Fantastic video sir. You are very knowledgeable and the fact that the birds themselves trust you so much speaks volumes for you. I have also fed garden birds in the past and it is one of the most therapeutic and rewarding pastimes I have ever experienced. Keep up the great content, you are an inspiration. God bless.🙏🏾
This was touching and informative. Your cheerful demeanor and obvious love for the birds got a couple of tears out of my girlfriend, and a misty eye from me!
I live in the USA and do not have the company that you use here. I make my own suet for my backyard birds. They go crazy for it. I toss in nuts, meal worms, raisins, blackberries when in season, nuts of all kinds from my pantry, 16 oz of fat, 16 oz of peanut butter, millet seed, sunflower seeds, and anything else that needs to be cleared out of my pantry that the birds and critters would like to eat. They go absolutely crazy excited when I replenish their feeders, especially the homemade suet. That is the first one to be gobbled up. I use a bowl on top of a boiling water saucepan to melt and combine the fat and peanut butter. Add everything in until the thick consistency appears then spread onto parchment paper on a baking tray. Pop into refrigerator until solid, cut up into squares, store them in plastic bags in refrigerator until the time to refill their little box baskets. Extremely easy and fast to make plus the little birds love it! Enjoy your videos. Thank you!
Glad you enjoy my videos and thank you so much for the detailed info for anyone who would like to make suet - I’m not surprised you have lots of birds visiting your garden.
What a lovely video. I love my garden birds. I hope I can tame my little Robins too. They're quite flighty at the moment, but do like to watch me gardening from a distance.
Thank you Dani - glad you liked my video. Get some mealworms - and as the Robin follows you in the garden just flick (don’t throw as it will startle them) a mealworm in its direction and then carry on doing what your doing. They are very observant and hopefully will be curious. Once they get the idea that mealworms appear when you’re around they’ll start to get closer and tamer. Good luck.
Really enjoyed this video - lovely interaction with robins . I was amazed to see the greater spotted wood pecker what a delight. I recently bought a suet block no birds have nibbled on this yet !
Glad you enjoyed the video. Suet block is a great choice. Once the birds find it they’ll be regulars - but you have to be patient as they can take time to get confident.
Delightful and informative video, thank you! Thanks for the feeding tips too! Your robins are very different from our American ones! Yours belong to the flycatcher family while ours to the thrushes. Also, yours are almost half the size of the Americans. Very interesting, I learned something new thanks to you.
You’re very welcome, I’m pleased you liked my video and found it interesting. Not many people know our robin is in the overall flycatcher family. The smaller sub-set is the ‘chat’ family. We have a number of ‘chats’ such as the stonechat, wheatear, redstart, whinchat and even the nightingale. I am envious of the vast number of species you have in North America - and you have hummingbirds!
@@paultreviews the bird world is so rich and offer such variety. I'm not familiar with the birds in your part of the world, but in the past I've been able to identify a little over 300 species, between parts of the US, Mexico and Chile. Our big robins arrived here in Michigan about a month ago, don't know how they can get the worms in our still almost frozen soil. The hummers, as we call them here, will take a little longer to arrive. Right now I'm at war with persistent squirrels! Happy feeding 😊
You are obviously very knowledgeable about birds and as you say, they are a constant source of joy and wonder. Good luck with your squirrels - I did a ‘fun’ video on squirrels on my other gardening channel - with a serious sub note of the decline of our little red squirrels. If you fancy a look here’s the video: ruclips.net/video/BiQXq622XQc/видео.html
@@paultreviews I am a little knowledgeable about birds, thank you, but maybe not as much as you. I saw your squirrel video a couple of days ago and loved it! I laughed through it, you have a great sense of humor and your camera work is fantastic, I truly enjoyed the videos. I've seen the 'slinky' trick before but forgot about it, so after seeing your video went to get one, no luck, seems like they're out of fashion. I'm sorry your adorable, little red squirrels are being bullied by the bigger brown ones. I guess is the law of the jungle, with the biggest and fittest dominance.
Glad you enjoyed my little squirrel 🐿️ video. It was fun to make and I laughed a lot dreaming up the presentation and sound effects. If you use Amazon they stock slinkys. I feel a baffle above a slinky works pretty well and gives entertainment value.
I wish I could feed in the summer. But here in the north of New England, we have to bring our feeders in when Spring comes due to bears. They come to the feeders when they come out of hibernation. Also, the skunks and raccoons.
Selamlar merhaba paul bahcenizde baktığınız kuşlar ne güzel minicik besleyip ilgilendiğiniz için bahceniz onlarında evi olmuş çekimlerde görüyorum herzamanki gibi beğeniyle izledim vlogu😊
Thank you - I am pleased you like the birds in the garden, it is nice to hear their bird song. Teşekkür ederim - Bahçedeki kuşları beğenmenize sevindim, kuş şarkılarını duymak güzel.
My robin has started singing more - he’s sensing Spring is on its way and the days are lengthening. Now is a great time to get your robin used to you. If they know you’re a food source they will get tamer. Best time of all to get to the last step of hand feeding is when they have a nest and the male feeds the female on the nest. Once the chicks hatch it’s all go for hand feeding. Good luck.
