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New restaurant open for business then Richard?

Looks a bit of a seedy joint to me......:0)

Looks good mate and the feathered friends will flock to this area when word gets out!

Ha ha Dan I can see that you are well on form tonight.....lol :-)

the birds are well fed in your garden

Thanks Irish I haven't had any takers yet for the niger seeds :-)

It may be weeks Richard but stay positive. They need to find it and spread the good word:0)

Thanks Dan I am patient :-)

all ready for the rush richard, get the camera ready ;o)) im not sure on this but im not sure you should put feeders and nesting boxes so close together richard, i think it puts birds off nesting because of so many feeding close by,, correct me if im wrong but thought i read about it somewhere

ha ha I had the camera in the garden today Sandra -not one bird came to the bird feeders -maybe because I was out there!
I did get a collared dove have a drink from the bird bath tho' :-)

take your time and stand out of view or in house to start and eventually will get use to you, i go to garage and pass feeders and the bird stay put alot now, it will get better believe me ;o))

You're correct there San. They don't like the frantic pace of the feeders and in fairness Richard, yours are very close.

You may wqant to take heed and move one or t'other:0)

thought so but hated to be the one to say richard,,, sorry just want it all right for you, and it will be ;o) thanx Dan

It's just a case of time and patience where the birds are concerned. And, if you replace a feeder, they take a few days or longer to use it as they're not used to it so just stick in there Richard and they will appear over time:0)

Thanks Dan and Sandra. I will move the feeders apart and wait a few more days as they may return then. I will take some pics then :-)

yw richard, keep us posted ;o))

will do Sandra :-)

Lots of food for them.

I have moved the feeders now so they are spaced out a lot more-waiting for some tenants....lol ! :-)

Away from the nesting boxes Richard?

Yes Dan but I still have just the one nearby do you think I should move that away too?

It's recommended if you want to hopefully get some birds nesting over time - I have 3 different nesting boxes up in my trees but no activity there yet.

If all you want or will be happy with, is birds feeding and giving you photo opportunities, then you should be fine as it's the nesting they won't do near feeders rather than the other way round. All the frantic noise & mayhem of feeding tim eputs them off nesting so close. However, as previously mentioned, if you're happy just to see them feed. then you will be fine. The other thing is, how high are your nesting boxes anyway?

You may need to get those up higher as the birds may be scared of humans getting so close. Just a thought........

The nesting boxes are only about 6 foot off the floor Dan -maybe I should find a higher spot for them. Have you christened your new potting shed yet with some wine? :-)