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22nd November 2013, 04:43 AM
#21
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder

Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
We have some in our garden,
We have 28 varieties of birds during the year, The antics of them are quite funny, A lot like humans sometimes.
I have to feed them every morning with a big bowl of anything. they eat anything you put out, Even a Curry I didnt like I have put out and that has soon gone.
Cheers
Brian
Think you will find Brian it is your neighbour who takes the curry, not the birds.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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22nd November 2013, 04:46 AM
#22
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
[QUOTE=Captain Kong;146370]I once knew a young lady in Sydney who liked the odd cockatoo.
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Now Brian are you boasting or trying to tell us somethinG?


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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22nd November 2013, 04:50 AM
#23
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
Like Vernon we get hundreds of birds in our garden, they come for food we put out and the nectar from flowers and trees. A family of Magpies, two Blackbirds with their chicks nesting in the Boganvillia, but come the Summer when the fruit is full upon the trees, the apples, plums, nectarines, peaches and pears the invasion will begin. The Rainbow Lorakeets, Green Parrots etc and in days the fruit will be gone.So back to the greengrocer to buy fruit I tried to grow.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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22nd November 2013, 09:25 AM
#24
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
Being a bird fancier of the 38 22 38 variety, don't know much about cockatoos like Brian does. Have often wondered however do the black ones breed with the white ones, as both breeds are either one or the other. Cheers John Sabourn
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22nd November 2013, 09:33 AM
#25
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
always remember the story to the females ......have you had budgie in your right hand ...answer no ......have you had a parrot in your left hand......her no ........open your mouth ......I bet you've had a cockatoo in there though ......usully loud laughing butnever heard one say otherwise
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22nd November 2013, 09:33 AM
#26
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
Ref. 21. In which case the dog poo on your lawn Brian aint dog poo. Have a nice day.,. John Sabourn
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22nd November 2013, 09:34 AM
#27
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder

Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
Being a bird fancier of the 38 22 38 variety, don't know much about cockatoos like Brian does. Have often wondered however do the black ones breed with the white ones, as both breeds are either one or the other. Cheers John Sabourn
they just jumps on and bangs them john
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22nd November 2013, 11:49 AM
#28
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
Vernon, I like your new bird feeder. I've still got the original one. Here she is with the father of our king parrots.
Richard
Our Ship was our Home
Our Shipmates our Family

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22nd November 2013, 12:40 PM
#29
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
I had one on the Euryades for six months when I was in the Spice Islands, Charlie Kakatoa
Brian, maybe Charlie felt tidak bagus but "Burung Kakak Tua" (literally 'the old cockatoo') would put the squawk back into him. When we all piled into my business partner, Hartono's tank like Mercedes and headed up the mountain to cool Puncak from Jakarta the kids (and us) would include this folk song in our squarking.
Richard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtdH2MyVY18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al8CXb3MqSM
Our Ship was our Home
Our Shipmates our Family

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22nd November 2013, 10:03 PM
#30
Re: My Newly Built Bird Feeder
Very good videos Richard, thanks I enjoyed watching them Good exercise dancing I did a bit but couldnt keep up had to sit down again.
Cheers
Brian
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