@@paultreviews okk i have a small table n chair near the new nest i put mealworms on it,,the robin takes them im going to try get nearer.hopefully some hand feeding
Very good. However let the robin come to you - no need ti get closer. If it’s used to you sitting in the chair then OK but don’t push closer. Is this a European robin or an American robin? Are you in Britain?
It is a very lovely video and very informative. I have been looking to increase the different species of birds coming into my garden, and i will definitely implement your tips to succeed. Many thanks 😊
I have a small patio garden in the middle of London and have been feeding the birds for years. Last year I also noticed a woodpecker hanging off the fat ball feeder I have, I was so surprised as had never had one before in all the years I have been feeding the birds. He only came twice that I know of. I really enjoyed your video and so you have a new subscriber to your channel.
Welcome to my channel Jan - I’ll be putting up more about the birds in the garden. It is amazing how the suet/fat attracts those woodpeckers! He/she knows it’s in your garden so will be back. Check the nape of the neck to see if it’s red which will show you if it’s a male or female.
Thank you for your videos I recently became interested in birds in my area southern Indiana USA. I think it was due to my interest in photography of birds. This weekend I’m going to try my hand at bird boxes and bird feeders with sunflower hearts. Also funny enough most of the birds in my yard are the European starling which I have noticed on one of your videos.
I am sure the sunflower hearts will attract a nice variety of birds to your garden. You may have to be patient as birds take a little while to gain confidence, but once they do they will be regulars. Take care as to where you place your feeders - generally birds like vegetation close by as they will feel safe knowing there’s an escape route close by. Sorry about the European starling - bizarrely they’re getting less common in Britain now. Yes, I did a video on starlings on my other channel - they were great, and noisy, fun for 3 weeks as the adults fed their many chicks in my garden.
Great video. We feed ours sunflower hearts. It's true, they seem to be the favourite. But I will grab some suet pellets in the next couple of days plus some mealworms for the robins. Love from Ireland.
Thanks you so much I I will try a hanging feeder as I don't want to attract any rats by leaving food on the ground I would have a fear of that happening. Thanks for your advice and the great great video 👍
They’ll take sunflower hearts from a feeder and also hover and peck at suet. When I put up a hanging half coconut of suet they’ll hang onto it OK. They’re actually very dexterous flyers as they’re related to flycatchers.
Amazing. Well done excellent advice love it. How long will a Robin like that stay around for have they a long life span. It's beautiful your so lucky. Do Robins only feed off the group can you use a hanging feeders
Mine stayed around for two years - it could have been longer but I went away on holiday and it wasn’t in the garden when I got back…think it moved next door! Robins will easily feed from hanging feeders.
You’re right about sunflower hearts. I’ve even seen our friends the snails eating fallen ones on the ground when I’ve gone out neck-biting late at night! Squirrels try to get them out the feeder as well. I’ve seen mice snatching them. Everything loves them. I find those cheap seed mixes are just a waste of money as so much of the contents the birds don’t like, it just gets left behind as a mushy mess. There’s never a sunflower heart wasted at my place, however! Do you feed your birds all year round, Paul? I do. I think it’s important. I’ve so many baby birds at the minute, arriving with Mum, learning how to use the feeders. It’s so precious! 🤗
Yep, dunno where the world would be without sunflower hearts. I usually feed year round but I had to tail off completely last year as I knew I’d be away a lot. I do like seeing the parents bring the chicks round the garden so they know where everything is.
@@paultreviews maybe we should scatter some round our prized Hostas! 👍🏻🤣 I’m off neck-biting now….well it’s either that or dying my hair…might be the hair dying….
Very informative video ive just moved into a house with fields behind me so ive got a few birds around and a pheasant thats nearly tame now it waits till i bring seed out for it youve given me information on what best for my smaller bird friends Thank You
I’m pleased my video has given you some ideas. As you have fields behind you, you might get some ‘unusual’ birds. The pheasants are characters. I have one most Winters, he hides behind a really small bush when I come out - thinks I can’t see him! Pokes his head out to see if I’ve gone and then checks to see what I’ve left out for him. Enjoy discovering the birds in your vicinity.
Can i ask im making a mealworm feeder for the robins is it advisable to put drain holes in it or leave it so the worms stay wet sorry to pester you about this
Hi, I’m always happy to help. Definitely have drain holes otherwise the mealworms might get soggy and go bad. I’d only put a few out so they are eaten quite quickly.
@@paultreviews ah very nice Im a landscaper myself. You must have relatively mild Winters because here in Germany they wouldn't survive the winter outdoors
Usually it’s very mild here because I live on the West Coast and so get warm winds in the Winter off the Atlantic Ocean. This year was coldest in 12 years we had a few days of -6C and that killed off a number of the buds. Most Winters it gets down to -2C for a few days. I lived in Stuttgart for a short time many years ago and so experienced your beautiful Winters.
With mixed bird seed you’ll find the birds will select the seeds they prefer and discard the rest. It’s a good place to start though. If you can get some sunflower hearts you will find almost all birds will like them. Good luck with feeding the birds - you might need some patience as the birds take a bit of time to discover the food. Once they do, then they will come regularly and visiting you will be part of their routine. A bird bath also a great attracter. 👍
Just found your video, very informative. I've been feeding for a couple of years. Have blue,great and long tailed tits, with robins. But the trouble is when the magpies find the food, they seem to scare the smaller birds away. Not to mention squirrels. Any help would be appreciated.
