This lawn has considerable bird digging damage. It's because they are hungry or looking for nesting material. often it's because of grubs in the lawn. #chafergrubs #birdsdigginglawn
Magpies and crows follow the squirrels around my lawn. As a squirrel digs in a peanut, the birds immediately dig them out again and eat them. I call it aeration. 😁
Happened to my neighbours lawn a few days ago.. A lot of damage. It looked like someone vandalised it. It looks very similar to this video but on a larger scale. I guess this answers my question on how it happened!
Found this video because my neighbor here in Portland, Oregon US thought the crows were burying the peanuts that I give to them as treats. I knew it couldn't be that because they always eat the peanut immediately and I give the treats to many crows along my neighborhood walk to and from the park and nowhere else have I seen a burying behavior. Good to know it's not me. I'll tell her about the grubs and get her yard guys to confirm whether she's got grubs or not. I think part of the problem is the idea we still need grass lawns in our lands. This is an ancient social construct that is based off the old kings attempting to show their dominion over the land. Look up the show and guy behind the series called: "Kill your lawn" which talks about transitioning our spaces back to native ecosystems which brings back all the wildlife for you to enjoy. The birds are helping you kill the imperialist turf so you can plant something that feeds them and or yourself!
Great content as always, though I did shake my head when you put the grub back under the turf :-). Keep up the videos this season, they're really helpful
It’s happening to my lawn here in Thailand. I thought it was my dogs at first. Fortunately I can press most of the damage back down with my foot. The birds appear to be going for the thinner patches of lawn.
The birds seem to peck at the yellow and brown patches looking for grubs. You can try putting some beer (hoppy stout) in the dispenser of a hose end sprayer and feeding it to the lawn (and grubs). It’s good for the lawn, not so much for the grubs. Don’t forget to keep some beer for yourself. For small patches cold garlic tea might help.
I actually did this maybe 2 years ago.. and clean forgot about it. I'm sure I videos it 🤔🤔😯 However when I put it down it was too cold.. but im def gonna do it again .. thanks so much for the reminder!
I just let the birds do their thing when they found my lawn full of grubs. Two weeks later, no birds and no obvious grubs. The grass quickly grew back. All very natural😉
We have hundreds of Parrots here in Australia. Cockatoos and Galahs. They dig up my 3 acres all the time. Looks like some one tore the ground up with a pick. Very annoying. Neem oil will get rid of the grubs and won't harm the birds.
@@LawnRight it blocks their breathing ports. If you spray a wasp with washing up liquid solution it dies quickly. I know it's not great for the other bio Diversity but it's worth a go. Also helps with water movement on LDP.
I had a lot of problem with Vine weevils they come out of the ground and climb up into the bush that they have been eating the roots to and then mate in the bushes. And then whole recycle begins again, I used ant powder around the base of the bush and up the stems as soon they touched the ant powder it kill them. I wondered if it would work in some similar fashion if they use the bushes to mate!
Not sure.. anythings possible I guess. So tehy emerge in spring after pupating, and have turned into a flying beetle (called may bug or may beetle), these then go and mate in the bushes. You can get lures with pheromones in, and if you hang them in the bushes at teh right time itll trap many of the males (I think), so then they cant mate and there is no offspring, or far fewer..
Not as bad as what i found in the middle of my lawn. A big rat had dug itself into the lawn and then had died. I had to remove a square foot of turf and soil 🤢
Have tried Nematodes for chafers and it made no difference and it’s quite expensive. Is this definitely birds causing the damage? I’ve had similar but not quite so severe damage (usually later in the spring or early summer) and it was a combination of squirrels digging up acorns buried in autumn and badgers and the local fox looking for chafers!! After years of fighting them with every device known to man I’ve come to the conclusion that you can’t fight nature and have to admit defeat!
Hi.. I'm.only guessing its birds.. I'm gonna do a better video in the coming months as I've missed out a few things.. all part of the fun hey 🤔🤔 as for nematodes.. I find them hit and miss unless good prep is Carried out.. ie scarify and aerate.. so they can get in to.the soil (moss and thatch will hold many back). Then you've got to water religiously daily, heavily for 2 weeks or they will get stranded
That doesn't look like bird damage, instead foxes or other mammal looking for worms, insects, grubs, etc. Neem oil is an alternative to treatment, similar concept to Turfsolv but cheaper.
Yeah I've used it before but it gets a bit too thick in winter and I do believe it's now banned as an insecticide BUT you can get it as dog shampoo.. and just neat neem oil I believe on Amazon? I've heard on the grapevine that a few insecticides are being trialled so hopefully something worthwhile will enter the market soon.. fingers crossed..
Magpies and crows follow the squirrels around my lawn. As a squirrel digs in a peanut, the birds immediately dig them out again and eat them. I call it aeration. 😁
😁😁😁 love it
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Happened to my neighbours lawn a few days ago.. A lot of damage. It looked like someone vandalised it. It looks very similar to this video but on a larger scale. I guess this answers my question on how it happened!
Found this video because my neighbor here in Portland, Oregon US thought the crows were burying the peanuts that I give to them as treats. I knew it couldn't be that because they always eat the peanut immediately and I give the treats to many crows along my neighborhood walk to and from the park and nowhere else have I seen a burying behavior. Good to know it's not me. I'll tell her about the grubs and get her yard guys to confirm whether she's got grubs or not.
