WataWalloper 506 Posted Friday at 17:38 Report Share Posted Friday at 17:38 Got a couple pairs a wrens where I’m working jist now an prob be here till end spring atleast now, watched them courting an gathering moss earlier, wondering if wrens are as easy to tame as robins, gonna start carrying some meal worm and stuff about haha my goal is to tame one to eat off me hand 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,818 Posted Friday at 18:29 Report Share Posted Friday at 18:29 Not much chance mate lol Wrens usually build a few nests (male) and the female picks the one she wants. Bit like real life lol. Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WataWalloper 506 Posted Friday at 18:43 Report Share Posted Friday at 18:43 12 minutes ago, dytkos said: Not much chance mate lol Wrens usually build a few nests (male) and the female picks the one she wants. Bit like real life lol. Cheers, D. Wanna have a bet? Haha fiver I get one feeding on me hand before end a harvest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 8,448 Posted Friday at 18:54 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 18:54 10 minutes ago, WataWalloper said: Wanna have a bet? Haha fiver I get one feeding on me hand before end a harvest Looking forward to the photo. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,060 Posted Friday at 19:14 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:14 1 hour ago, WataWalloper said: Got a couple pairs a wrens where I’m working jist now my goal is to tame one to eat off me hand I have had 8 totally wild species eat from my hand here and two species in the UK,just takes time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,203 Posted Friday at 19:22 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:22 7 minutes ago, mackem said: I have had 8 totally wild species eat from my hand here and two species in the UK,just takes time. And starvation.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,060 Posted Friday at 19:24 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:24 1 minute ago, Borr said: And starvation.... Not that clip mate,no snow on the ground,no frozen earth...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,203 Posted Friday at 19:28 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:28 Just now, mackem said: Not that clip mate,no snow on the ground,no frozen earth...... It was in jest old bean. You are literally Dr Doolittle incarnate. I've not managed it , although during a visit to centreparcs you could feed squirrels and deer out the patio door, pheasants although I'd not call them wild. Robins always about me but I've never hand fed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,060 Posted Friday at 19:31 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:31 1 minute ago, Borr said: It was in jest old bean. You are literally Dr Doolittle incarnate. I've not managed it , although during a visit to centreparcs you could feed squirrels and deer out the patio door, pheasants although I'd not call them wild. Robins always about me but I've never hand fed. September,patience and time,you know me,I have plenty of both,lol. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,203 Posted Friday at 19:34 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:34 3 minutes ago, mackem said: September,patience and time,you know me,I have plenty of both,lol. Worth two in the bush 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,060 Posted Friday at 19:37 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:37 2 minutes ago, Borr said: Worth two in the bush The only wild brit birds i have fed were robins and ring necked parakeets. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WataWalloper 506 Posted Friday at 20:10 Report Share Posted Friday at 20:10 52 minutes ago, mackem said: I have had 8 totally wild species eat from my hand here and two species in the UK,just takes time. Iv had a robin an hen blacky on my hand in past, robin used to follow is everywhere, if you sat down it would sit on your foot, but rarely come onto the hand, an usually only when there myself. Got some pics somewhere, an the female black had a nest right outside my bait room door an wouldn’t move even when you touched her an looked under her, used to come off nest tk hand like a little hawk haha usws to feed her brandling haha I’ll sort one these little wrens out,m 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,060 Posted Friday at 20:16 Report Share Posted Friday at 20:16 6 minutes ago, WataWalloper said: Iv had a robin an hen blacky on my hand in past, robin used to follow is everywhere, if you sat down it would sit on your foot, but rarely come onto the hand, an usually only when there myself. Got some pics somewhere, an the female black had a nest right outside my bait room door an wouldn’t move even when you touched her an looked under her, used to come off nest tk hand like a little hawk haha usws to feed her brandling haha I’ll sort one these little wrens out,m You have the knack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WataWalloper 506 Posted Friday at 20:18 Report Share Posted Friday at 20:18 Just now, mackem said: You have the knack. Other than hunting with hound in America, the only thing that tempts me to travel is to see diff birds, I wouldn’t appreciate most foreign places cos I’d constantly be looking in bushes an parks an stuff for the birds haha 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,060 Posted Friday at 20:22 Report Share Posted Friday at 20:22 2 minutes ago, WataWalloper said: Other than hunting with hound in America, the only thing that tempts me to travel is to see diff birds, I wouldn’t appreciate most foreign places cos I’d constantly be looking in bushes an parks an stuff for the birds haha Starting to get into birding now mate,especially BOP's,seen quite a few species the past few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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