Hello, I have a question that might seem strange at first. I've been hearing peacock calls regularly for about three weeks. At first I didn't think anything of it, except for someone who had bought a peacock in the middle of a residential area. I even thought it was a cat in heat, which can…
Hello, Every year, we build a nest high up on a beam under the roof. Unfortunately, every year we observe that one or more chicks fall out of the nest and land on the concrete. If a chick survives (always completely featherless), it always suffers severe injuries, which eventually lead to death. Recently, we also…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osqokoNTOxo Hello everyone, I was quite surprised today when a bird of prey tore apart a mouse in my garden, but what species of bird was it? I'm guessing a peregrine falcon, but I'm not sure. Thanks for any tips. PS I just checked, he killed another bird. I have a lot of sparrows and…
The squirrel has already chewed into our nesting boxes for starlings and tits! Does anyone have any suggestions: How can I protect the boxes from the predator? Thank you for any answers.
I was just about to buy some nesting boxes, and during the logical study beforehand of what to consider, I repeatedly read: The nesting box must be hung safely away from cats, martens and squirrels. So for cats and martens I think a relatively free trunk at ladder height will be sufficient, but Squirrels can…