I also get magpies but they are very wary in my garden and only come I. At Dawn and dusk so the smaller birds get plenty of time to feed. Are your feeders magpie proof? Generally they can’t balance on the seed feeders. Squirrels are a big problem - I have another channel about my garden and I did a video on keeping squirrels away - here’s the link if you’d like to check it out. How to stop squirrels eating the bird food ruclips.net/video/BiQXq622XQc/видео.html
Hello, do you get problem with rats the moment i put hanging food rats will come in a couple days So i been feeding blackbirds with water in dog biscuits and the blackbirds are loving it but thats all i see now with just ground feeding but it avoids rats upto now So am happy with the situation and so are the blackbirds But its nice to get a variety of birds but unfortunately the rats spoil it in a matter of days I got a nice big birdbath so hopefully that will attract other birds without the smelling of food
It can be a problem. What about attaching a saucer to the base of the seed feeders to cut down the amount of food on the ground. I have wood pigeons that clear the ground of food - was never keen on them but now I am! Rats never like change so perhaps put something on the ground under the feeders and change it around, move it about - rats are so cautious they hate anything different or unfamiliar. Having water will always attract different birds.
@@paultreviews thank you for the advice I will kindly take it And yeah the male blackbird is my favourite bird they got so much character I love watching them Thanks again, take care 👍👍
As a beginner starting out, i bought a suet block feeder, so is there any point in buying a suet pellet feeder aswell? Can i mix suet pellets in with my peanut feeder, or is best to keep them separate? Also, last question, what feeder do i put hawthorn berries in?
Yes, you could mix suet pellets in with peanuts - most of the birds will be keen on both. See how the suet block does - birds will take a little time to get used to it and you can see which birds can hang on to it. I’ve never tried berries in a feeder - maybe try an open tray to see what the response is.
No time like the present! Make sure there is cover close by for the little birds and be patient - it takes birds a while to get used to a new food source, but once they do then they will be regulars. If you can put out a bird bath that will increase the attractiveness of your garden. Just like us - after eating they often go for a drink.
Near high bushes would be perfect! You’ll see the birds visit your feeders and then dart into the bushes to finish the food they grabbed. Being high they are safe from cats lying in wait.
Very informative thank you . I live on the second floor and brought two window feeders , I filled with sunflower hearts and meal worms , to stop the blue tits dropping any husks downstairs they love them !
Problem is that we get a lot of rooks and wood pigeons who guzzle most of the food and it's all gone in minutes. I put out a seed feeder with a cage around it, which caters for the sparrows and tits, but some birds like the robins prefer to feed off a flat surface.
My robins like suet so I put out a wire mesh feeder with suet pellets - robins can hover really well and take a peck out of the suet - they are a member of the flycatcher family so are quite adept at intricate flying. I find they also like the sunflower hearts in feeders.
Have you tried pine nuts, (crushed to powder using a mortar and pestle) for blue, great and coal tits, robins, great spotted woodpeckers, starlings and blackcaps, (they appear to by pass other bird foods on offer, to go straight for the crushed pine nuts), I put cracked eggs out, for crows and magpies, as once they have easy access to large eggs, they might not look for nests to raid for smaller eggs, as for the tadpoles in my pond, they will collectively devour a hard boiled egg, in 48 hours, and once they can do that, I feed them with bits of sausage meat, which they "attack???" just like a shoal of piranhas would do, organic pork sausage fed tadpoles, are MASSIVE, so the froglets leaving the pond, have a bit of added OOMPH to them too.
I haven’t tried crushed pine nuts but if the birds prefer them they’ve got to be good. Neat ideas with the food you give the tadpoles - I have newts in my pond, and although I do have frogs around, they never spawn in the pond - so the only tadpoles I get are newtlets.
So gently! Tnx. A robin is my favorite. Unfortunately, now I live on the 3rd floor near the road. Behind the building there is the grove and I can see them. They like to jump and rummage on the ground, so I miss them too much. I´m afraid that seagulls, crooks and other big birds can grab this lovely bird. But, robin won't even fly to the 3rd floor. I'm a little sad. Maybe I'll walk more often.
That would be nice if you could go down to see them - perhaps even take a little something for them to eat or a bowl of water in the Summer if it is dry. That will give you a nice connection with our feathered friends.
That's really interesting - thank you for letting me know. However I have found that wild birds like a balanced diet and will instinctively find their own food as well as take mealworms.
@@paultreviews Actually they are quite easy to breed. You just need to let a few mealworms develope into beetles and they will start breeding. There are plenty of videos on youtube. I have my own little breeding box for over 6 years now and never had to buy mealworms again...
That’s really interesting Sylvia - in fact I have thought about this. The big question for me though is do you have to have them indoors? I suppose definitely during the Winter?
