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Old 26-12-2007, 12:57 PM
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Old 27-12-2007, 12:38 PM
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Hi folks, the feeder has been filled up and the tits are back there already!
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Old 27-12-2007, 01:24 PM
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Ah... lovely and the Red Squirrels are in already.
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Old 27-12-2007, 01:32 PM
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Full again now and the squirrels are enjoying themselves. Shame there was nothing there Christmas and Boxing Day.
Our nut feeder in the front garden had frequents visits from a great spotted woodpecker on Christmas Day to the delight of one and all.
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Old 27-12-2007, 02:03 PM
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I've only just cottoned on to this and now we're all shrieking with delight at seeing a red squirrel! Fab!!!
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Old 27-12-2007, 02:20 PM
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Perhaps we should make a donation for more peanuts? Abernethy looks a fabulous place, I'd love to go see the ospreys!


The RSPB: Help us keep Abernethy special

Well I've just made a £3 donation on my credit card - that should buy a bag of nuts!!! lol!
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Old 28-12-2007, 10:40 AM
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Oooh red squirrels squabbling over the nuts!
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Old 28-12-2007, 03:08 PM
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Have I left it too late this time..? Are they all in bed..?
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Old 01-01-2008, 09:59 AM
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The red squirrels have started on the New Years nuts already!
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They've all gone, the squirrels, nuts & everything. Quick- nearest grape nip down there & tell them to refill it please!
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Here is a thought to ponder on when i was a little kid ( i am a big one now ) i was taught that squirrels hibernated in the winter has any body not told these Red Squirrels that they are supposed to hibernate mind you it do's give Spot my mate in the corner lots of exersize chasing the pesky grey one's of my bird table and for the people that worry about animal cruelty border collies are rounder uppers not hunters i have seen him running along side rabbits trying to turn them back to me so not all dogs are Killers jacob
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The only things wot hibernate are Doormice, Bats and Hedgehogs Jacob. It's a falas ... Fales ... load of crap about squirrels
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They've all gone, the squirrels, nuts & everything. Quick- nearest grape nip down there & tell them to refill it please!
They heard you Sue - its full again!
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Old 03-01-2008, 01:29 PM
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It's snowing up there!!
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Aww, just had a look , it's still snowing on them but doesn't look too heavy, still lots of coal tits & blue tits there.
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Little sprinklin' of snow on the birdees. Snowing again too.
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Its snowing on the birdies again
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Only managing to look at this as weekends, cos its too dark when i get home in the week.

What do I find... the nuts have all gone. Tch.
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Old 19-01-2008, 03:04 PM
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I have never seen any activity there. and the nuts are gone again. Being a busybody, I have emailed and asked someone to fill up the birdfeeder for us. Fingers crossed !
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Good for you Two Sheds. We looked yesterday and found the site was nut-free. Not very good advert for the RSPB if they can't fill their own nut feeders!
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Old 20-01-2008, 12:24 PM
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Perhaps we should make a donation for more peanuts? Abernethy looks a fabulous place, I'd love to go see the ospreys!


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Well I've just made a £3 donation on my credit card - that should buy a bag of nuts!!! lol!
Well Flum here's what I posted above, but no-one else seems to have replied?

I got a very nice thank you letter from the RSPB too!

I'm a member of RSPB and they have lots of stunning reserves to visit.
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Old 20-01-2008, 12:25 PM
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Just tried the link again. The video stream wouldn't load - just the black screen for ages. Maybe they've pulled the plug rather than advertise the fact that they haven't filled the feeders?
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Old 20-01-2008, 01:12 PM
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Tried it today also, but not working.

It was very windy yesterday so unless some squirrel has got its own back for the nuts not being replenished, maybe the wind has affected the connection

Let's hope they realise and check the connection tomorrow.

Hope it's not terminal, it's like Chirstmas every time you open the screen up, you don't know what you're going to see.
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