There is a tailless thrush, that sits outside our long dining room window everymorning, and at dinner time. I have been giving it wetted bread, and some pet ,mince, and any other food that it might like. It seems to stand back and let the sparrows and blackbirds eat first. Wondering how to encourage it closer.It looks up as if waiting for the food first thing in the morning. I also wet the garden and grass so it can look for food. Has anyone made one a pet.? Do Thrushes eat wild bird seed. ?
iluvmuse,
Jan 26, 2:07am
I have seen ones reared from chicks as pets. They can imitate human voice quite well
les6,
Jan 26, 2:27am
i made a pet of two blackbirds that got through the net incasing my louisa plum tree this afternoon,tried to teach them how to play badminton,they were the shuttlecocks!
koru67,
Jan 26, 2:54am
I am feeding seed and fruit to our visiting birds. The thrush do not seem to go for the seed but love fruit - nice juicy pear, apples etc. I cube them into small pieces, plus obviously also providing water with it being so dry at present. For us it is the blackbirds that wait for food very close to the house and seem to be more trusting of people.
les6,
Jan 26, 3:01am
not at my house.
woody89,
Jan 26, 3:25am
Revolting.
lindar,
Jan 26, 1:36pm
Ask in pets and animals, there are lots of people there who will know. Sounds like a baby, waiting to be fed.
tigra,
Jan 26, 2:52pm
LOL I made a bird feeder 2 weeks ago and filled it with different seeds and some sugar water. But the birds are all giving it a miss. Its well out of range of our cat but I'm wondering if its going to take one braver bird to start the ball rolling.
pogram0,
Jan 27, 12:46am
I too have a single thrush that comes into my garden and she also stands back and lets the sparrows, blackbirds, and any other birds eat first. I tend to throw some crumbs one way and all the sparrows go for that and then I throw something in a different direction for the thrush. I thought she was being a bit of a thicko but maybe it is just the breed - just not so pushy.
korbo,
Jan 27, 1:00am
yes #10, that is exactly what happens and what I do too.
oclaf,
Jan 27, 1:07am
We had a vindictive thrush 2 years ago that systematically pecked every single grape on the vine. Didn't eat them, just a single peck each to make them all go rotten. Malicious bloody bird. Still don't know what I did to piss it off.
oh_hunnihunni,
Jan 27, 1:36am
My cat thinks I put the net up to save her stalking them.
naphtha,
Jan 27, 10:41pm
Thrushes love snails. Leave some on/near a path etc, and watch them go, cracking the shells and scoffing the snail.
aj.2.,
Jan 27, 11:18pm
Worms are the best for it, wet a sack or old towel and throw that on the lawn, then in the morning, with the bird there remove the sack, and let it get the worms.
anne1955,
Jan 27, 11:30pm
All my local birds are at least semi tame. And I get so much pleasure from them being around. Think it was blackbirds that did a couple of swoops at my Cat but she is just so not interest in chasing birds great mouser even takes on the odd possum But birds she's to well feed for chasing them. I have very, very friendly wood pigeons and she will come with me when I go up to them and talk to them, and even they are worried by her. I maybe the old bird lady I even bake extra bits of pastry and the likes for them rather than toss them out.
anne1955,
Jan 27, 11:31pm
There is a name for people like you.
koru67,
Jan 27, 11:51pm
Have to share my not so good photo, didn't want to move too much incase I disturbed him/her. Sitting at the computer today and then . I felt like I was being watched . http://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/360417423.jpg This is a juvenile rosella that is hanging around our place at the moment. He sits in the trees and makes funny noises, musn't have found his voice yet. Quite comical to watch him last night trying to work out the water bowl that overflows which all the birds love, there is also a birdbath close by if he is too scared.
les6,
Jan 28, 2:09am
well do tell?what is it?
anne1955,
Jan 28, 12:36pm
Not nice
farmerjohn,
Feb 2, 7:57pm
Les6 I hope you are joking, if not you are not welcome on this message board, what you describe is a DESPICABLE act.
funkydunky,
Feb 2, 8:31pm
did they make a raquet? Sorry in advance
whitehead.,
Feb 2, 9:45pm
i have one of those blue shells in my garden full of water and ive got a fence post in it partly under water the birds love it they come in and sit on the sides and one at a time goes down the post till they are just in the right spot and splash water every where shake their wings and fly up into the trees to dry off they have a lovely time . they also use it for drinking water . my dogs leave them alone .i never feed them as we have a rat proublem and i dont wont to encourage it
whitehead.,
Feb 2, 9:47pm
plant bushes and trees that feed the birds you wont in your garden
les6,
Feb 3, 11:59pm
farmerjohn wrote: Les6 I hope you are joking, if not you are not welcome on this message board, what you describe is a DESPICABLE act.[/quote harden up farmerjohn,don`t you have pest control on your farm?If i choose to grow a crop of fruit to feed my family and friends I am not going to stand by and watch it be decimated by birds,especially when I have left pollinator trees and other things for them.if they want to force their way through a total exclusure net to cause havoc they will pay the ultimate price.interestingly for me there have been no more intrusions?
um.yea.nah,
Feb 4, 3:03pm
A few summers back we used to go around Oriental Bay on a Saturday morning for a coffee and a muffin, and this little sparrow used to meet us every week, I don't know how it knew or remembered but it would be on the drivers mirror as soon as we pulled up. It was definitely the same sparrow not many will actually pop in your window and sit on your dash and eat from your hand, cheeky little thing it was I have photos I will have to hunt them out
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