Excellent video Paul! I am going to try to find those pellets here in the US. I mix a combination of cornmeal with melted peanut butter enough to make what I call a peanut butter ball and have excellent results. I am going to add a link to show you the results. Definitely going to look for those pellets. ruclips.net/video/HBjulsYo1Ro/видео.html
@@paultreviews Just my old LG cell phone. I set it up about 12 inches more or less from feeder. Would be interested in what type of response you would get to just peanut butter balls there in Europe. I am a bit jealous that you can feed your little robins by hand! :) I just ordered some meal worms and would like to see if my blue birds, which seem similar but a bit larger to your robins. Maybe I can coax one to eat out of my hand! Thank you for that very informative video!
Well done with the results from your cellphone. I might try peanut butter - but of course it would need to be salt-free. Definitely try mealworms - live would be even more enticing, and more expensive.
My policy is rather different, as you might know. I am taking down all the feeders tomorrow and I'm not going to provide the birds with anything but clean water until late November. I did notice years ago that British bird lovers tend to feed birds all year round but here we are told not to do that.
Hello Jolanta, that’s an interesting point. Years ago we also only fed birds in Winter but now many people feed all year - in fact the RSPB recommend it. I know what you mean and I think it’s good and bad depending on which birds. With climate change some of the birds are now producing chicks at a different time from the main emergence of caterpillars and can struggle feeding the chicks. People have more cats and we build housing estates on the habitat. It’s so complex.
I am also sitting on the fence - you have a lot of wild places in your area but here in England I have heard, we are just about the least forested/wooded country in Europe - population explosion as well so most of our wildlife is under great pressure. It’s a pity but a reality.
@@paultreviews Yes, you are right, I'm afraid. England seems to have been seriously deforested for centuries. I've just seen some wild boar in the park round the corner, by the way!
You could feed the wild boar and have the garden dug for free! Seriously - You have a fabulous variety of animals - many of which we used to have a few centuries ago.
Obviously sorry you didn’t feel the need to watch the video before making your comment. While hemp is indeed a good food for birds; in my opinion and the opinion of the birds in my garden, nothing beats sunflower hearts as a food for the biggest variety of birds.
Fantastic video sir. You are very knowledgeable and the fact that the birds themselves trust you so much speaks volumes for you. I have also fed garden birds in the past and it is one of the most therapeutic and rewarding pastimes I have ever experienced. Keep up the great content, you are an inspiration. God bless.🙏🏾
Thank you! That’s great that you have also fed birds and you are so correct that it is rewarding and provides a ‘feel good’ factor.
This was touching and informative. Your cheerful demeanor and obvious love for the birds got a couple of tears out of my girlfriend, and a misty eye from me!
I must admit I do get attached to the wildlife that shares the garden with me.
I’m very pleased you liked the video and thank you for letting me know.
I live in the USA and do not have the company that you use here. I make my own suet for my backyard birds. They go crazy for it.
I toss in nuts, meal worms, raisins, blackberries when in season, nuts of all kinds from my pantry, 16 oz of fat, 16 oz of peanut butter, millet seed, sunflower seeds, and anything else that needs to be cleared out of my pantry that the birds and critters would like to eat. They go absolutely crazy excited when I replenish their feeders, especially the homemade suet. That is the first one to be gobbled up.
I use a bowl on top of a boiling water saucepan to melt and combine the fat and peanut butter. Add everything in until the thick consistency appears then spread onto parchment paper on a baking tray. Pop into refrigerator until solid, cut up into squares, store them in plastic bags in refrigerator until the time to refill their little box baskets. Extremely easy and fast to make plus the little birds love it!
Enjoy your videos. Thank you!
Glad you enjoy my videos and thank you so much for the detailed info for anyone who would like to make suet - I’m not surprised you have lots of birds visiting your garden.
I am going to try to make those fat balls...
Beautiful video. Thank you for loving our feathered friends as much as me x
So nice of you Sue - thank you.
Wow finding your channel is a god sent. Thank you so much much cheer🐦happy easter🙏
Thank you and welcome to my channel. Happy Easter to you.
We feed oats mixed in melted lard and walnuts, the blackbirds , magpies and woodpecker love that.
That sounds like great food - no wonder your feathered friends love to visit your garden.
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It is a privilege being close to any wild creature. Wildlife certainly responds to being provided with food. 👍
What a lovely video. I love my garden birds. I hope I can tame my little Robins too. They're quite flighty at the moment, but do like to watch me gardening from a distance.
Thank you Dani - glad you liked my video.
Get some mealworms - and as the Robin follows you in the garden just flick (don’t throw as it will startle them) a mealworm in its direction and then carry on doing what your doing. They are very observant and hopefully will be curious.
Once they get the idea that mealworms appear when you’re around they’ll start to get closer and tamer. Good luck.
Really enjoyed this video - lovely interaction with robins . I was amazed to see the greater spotted wood pecker what a delight. I recently bought a suet block no birds have nibbled on this yet !
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Suet block is a great choice. Once the birds find it they’ll be regulars - but you have to be patient as they can take time to get confident.
Delightful and informative video, thank you! Thanks for the feeding tips too! Your robins are very different from our American ones! Yours belong to the flycatcher family while ours to the thrushes. Also, yours are almost half the size of the Americans. Very interesting, I learned something new thanks to you.
You’re very welcome, I’m pleased you liked my video and found it interesting.
