02-02-2019, 11:12 AM
I now feel that whatever it was that took poor Mildred will almost certainly come back for more.
So I have made a cover with a sliding door to fit over the front of the house tonight.
I will have to experiment tomorrow and monitor what George does and if he accepts the cover being in place with the pigeon size entrance open.
Otherwise I will have to remove it again during the day.
Somehow I cant see a fox getting up there, but a cat is a possibility, I just dont know, maybe an owl or some other bird of pray.
We have seen a Sparrow hawk in the area, but attacking at night or before dawn, I dont see that happening.
At the moment George has stepped up his game and is visiting the squabs every 10 minutes or so. That seems more frequently then both he and Mildred used to feed them.
I am also now leaving grain in the house to encourage the squabs to start eating it.
Mike
So I have made a cover with a sliding door to fit over the front of the house tonight.
I will have to experiment tomorrow and monitor what George does and if he accepts the cover being in place with the pigeon size entrance open.
Otherwise I will have to remove it again during the day.
Somehow I cant see a fox getting up there, but a cat is a possibility, I just dont know, maybe an owl or some other bird of pray.
We have seen a Sparrow hawk in the area, but attacking at night or before dawn, I dont see that happening.
At the moment George has stepped up his game and is visiting the squabs every 10 minutes or so. That seems more frequently then both he and Mildred used to feed them.
I am also now leaving grain in the house to encourage the squabs to start eating it.
Mike
