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On a yearly basis, we have sparrows nesting at each corner of our house which again is happening this year.
When arriving home from work last night I noticed a tiny hairless baby sparrow dead in a bush beside our back door with a male and female sitting on the fence looking down.
I decided to remove the dead chick and bury it in the same area but on closer inspection, there were another five chicks dead under the bush and one on the slabs. Checked them all out first to make sure but they were all gone. Both sparrows which I presume were the parents were sitting on the fence watching me bury the dead chicks.
Went out to work this morning and both sparrows were in the bush again this morning
If it had been a predator you would have thought the chicks would have been eaten. As there were so many chicks would it have been a male sparrow that took them out?
When arriving home from work last night I noticed a tiny hairless baby sparrow dead in a bush beside our back door with a male and female sitting on the fence looking down.
I decided to remove the dead chick and bury it in the same area but on closer inspection, there were another five chicks dead under the bush and one on the slabs. Checked them all out first to make sure but they were all gone. Both sparrows which I presume were the parents were sitting on the fence watching me bury the dead chicks.
Went out to work this morning and both sparrows were in the bush again this morning
If it had been a predator you would have thought the chicks would have been eaten. As there were so many chicks would it have been a male sparrow that took them out?
ehonda said:
Could just be crappy nest building?
We have them nesting in the eaves of our house and occasionally find a featherless chick on the floor.
They're right noisy buggers, I'm a heavy sleeper, but if I wake up early there's no way I'm getting back to sleep with the racket they make.
We have them nesting in the eaves of our house and occasionally find a featherless chick on the floor.
They're right noisy buggers, I'm a heavy sleeper, but if I wake up early there's no way I'm getting back to sleep with the racket they make.
They sure are noisy. Don't need my alarm in the mornings just now.
I think they must have picked a spot at the top of the house as it's directly above where the chicks were.
If that is the case then it will explain what happened.
Thank you for your reply.
We have lots of sparrows and blue tits just now in the garden. When we've been brushing our Husky we keep the hair, we then stick little lumps of it onto bushes in the garden, blue tits especially love it for nest building, we watch them darting back and forward to their nest, sparrows are just catching onto it too.
The chicks must be sitting in puddles of sweat! :-)
The chicks must be sitting in puddles of sweat! :-)
robbocop33 said:
We have lots of sparrows and blue tits just now in the garden. When we've been brushing our Husky we keep the hair, we then stick little lumps of it onto bushes in the garden, blue tits especially love it for nest building, we watch them darting back and forward to their nest, sparrows are just catching onto it too.
The chicks must be sitting in puddles of sweat! :-)
We use to do that after clipping our last dog.The chicks must be sitting in puddles of sweat! :-)
Would not last long before it was all gone. Seem to have crows digging up the garden as well taking great clumps of edging.
The noise the crows are making just now is unbelievable. About 8 pm at night they all seem to come out of the trees and circle for a while and then go back.
Perhaps it's Tinder for birds
227bhp said:
Quite possibly Magpies, they do it for fun.
They're on the increase and other birds the opposite. Classed as vermin it's ok to shoot them so get yourself an air rifle, but they're tricky buggers to get as they never stay still.
I think you might be correct.They're on the increase and other birds the opposite. Classed as vermin it's ok to shoot them so get yourself an air rifle, but they're tricky buggers to get as they never stay still.
We have two pairs just now which I have noticed on a number of occasions. Stunning birds but they were on the windows of one of the neighbour's houses flying up and down. Thought they were looking for bugs but this could be the reason.
Leaving work this morning and the two sparrows are still hanging about where the young were dead.
The male has very distinctive colours so you can spot him a mile away.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 19th April 08:24
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