Not many people know our robin is in the overall flycatcher family. The smaller sub-set is the ‘chat’ family. We have a number of ‘chats’ such as the stonechat, wheatear, redstart, whinchat and even the nightingale.
I am envious of the vast number of species you have in North America - and you have hummingbirds!
@@paultreviews the bird world is so rich and offer such variety. I'm not familiar with the birds in your part of the world, but in the past I've been able to identify a little over 300 species, between parts of the US, Mexico and Chile. Our big robins arrived here in Michigan about a month ago, don't know how they can get the worms in our still almost frozen soil. The hummers, as we call them here, will take a little longer to arrive. Right now I'm at war with persistent squirrels! Happy feeding 😊
You are obviously very knowledgeable about birds and as you say, they are a constant source of joy and wonder.
Good luck with your squirrels - I did a ‘fun’ video on squirrels on my other gardening channel - with a serious sub note of the decline of our little red squirrels. If you fancy a look here’s the video:
ruclips.net/video/BiQXq622XQc/видео.html
@@paultreviews I am a little knowledgeable about birds, thank you, but maybe not as much as you. I saw your squirrel video a couple of days ago and loved it! I laughed through it, you have a great sense of humor and your camera work is fantastic, I truly enjoyed the videos. I've seen the 'slinky' trick before but forgot about it, so after seeing your video went to get one, no luck, seems like they're out of fashion. I'm sorry your adorable, little red squirrels are being bullied by the bigger brown ones. I guess is the law of the jungle, with the biggest and fittest dominance.
Glad you enjoyed my little squirrel 🐿️ video. It was fun to make and I laughed a lot dreaming up the presentation and sound effects.
If you use Amazon they stock slinkys.
I feel a baffle above a slinky works pretty well and gives entertainment value.
Great video. I’ve been making homemade suet for over 20 years and I love when I saw the parents feeding pieces of it to their babies
Now that is satisfying and a joy seeing the birds respond like that. 👍
So glad I found you!! Thank you.
Thank you, I appreciate your message.
In addition to the foods that you recommend, I put out blocks of Lard (just wedged into tree/shrub branches) and redskin peanuts, everything all year.
Lard - that’s a good recommendation - full of calories to keep out the cold.
Doesn’t lard attract rats?
That’s true but I suppose any food that is accessible would attract them.
@@Edda-Online Seed left of the ground is far more attractive to rats, it is where they are.
Superbe vidéo bravo 😊
Merci! 👍
What an incredible video!!! Thank you so much 🌸
Thank you so much. 🌻
I wish I could feed in the summer. But here in the north of New England, we have to bring our feeders in when Spring comes due to bears. They come to the feeders when they come out of hibernation. Also, the skunks and raccoons.
Bears in the garden is quite a novelty for us in the UK! At least they hibernate so you have a few months to feed the birds.
@paultreviews Yes. We can feed from late November to April 1. Give or take depending on weather and temperature, snow, etc
It’s so interesting hearing about the bears - thank you.
Love your video & your whole channel! Thank you so much for the info, I will try it! 🥰 just started bird watching and this is very helpful
Thank you, I am pleased it encourages you to enjoy watching and learning about birds. 👍
Selamlar merhaba paul bahcenizde baktığınız kuşlar ne güzel minicik besleyip ilgilendiğiniz için bahceniz onlarında evi olmuş çekimlerde görüyorum herzamanki gibi beğeniyle izledim vlogu😊
Thank you - I am pleased you like the birds in the garden, it is nice to hear their bird song.
Teşekkür ederim - Bahçedeki kuşları beğenmenize sevindim, kuş şarkılarını duymak güzel.
fantastic i put a robin nestbox in my garden..theres a robin about..im going to try this see if it will feed out of my hand
My robin has started singing more - he’s sensing Spring is on its way and the days are lengthening.
Now is a great time to get your robin used to you. If they know you’re a food source they will get tamer. Best time of all to get to the last step of hand feeding is when they have a nest and the male feeds the female on the nest.
Once the chicks hatch it’s all go for hand feeding. Good luck.
@@paultreviews okk i have a small table n chair near the new nest i put mealworms on it,,the robin takes them im going to try get nearer.hopefully some hand feeding
Very good.
However let the robin come to you - no need ti get closer.
If it’s used to you sitting in the chair then OK but don’t push closer.
Is this a European robin or an American robin?
Are you in Britain?
@@paultreviews im not sure if its european....how can i tell
@@paultreviews i have a half coconut on a metal rod say 3 ft off the ground the birds take mealworms from it
Sir you're awesome, it's such a joy to watch you. God bless you!
Thank you 👍
It is a very lovely video and very informative. I have been looking to increase the different species of birds coming into my garden, and i will definitely implement your tips to succeed. Many thanks 😊
Thank you, glad you found my video useful. Good luck in attracting a good variety of birds.
Thanks for the link, subscribed to this channel as well 😀👍
So nice of you Ady- welcome to this channel. 🌻
I’ve just watched some of the wildlife in your garden - and your fabulous hydrangeas!