I think part of the problem is the idea we still need grass lawns in our lands. This is an ancient social construct that is based off the old kings attempting to show their dominion over the land. Look up the show and guy behind the series called: "Kill your lawn" which talks about transitioning our spaces back to native ecosystems which brings back all the wildlife for you to enjoy. The birds are helping you kill the imperialist turf so you can plant something that feeds them and or yourself!
Interesting!
2:50 think ive had too many beers my eyes have gone
ha ha lol.. I must have pressed somehing, and it went out of autofocus... I noticed a manual focus bar and couldnt figure it out :)
Great content as always, though I did shake my head when you put the grub back under the turf :-). Keep up the videos this season, they're really helpful
Thanks Ian! 😁😁
It’s happening to my lawn here in Thailand. I thought it was my dogs at first. Fortunately I can press most of the damage back down with my foot. The birds appear to be going for the thinner patches of lawn.
Yep.. that's because birds believe grubs are there because it is thinner and stressed.. typically if you do have grubs the lawn can look like that.
The birds seem to peck at the yellow and brown patches looking for grubs. You can try putting some beer (hoppy stout) in the dispenser of a hose end sprayer and feeding it to the lawn (and grubs). It’s good for the lawn, not so much for the grubs. Don’t forget to keep some beer for yourself. For small patches cold garlic tea might help.
I actually did this maybe 2 years ago.. and clean forgot about it. I'm sure I videos it 🤔🤔😯 However when I put it down it was too cold.. but im def gonna do it again .. thanks so much for the reminder!
I just let the birds do their thing when they found my lawn full of grubs. Two weeks later, no birds and no obvious grubs. The grass quickly grew back. All very natural😉
Ha ha thats brilliant 😊😊 not all grow back sadly.. seen far too many gardens with just bare soil over the years
@@LawnRight I was following your lawn renovation videos at the time and there were seedlings just coming through, the birds did me a great favour😉
We have hundreds of Parrots here in Australia. Cockatoos and Galahs. They dig up my 3 acres all the time. Looks like some one tore the ground up with a pick. Very annoying.
Neem oil will get rid of the grubs and won't harm the birds.
Cheers.. I've tried it before but didnt see huge results. Thats incredible to hear about the cockatoo damage! All very intriguing though!
Out of interest, have you tried soapy water on areas affected by chafers
No I haven't but youve reminded me of something I need to do.. (unrelated). Soaoy water could be interesting
@@LawnRight it blocks their breathing ports. If you spray a wasp with washing up liquid solution it dies quickly. I know it's not great for the other bio Diversity but it's worth a go. Also helps with water movement on LDP.
I had a lot of problem with Vine weevils they come out of the ground and climb up into the bush that they have been eating the roots to and then mate in the bushes. And then whole recycle begins again, I used ant powder around the base of the bush and up the stems as soon they touched the ant powder it kill them. I wondered if it would work in some similar fashion if they use the bushes to mate!
Not sure.. anythings possible I guess. So tehy emerge in spring after pupating, and have turned into a flying beetle (called may bug or may beetle), these then go and mate in the bushes. You can get lures with pheromones in, and if you hang them in the bushes at teh right time itll trap many of the males (I think), so then they cant mate and there is no offspring, or far fewer..
did you say turf soil or turf salt
Hopefully soil, unless I'd been on the beer
jolly good ole chap @@LawnRight
I see similar damage caused by badgers looking for grubs
cheers Carl. hope all is well at home and youre getting some sleep!
@LawnRight all good, mate. Good informative video 👍
I’ve been lucky never seen a chafer grub in my lawn plenty of leather jackets over the years.
Definitely lucky!
Not as bad as what i found in the middle of my lawn. A big rat had dug itself into the lawn and then had died. I had to remove a square foot of turf and soil 🤢
🤮🤮🤮 how nice!
I think you can definitely call yourself an expert with 20 years experience
Aww thanks!
👍🙏
Have tried Nematodes for chafers and it made no difference and it’s quite expensive.
Is this definitely birds causing the damage? I’ve had similar but not quite so severe damage (usually later in the spring or early summer) and it was a combination of squirrels digging up acorns buried in autumn and badgers and the local fox looking for chafers!! After years of fighting them with every device known to man I’ve come to the conclusion that you can’t fight nature and have to admit defeat!
Hi.. I'm.only guessing its birds.. I'm gonna do a better video in the coming months as I've missed out a few things.. all part of the fun hey 🤔🤔 as for nematodes.. I find them hit and miss unless good prep is Carried out.. ie scarify and aerate.. so they can get in to.the soil (moss and thatch will hold many back). Then you've got to water religiously daily, heavily for 2 weeks or they will get stranded
That doesn't look like bird damage, instead foxes or other mammal looking for worms, insects, grubs, etc. Neem oil is an alternative to treatment, similar concept to Turfsolv but cheaper.
Yeah I've used it before but it gets a bit too thick in winter and I do believe it's now banned as an insecticide BUT you can get it as dog shampoo.. and just neat neem oil I believe on Amazon? I've heard on the grapevine that a few insecticides are being trialled so hopefully something worthwhile will enter the market soon.. fingers crossed..