighbour feed her now. She has a lot to say when she sees me and still remains quite frightened of humans which isn't a bad thing and may well have helped her get to such a grand age. When Molly and her brother Max used to go out they totally ignored her as if she was just part of the garden. I love her to bits  and worry each winter whether or not she will survive.  Some of my garden birds (plus squirrel!) by puddycats 2013, on Flickr |
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Post by scallywag on Dec 21, 2013 22:16:04 GMT
Nice that they are familiar with you puddycats . Thats a good age to survive ?
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Post by lotsofcats on Dec 21, 2013 22:38:18 GMT
How lovely to see birds like that in your garden. Amazing that Guinea is 16 and has survived all the cold winters. What is the white bird? Just as well I don't get any birds like that as Toffee would think it's his birthday!
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Post by tonib on Dec 22, 2013 3:13:03 GMT
What a great picture puddycats. So lovely to see them all together & 16 years old for a guinea fowl must be quite an age (no expert though  ) You certainly have a range of game birds as well as a squirrel visiting your garden. |
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Post by SarahHound on Dec 22, 2013 14:28:29 GMT
Wow, what a nice group of visitors to your garden! |
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Post by puddycats on Dec 22, 2013 16:38:44 GMT
Yes, I have a lot of wildlife visiting the garden. Far too many squirrels  . Roe deer (who eat my roses). Lots of pheasants (the white bird is a female pheasant Jenny, their colouring is anything from pale cream to dark brown). Parakeets and lots and lots of small birds. At night it is the turn of the foxes and badgers. It is amazing that I manage to keep a reasonable looking garden . Pauline, I think in the wild guinea fowl may live 10 - 15 years, so yes, 16 is a good age. Parakeet!  Ring tailed parakeet! by puddycats 2013, on Flickr Pheasant and her chicks!  523630_186386934823829_1174831793_n by puddycats 2013, on Flickr When I took this I never realised how well it would turn out. Very pleased with it.  P1010367 by puddycats 2013, on Flickr |
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Post by SarahHound on Dec 22, 2013 16:51:28 GMT
Wow they really are stunning! Whereabouts do you live to get such lovely wildlife? |
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Post by bectil on Dec 22, 2013 17:37:37 GMT
I would be in my element in your garden! What a selection of wildlife - you're very lucky! I love watching wildlife in my garden, and could sit for hours watching.. especially when mr squirrel pays a visit. Last year we had a Nuthatch and a couple of Song Thrushes (there were lots on the field last year, and spotted some today when walking the dogs). I got so excited when I saw and heard a Song Thrush trying to break a snail shell on the wall! (I'm a little sad  ) This year, I saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker on my bird table just recently.. again, I was so happy when I saw it |
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Post by scallywag on Dec 22, 2013 18:12:54 GMT
Wow Andrena you are so lucky to have so many visitors, all we get are pidgeons and magpies |
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Post by tonib on Dec 22, 2013 19:09:05 GMT
You certainly get a real collection of birds & animals. Sorry about the roses though Love the phesant family but that male pheasant photo is absolutely brilliant - the colour close up is stunning |
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Post by puddycats on Dec 23, 2013 11:00:29 GMT
Wow they really are stunning! Whereabouts do you live to get such lovely wildlife? Thank you. A field backs onto my garden where horses are kept (I live near Epsom Surrey but I am not a horsey person ) and then it opens up into common land so of course all the wildlife roam/fly over from there. Female roe deer from the other day - helping to keep the grass down .  76300_284539298341925_1658567221_n by puddycats 2013, on Flickr |
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Post by lotsofcats on Dec 23, 2013 11:11:07 GMT
Never a dull moment looking out onto your garden then - you lucky thing Andrena, it must be amazing to see the wildlife so close up.
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Post by tonib on Dec 23, 2013 14:13:21 GMT
You certainly have variety in the wildlife visitors puddycats, what a lovely bonus |
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and worry each winter whether or not she will survive.
) You certainly have a range of game birds as well as a squirrel visiting your garden.
. Roe deer (who eat my roses). Lots of pheasants (the white bird is a female pheasant Jenny, their colouring is anything from pale cream to dark brown). Parakeets and lots and lots of small birds. At night it is the turn of the foxes and badgers. It is amazing that I manage to keep a reasonable looking garden 
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