@@paultreviews thanks 😊👍
Thanks love this site learn a lot thank you
Thank you Suzanne 👍
I have a small patio garden in the middle of London and have been feeding the birds for years. Last year I also noticed a woodpecker hanging off the fat ball feeder I have, I was so surprised as had never had one before in all the years I have been feeding the birds. He only came twice that I know of. I really enjoyed your video and so you have a new subscriber to your channel.
Welcome to my channel Jan - I’ll be putting up more about the birds in the garden.
It is amazing how the suet/fat attracts those woodpeckers! He/she knows it’s in your garden so will be back. Check the nape of the neck to see if it’s red which will show you if it’s a male or female.
thank you so much for this video
You’re very welcome - thank you for watching.
Thank you for your videos I recently became interested in birds in my area southern Indiana USA. I think it was due to my interest in photography of birds. This weekend I’m going to try my hand at bird boxes and bird feeders with sunflower hearts. Also funny enough most of the birds in my yard are the European starling which I have noticed on one of your videos.
I am sure the sunflower hearts will attract a nice variety of birds to your garden. You may have to be patient as birds take a little while to gain confidence, but once they do they will be regulars.
Take care as to where you place your feeders - generally birds like vegetation close by as they will feel safe knowing there’s an escape route close by.
Sorry about the European starling - bizarrely they’re getting less common in Britain now.
Yes, I did a video on starlings on my other channel - they were great, and noisy, fun for 3 weeks as the adults fed their many chicks in my garden.
Oat flakes are a cheap alternative too.
Sounds good - I’ll look out for them.
Great video. We feed ours sunflower hearts. It's true, they seem to be the favourite. But I will grab some suet pellets in the next couple of days plus some mealworms for the robins. Love from Ireland.
Suet pellets is a really good choice - full of calories for them and they seem to know it.
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Very informative, beautiful birds u have there
Thank you - glad you enjoyed my garden birds.
Thanks you so much I I will try a hanging feeder as I don't want to attract any rats by leaving food on the ground I would have a fear of that happening. Thanks for your advice and the great great video 👍
They’ll take sunflower hearts from a feeder and also hover and peck at suet. When I put up a hanging half coconut of suet they’ll hang onto it OK. They’re actually very dexterous flyers as they’re related to flycatchers.
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Amazing. Well done excellent advice love it. How long will a Robin like that stay around for have they a long life span. It's beautiful your so lucky. Do Robins only feed off the group can you use a hanging feeders
Mine stayed around for two years - it could have been longer but I went away on holiday and it wasn’t in the garden when I got back…think it moved next door!
Robins will easily feed from hanging feeders.
You’re right about sunflower hearts. I’ve even seen our friends the snails eating fallen ones on the ground when I’ve gone out neck-biting late at night!
Squirrels try to get them out the feeder as well. I’ve seen mice snatching them. Everything loves them.
I find those cheap seed mixes are just a waste of money as so much of the contents the birds don’t like, it just gets left behind as a mushy mess. There’s never a sunflower heart wasted at my place, however!
Do you feed your birds all year round, Paul? I do. I think it’s important. I’ve so many baby birds at the minute, arriving with Mum, learning how to use the feeders. It’s so precious! 🤗
Yep, dunno where the world would be without sunflower hearts.
I usually feed year round but I had to tail off completely last year as I knew I’d be away a lot. I do like seeing the parents bring the chicks round the garden so they know where everything is.
@@paultreviews maybe we should scatter some round our prized Hostas! 👍🏻🤣 I’m off neck-biting now….well it’s either that or dying my hair…might be the hair dying….
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Thank you - yes, he’s a beauty.
Very informative video ive just moved into a house with fields behind me so ive got a few birds around and a pheasant thats nearly tame now it waits till i bring seed out for it youve given me information on what best for my smaller bird friends Thank You
I’m pleased my video has given you some ideas. As you have fields behind you, you might get some ‘unusual’ birds. The pheasants are characters. I have one most Winters, he hides behind a really small bush when I come out - thinks I can’t see him! Pokes his head out to see if I’ve gone and then checks to see what I’ve left out for him.
Enjoy discovering the birds in your vicinity.
Caught the pheasant peeping round the gate to see where i was when i went in for more seeds😂
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Can i ask im making a mealworm feeder for the robins is it advisable to put drain holes in it or leave it so the worms stay wet sorry to pester you about this
Hi, I’m always happy to help.
Definitely have drain holes otherwise the mealworms might get soggy and go bad. I’d only put a few out so they are eaten quite quickly.
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thanks very helpful indeed.
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Oooo! Creepy thought bread is sultanas or something!
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I miss having a garden
When I lived in a flat I’d go to the local park - I know it’s not the same though.
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Where do you live? I live in Arizona USA… you sound British to my ear❤
Yes, you are correct Karen - I come from the North West of England
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thats a nice Japanese Camellia you've got in the bg!
Thank you. It’s a variety called ‘Donation’ I feature it on my gardening channel called Paul T’s World
It flowers beautifully every year.
@@paultreviews ah very nice Im a landscaper myself. You must have relatively mild Winters because here in Germany they wouldn't survive the winter outdoors
Usually it’s very mild here because I live on the West Coast and so get warm winds in the Winter off the Atlantic Ocean.
