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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16260
I've placed a load of fertilizer containers in the pot of my juniper yesterday... and this morning found 3 of them in the lawn. Wonder who did this. A bird I guess. Our dog can't reach it, our cat... could, but I wouldn't expect him to be interested (though it seems someone chewed on it).


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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16264
Maybe a rat or a mouse.
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16265
I think a bird is more likely.
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16267
Do you have magpies around? I would suspect they are one of the birds strong enough. Or a marter-like creature??
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16269
Looks like something my lovebirds would do. However, I just checked them out and they're still chewing seeds, so no plastic. Could've been a bird yes, but what bird would sneak out your fertilizer?
What kind of cakes do you use?
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16271
Contrainer: DCM2 pellets, some cow dung pellets, and some are filled with a left over of Biogold.
Yes, we have magpies. No marters as far as I know.

Let's see what happens tomorrow. If they continue to do it, I may have to try and find some chicken wire to protect the containers.
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16273
Squirrels, rabbits????
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16277
No squirrels or rabits.
There is a magpie in our neighbour's tree (or probably a couple).
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16281
Why would a bird want to eat those pellets? Have you though of putting up a camera to see what kind of creature snitches your cakes?
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Posted 9 years 9 months ago #16283

Contrainer wrote: Why would a bird want to eat those pellets? Have you though of putting up a camera to see what kind of creature snitches your cakes?


My wife's theory is that it went for the insects that are attracted to the fertilizer. Doesn't make sense to me though.
A camera would be interesting (also for other purposes), but I don't have one.

Might have been a Jackdaw, got loads of 'm here. Maybe it was just curious (as it has happened only once up till now).
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