Thread: A Hungry, Nocturnal Visitor

Originally Posted by trout1105

I have all sorts of different birds that hang arround the place on a pretty much permanent basis and Yes they do some damage to my veggie patches But I counteract that by planting way more than I need So this way everyone gets a feed from the garden.
My olive tree fruits prolifically and I usually pick about 20l a year and the birds can have the rest, The 28's love feasting on the fallen fruit.
Spud, onions melons, pumpkins and cucumbers seem to be immune to bird predation here it is mainly the tomato's, peas/beans, chiilies and capsicum that they like to have a bit of a chew on occasionally.
I feed the magpies and butcher birds once or twice a week and this seems to stop them getting "grumpy" at nesting time.

A garden without birds is a pretty dull and lifeless place in my opinion so I don't begrudge them a bit of a feed every now and then

No possums?

Bloody things get into anything that we grow.They are too quick for the dog,she chases them off,but they sneak back.

My mother used to lose flowers on some of her pot plants.Eventually she saw the culprit,it was a lizard.
One of our sons has Cockatoos pinching his passionfruit.They are a real PITA as they take them,have a couple of bites,drop them then come back for another.