This year was coldest in 12 years we had a few days of -6C and that killed off a number of the buds. Most Winters it gets down to -2C for a few days.
I lived in Stuttgart for a short time many years ago and so experienced your beautiful Winters.
@Paul T Reviews funny you say that im from stuttgart 😄 . Im genuinely surprised it didnt die at -6 but glad to hear that it survived!
Because I live by a river I’m not allowed to feed them anymore I’ve been feeding them for years but I was reported I used to love doing it
Why is that? That you can’t not feed the birds and the relation to the river
Sorry to hear that Sandra - I hope you find a different place so you can feed the birds in peace - perhaps at your local park?
Go and feed them, rules are for chumps anyways.
@christianeriddler Oh dear!
Is bird seed morning bird blend a good choice?
I'm a beginner at feeding birds.
With mixed bird seed you’ll find the birds will select the seeds they prefer and discard the rest. It’s a good place to start though. If you can get some sunflower hearts you will find almost all birds will like them.
Good luck with feeding the birds - you might need some patience as the birds take a bit of time to discover the food. Once they do, then they will come regularly and visiting you will be part of their routine. A bird bath also a great attracter. 👍
Just found your video, very informative. I've been feeding for a couple of years. Have blue,great and long tailed tits, with robins. But the trouble is when the magpies find the food, they seem to scare the smaller birds away. Not to mention squirrels. Any help would be appreciated.
I also get magpies but they are very wary in my garden and only come I. At Dawn and dusk so the smaller birds get plenty of time to feed. Are your feeders magpie proof? Generally they can’t balance on the seed feeders.
Squirrels are a big problem - I have another channel about my garden and I did a video on keeping squirrels away - here’s the link if you’d like to check it out.
How to stop squirrels eating the bird food
ruclips.net/video/BiQXq622XQc/видео.html
Didn't you mean 'Wings Up?' (At 4:43)
Ha, ha - you are right! 👍
Hello, do you get problem with rats the moment i put hanging food rats will come in a couple days
So i been feeding blackbirds with water in dog biscuits and the blackbirds are loving it but thats all i see now with just ground feeding but it avoids rats upto now
So am happy with the situation and so are the blackbirds
But its nice to get a variety of birds but unfortunately the rats spoil it in a matter of days
I got a nice big birdbath so hopefully that will attract other birds without the smelling of food
It can be a problem. What about attaching a saucer to the base of the seed feeders to cut down the amount of food on the ground.
I have wood pigeons that clear the ground of food - was never keen on them but now I am!
Rats never like change so perhaps put something on the ground under the feeders and change it around, move it about - rats are so cautious they hate anything different or unfamiliar.
Having water will always attract different birds.
@@paultreviews thank you for the advice I will kindly take it
And yeah the male blackbird is my favourite bird they got so much character I love watching them
Thanks again, take care 👍👍
I agree, those male blackbirds strut around the garden and sing in the trees.
As a beginner starting out, i bought a suet block feeder, so is there any point in buying a suet pellet feeder aswell? Can i mix suet pellets in with my peanut feeder, or is best to keep them separate? Also, last question, what feeder do i put hawthorn berries in?
Yes, you could mix suet pellets in with peanuts - most of the birds will be keen on both. See how the suet block does - birds will take a little time to get used to it and you can see which birds can hang on to it.
I’ve never tried berries in a feeder - maybe try an open tray to see what the response is.
@@paultreviews Thanks, that's great. I should have set up my bird feeding station earlier, but i kept putting it off!
No time like the present! Make sure there is cover close by for the little birds and be patient - it takes birds a while to get used to a new food source, but once they do then they will be regulars.
If you can put out a bird bath that will increase the attractiveness of your garden. Just like us - after eating they often go for a drink.
@@paultreviews Can you put the feeders near high bushes? That's really the only cover i have in the garden. I bought a gardman bird bath.
Near high bushes would be perfect! You’ll see the birds visit your feeders and then dart into the bushes to finish the food they grabbed.
Being high they are safe from cats lying in wait.
Very informative thank you . I live on the second floor and brought two window feeders , I filled with sunflower hearts and meal worms , to stop the blue tits dropping any husks downstairs they love them !
That’s really nice to hear you have the birds visiting your window feeders.
Problem is that we get a lot of rooks and wood pigeons who guzzle most of the food and it's all gone in minutes. I put out a seed feeder with a cage around it, which caters for the sparrows and tits, but some birds like the robins prefer to feed off a flat surface.
My robins like suet so I put out a wire mesh feeder with suet pellets - robins can hover really well and take a peck out of the suet - they are a member of the flycatcher family so are quite adept at intricate flying. I find they also like the sunflower hearts in feeders.
I had that problem so I only by finch seed now. I have mostly fiches & sparrows. I just wish bird seed wasn’t so expensive.
@@Hot-N-AZ You are right - bird seed is so expensive!
I have squirrels, black birds & doves eating the food.
The woodpecker is aggressive as well as the blue jay. These scare away the cardinals.
I really like your cardinals - unfortunately we don’t have them in Britain.
