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palminnie1 · **Posted: 09-11-2010 , 12:13 AM** #11

i lost most of my pigeons when i took the table feeders away, but alas also lost my collared doves and regular woodies.
but this winter my small bird population has increased.
last winter one great tit, this winter all tits and zillions of house sparrows, dunnock too visit, robin but no blackbirds now.
the bigger birds have more body fat so they survive better than the little uns, the bigger birds are well able to find food, their size is very intimidating for smaller birds.
there is a pecking order for all birds.
i have noticed, before most birds up, the dunnock will be out, then the sparrows, then the tits. the pigeons come whenever they like.
there is a pecking order to the tits too, the bigger they are, they feed first, or if a long feeder, they are at the top!

	Posted: 09-11-2010 , 12:13 AM #11
palminnie1 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greystones, Co. Wicklow Posts: 367	pigeons gone i lost most of my pigeons when i took the table feeders away, but alas also lost my collared doves and regular woodies. but this winter my small bird population has increased. last winter one great tit, this winter all tits and zillions of house sparrows, dunnock too visit, robin but no blackbirds now. the bigger birds have more body fat so they survive better than the little uns, the bigger birds are well able to find food, their size is very intimidating for smaller birds. there is a pecking order for all birds. i have noticed, before most birds up, the dunnock will be out, then the sparrows, then the tits. the pigeons come whenever they like. there is a pecking order to the tits too, the bigger they are, they feed first, or if a long feeder, they are at the top!