[Closed] Oh no dead bird in the garden

Nice snack for Mr Fox, or an ornament for CG?

Only time will tell... 😉

Is it a finch of some sort? Last year I had a few birds drop down dead in the back garden. Turns out it was a parasite that was doing them in. If you have any bird feeders or bird baths in your garden it may be worth cleaning them out and making sure the seed in them keeps dry. Otherwise the parasite will have the perfect living conditions and the dead bird won't be the last one you see.

Sandwich

It was a dunnock. Very pretty little bird, can only be appreciated through binoculars. I did wonder why I hadn't seen the little birdie for a few days.

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Edit: no feeders or baths in my garden unfortunately.

Dead?

sure he's not resting?

That was quick. You've done a good job on that one - it almost looks real . . . Oh 😉

Maybe he died from sexual exhaustion? Dunnocks have spectacularly active and promiscuous sex lives, apparently.
So, don't mourn for him, he died doing what he loved.
Probably.

Phew when you said dead bird I assumed your partner had a dark secret.

For those not in the know, Dunnock = Sparrow, 'hedge sparrow' to be precise. 🙂

[i]The Dunnock, Prunella modularis, is a small passerine bird found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. It is sometimes called the Hedge Accentor, Hedge Sparrow or Hedge Warbler.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnock

I found 1/2 a deer's leg in my garden the other day - I like to think the rest of the deer is happily hopping about somewhere.

when you say bird...... do you mean slang for a woman in which case are you......

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That's it - an ex Sparra?

Have you tried twittering this post - its certainly inane enough.

We had great big windows in one of the houses we lived in when I was a kid - the birds used to fly into them. Sometimes they were just stunned and sometimes they were dead :(.

Solved by putting up net curtains.

Heather Bash - Member
That's it - an ex Sparra?

Maybe his chute didn't open! 😆

we had a pigeon commit suicide by flying into our window the other day. nearly shat me self. poor thing. no idea how it didnt break the window

Dead vulture lying in the dirt road outside my house the other day.

The living vultures made sure he wasn't there later.

Oooh. Vulture cannibals...

Only the one bird?

In the last few weeks we've had 2 live mice, several dead mice, 2 Shrews, a Rabbits head, 3 Moles and a Weasel - All left for us by the cat that isn't ours (he "visits from his home more than 1/2 a mile away)!

We've found the solution to dead birds and rodents that our cat leaves in the garden.

We got a dog. She's always really keen to get out in the garden in the mornings nowadays so she can do a quick scout around and find any headless animals.

Of course, then I have to try and prise the unfortunate animal from her blood covered jaws, which invariable ends with me holding an empty animal skin and the dog munching away on various entrails.

Alaric. Hang on a minute jumping to conclusions! The cat apologists will be along shortly

Heard a small "thunk" on my kitchen window last week and went outside to find a swallow on the floor. It was just stunned so I gently picked it up and held it for a few minutes before releasing to watch it carry on chasing flies above my house. I usually get pigeon "crucifiction" outlines on my bedroom window where they've flown into it and one a while ago was being chased by a Sparrowhawk lol.

is is legal to trap ferral cats?

get a few in the garden, so can you get a humane trap (non-lethal/injury) trap away, return any tagged ones home (with a note to stop the thing pooping in the kids planter) and send the rest to the local animal sanctuary?

big_n_daft I would get in touch with your local Cat Protection League, they will deal with feral cats, and will trap them if necessary.

from their website they will assist with costs to neuter a colony but not trap and remove

http://www.cats.org.uk/what-we-do/neutering/feral-neutering/

they might be firing blanks but they're still eating the birds and pooping in the planter

Maybe he died from sexual exhaustion? Dunnocks have spectacularly active and promiscuous sex lives, apparently.

OK, thanks for that. I'm coming back as a female dunnock but, I'm clever, I know how to pace myself. 😉

I found 1/2 a deer's leg in my garden the other day

tiger - any idea what sort of deer? Do you still have it?

To everyone else - thank you for your replies and particularly your concern for my grief. 🙄

My houseguest has been nominated to pick up said body and place in dustbin.

As for cats ... don't get me started.

they will assist with costs to neuter a colony but not trap and remove

Oh well, my local Cats Protection League will. From their website :

[i]Homes wanted for Feral Cats
We always need caring homes for feral cats in barns, at stables or in large gardens. In return for board and lodging they will keep your premises free of mice and rats. For more details see the feral page or to find out more contact us about ferals.[/i]

http://croydoncpcats.org.uk/

And I'm not sure how feral cats can be neutered without being trapped 😕

There was a poor pigeon with a large hole in its back hopping round my garden t'other day, it wasn't helped by the sparrow hawk that was astride its back taking chunks out of it. All its pigeon mates were just sat on an adjacent roof watching, looking nonchalent.

For those not in the know, Dunnock = Sparrow, 'hedge sparrow' to be precise.