Have you tried pine nuts, (crushed to powder using a mortar and pestle)
for blue, great and coal tits, robins, great spotted woodpeckers, starlings and blackcaps,
(they appear to by pass other bird foods on offer, to go straight for the crushed pine nuts),
I put cracked eggs out, for crows and magpies, as once they have easy access
to large eggs, they might not look for nests to raid for smaller eggs,
as for the tadpoles in my pond, they will collectively devour a hard boiled egg, in 48 hours,
and once they can do that, I feed them with bits of sausage meat, which they "attack???"
just like a shoal of piranhas would do, organic pork sausage fed tadpoles, are MASSIVE,
so the froglets leaving the pond, have a bit of added OOMPH to them too.
I haven’t tried crushed pine nuts but if the birds prefer them they’ve got to be good.
Neat ideas with the food you give the tadpoles - I have newts in my pond, and although I do have frogs around, they never spawn in the pond - so the only tadpoles I get are newtlets.
Could you make a new video about how to befriend birds, which are the easiest to befriend and how to make them eat from your hand? 🕊️
I have been thinking about doing a video like that. When I have time I’ll get it done. 👍
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So gently! Tnx. A robin is my favorite. Unfortunately, now I live on the 3rd floor near the road. Behind the building there is the grove and I can see them. They like to jump and rummage on the ground, so I miss them too much. I´m afraid that seagulls, crooks and other big birds can grab this lovely bird. But, robin won't even fly to the 3rd floor. I'm a little sad. Maybe I'll walk more often.
That would be nice if you could go down to see them - perhaps even take a little something for them to eat or a bowl of water in the Summer if it is dry. That will give you a nice connection with our feathered friends.
My mom was a bird breeder, sie toll me never give them to mich mealworms, it could cause them problems, like thick legs.
That's really interesting - thank you for letting me know. However I have found that wild birds like a balanced diet and will instinctively find their own food as well as take mealworms.
Can you give the birds live meal worms?
Absolutely. Live would be best but they are more expensive and don’t keep so easily.
@@paultreviews Actually they are quite easy to breed. You just need to let a few mealworms develope into beetles and they will start breeding. There are plenty of videos on youtube. I have my own little breeding box for over 6 years now and never had to buy mealworms again...
That’s really interesting Sylvia - in fact I have thought about this. The big question for me though is do you have to have them indoors? I suppose definitely during the Winter?
@@paultreviews Yes, they should be indoors. They need it warm to breed but don't need light. I keep mine in the boiler room in a small bin...
@@sylvia74714 great - thank you for the info.
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Excellent video Paul! I am going to try to find those pellets here in the US. I mix a combination of cornmeal with melted peanut butter enough to make what I call a peanut butter ball and have excellent results. I am going to add a link to show you the results. Definitely going to look for those pellets. ruclips.net/video/HBjulsYo1Ro/видео.html
Your bird food sounds good.
What camera set up do you use for your close up of birds on the feeders?
@@paultreviews Just my old LG cell phone. I set it up about 12 inches more or less from feeder. Would be interested in what type of response you would get to just peanut butter balls there in Europe. I am a bit jealous that you can feed your little robins by hand! :) I just ordered some meal worms and would like to see if my blue birds, which seem similar but a bit larger to your robins. Maybe I can coax one to eat out of my hand! Thank you for that very informative video!
Well done with the results from your cellphone.
I might try peanut butter - but of course it would need to be salt-free.
Definitely try mealworms - live would be even more enticing, and more expensive.
Hands down HEMP SEED
I asked my birds and they prefer sunflower hearts but would eat hemp once the sunflowers hearts are finished.
My policy is rather different, as you might know. I am taking down all the feeders tomorrow and I'm not going to provide the birds with anything but clean water until late November. I did notice years ago that British bird lovers tend to feed birds all year round but here we are told not to do that.
Hello Jolanta, that’s an interesting point.
Years ago we also only fed birds in Winter but now many people feed all year - in fact the RSPB recommend it. I know what you mean and I think it’s good and bad depending on which birds.
With climate change some of the birds are now producing chicks at a different time from the main emergence of caterpillars and can struggle feeding the chicks. People have more cats and we build housing estates on the habitat. It’s so complex.
@@paultreviews I couldn't agree more. It is a complex issue and I am sort of sitting on the fence about it.
I am also sitting on the fence - you have a lot of wild places in your area but here in England I have heard, we are just about the least forested/wooded country in Europe - population explosion as well so most of our wildlife is under great pressure. It’s a pity but a reality.
@@paultreviews Yes, you are right, I'm afraid. England seems to have been seriously deforested for centuries. I've just seen some wild boar in the park round the corner, by the way!
You could feed the wild boar and have the garden dug for free! Seriously - You have a fabulous variety of animals - many of which we used to have a few centuries ago.
I hope my hair is as thick as yours when I get older.
Ha, ha - it's just started to thin a little - so far so good!
Hemp without watching.. and it will Not get MENTIONED
Obviously sorry you didn’t feel the need to watch the video before making your comment.
While hemp is indeed a good food for birds; in my opinion and the opinion of the birds in my garden, nothing beats sunflower hearts as a food for the biggest variety of birds.
My feeders atract piegions .. sometimes up to ten or more ..eating everything .. nuisance they are ..
That is annoying. Maybe change the set up for a while to half coconuts with fat/suet rather than feeders?