Відео

I don't use it anymore, and I only used it when the camera is there. So if something is wrong I'm there within 30 seconds.

@@garden-birds I am very happy to hear that, thank you

Filmed on 28/10/2024, you can see the date at the bottom of the image. That is almost November, I find it a strange time to moult, just before winter starts? Or should be like you say of a fight? But what is strange is that they both have it in the neck and throat.

​@garden-birds Thanks! I'm losing my vision (76 going on 77), and missed the date of recording! Many birds are potential hosts to Poultry Depming Mite (Neocnemidocoptes gallinae); this feeds on the bases of down and contour feathers and causes these to break off at the base. Because the base of the damaged feather remains in the feather follicle, the afflicted bird will not try to regrow new feathers until the summer molt. The Merck Vertinary Manual describes feather loss due to this mite as occurring in spring or summer, but I've seen domestic Ringneck Doves missing patches of contour plumage, or missing all feathers except their flight and tail feathers and some of their scapulars, in mid winter. If this pair of Woodpigeons didn't regrow their missing feathers by winter, this mite is a possible cause. Even within the same species, birds vary greatly in their symptomatic resistance to Depluming Mites; some Budgies and Ringneck Doves, and the large majority of domestic and feral Rock Pigeons. show no symptoms even if they are carrying this parasite. Another unlikely cause is ringworm; most birds are to varying degrees susceptible to this fungal affliction. However, this usually progresses to severe feather loss.

That is strange because for me this is the tamest bird that visits the bird feeder in the garden, they come and eat from my hand as you can see on my UA-cam introduction video on my channel. I also had this problem in the beginning that I knew that there were several bird species in the garden, but that did not come in front of the camera. Had this with the wood pigeons, finches and crows. The solution for me was very simple, just tested other types of food and was immediately successful.

When you said that the robins don't come to the feeder camera, I watched your videos carefully to see that I didn't see the problem, and I think I did see the problem. The food you use looks like chicken feed, and I know chicken feed well. My grandmother used to have a bird feeder shop. And I know that chicken feed is usually harder and larger. As you can see in some videos on my UA-cam channel, the seed I use is much smaller and finer than the bird food you use. A robin has a fine, small, sensitive beak. In our country in Belgium, you can find shelves with garden bird food in garden centres and you will see that it is much finer and smaller than chicken feed or pigeon feed. You can try it out by buying a small bag of seed mix for garden birds.

Maybe the food I give is too strong, because I remember my dad giving his pigeons different food when they had to moult. I'll look it up on the internet later.

@garden-birds interesting idea , not sure about it hay ,, perhaps I'll read a bit too.🤔my budgies normally fix each others feathers when they looking a bit crazy ,,never seen pidgeons do it so much.

@@drea7295 But I remember when my father had 200 racing pigeons that pigeons moulted every year.

@@garden-birds that pidgeon I'm looking after certainly moults alot, I could make a duvet cover and pillows 😅Just never saw such a big patch of new feathers in one area ,I don't think it's a problem necessarily.Maybe you have change of season over there .Still something interesting to read about .

Thank you for the message.

Thanks. 🙂😉

Thanks

👍

I kept the video editing very simple, using a free online program called Shotcut.

@garden-birds oh cool maybe I'll try it , I'm low on space 🚀🌌 currently ,some apps need so much space.Maybe I'll try paint some of your birds your videos are super quality .I did one bird of paradise , we have a plant here called that ,I put it in the pic ,perhaps I'll up load it too on community.🤔your last video title makes me think of that .

@@drea7295 I just watched a video on UA-cam about free online Shotcut video editing program and now I can use it, so it's a very simple program. Type in the UA-cam search bar the following sentence that I put between the brackets, and it's the second video after a sponsored video. The guy shows how Shotcut works by making a commercial video about cookies. (@KevinStratvert-Shotcut Video Editor Tutorial)

I think you mean the great tit that is in the bushes? In that video you see 5 birds: Robin, Great spotted woodpecker male/female, Great tit, jay.

@garden-birds oh thank you , I'll check it out .Yes .There were about 5 birds one just peaking in the video.hope you have a lovely day

@@drea7295 I made a print screen of one of those 5 birds in that video and put it in my community.

@garden-birds oh cool ,I'll go see, good idea

I watched the video again, and I think I was still asleep last time. A great tit is normally very yellow on its belly with a black stripe. But in the bushes there is also one with a black stripe on its belly but no yellow color on its belly, and that is because it is a young one that has just left the nest. They only get the bright color a few weeks later. Then you also see a blue tit that is chased away by the woodpecker with its wing, and that blue tit does not have a blue color yet because it is also a young one that has just left the nest. You can recognize blue tits by the mask around their eyes.

Went to the cemetery on Friday, there were at least 30 wood pigeons flying in the air. We seem to have enough of this kind, they are not city pigeons. But you will know that. My dad used to have 200 racing pigeons.

@@garden-birds That's pretty cool , I suppose the cemetery is probably quite quite.Ive had a bit of fascination with homing pidgeons , overall pidgeons are pretty interesting .

🐦

@@garden-birds 🤭

Talk about the rubber chicken, just kidding.

@@garden-birds OK cool

@@EyeSeeThruYou It's not easy every day after 267 videos to find a good title and thumbnail that stands out, but if you look under the video at the info description, there is my text about the bird in the video. Sometimes my thumbnail has nothing to do with the bird in the video.

Yes I think so too, this bird seems to me to be very well behaved and sweet and patient. Does not impose itself and waits until other birds have finished eating.

Normally we have thrushes here too, but I have never seen them in my garden. The blackbird is called in Flemish (de merel). They also look a lot like a starling, we have those here too. Starlings are not so popular here because they are sometimes in groups with so many and can sometimes be aggressive. But I have never had any trouble with them. They are nevertheless beautiful birds with a shiny plumage. Watch UA-cam.

@@garden-birds interesting thanks for sharing, I'm must look up thrushes by you, perhaps you will get one at the feeder.

@@drea7295 Crossbill do you know that bird species? They are also here with me. I live next to a pine forest that is why I get so many species visiting. Field birds and forest birds. I used to have a tame crossbill that came to eat with us.

@@garden-birds no , I've never heard of it not that I know of , I'll look in Google quick,so cool to have birds come visit like that .

@@garden-birds wow, that bird has a weird beak , very unusual , never seen it before .love it's colours .

Thanks. 😁😉

I did use Photoshop to brighten the color a bit. Because the UA-cam gurus say on UA-cam, to get a lot of visitors your thumbnail should stand out with bright colors or even fluo color.

Don't you have the blue tit in South Africa? In Flemish this little bird is called: Pimpelmees

@@garden-birds I understand,They are still very beautiful.

@@garden-birds no , I never saw one , so I looked at the map of African ones they only in the very North of the African continent.They are quite stunning hay !

@@garden-birds cool name , like it better than the English name ☺️

Thanks.