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Finch_Breeder
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Just thought I would share there are sparrows in our roof that have young that never shut up! :urgh: :irked: :x
So annoying.
Birds I own/have owned: Budgerigars, **Zebra Finches**, **Star Finches**, Canaries, Diamond doves... Rocky the Galah! & Cocky the Sulphur Crested 'too
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Just remember,if there's sparrows nesting in your roof,there will be half a bale of grass hay in there too by the end of their season if not more if starlings are able to get in there too,real fire hazard in summer. Craig
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golden song sparrows by any chance??
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Trilobite wrote:golden song sparrows by any chance??
Nah, just the average house sparrow.
Mike :thumbup:
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Ive trapped quite a few just for fun and then released them.
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When i was a kid i used to trap them and put a ring on them and or give them a wash in food dye,red or green and let them go. :o
Oh to be young again :shifty:
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crocnshas wrote:When i was a kid i used to trap them and put a ring on them and or give them a wash in food dye,red or green and let them go. :o
Oh to be young again :shifty:
:o :lol: The rare green house sparrow!!!
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A carpet snake in the ceiling will solve the problem :thumbup:
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I used to trap them with mouse traps.
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arthur wrote:A carpet snake in the ceiling will solve the problem :thumbup:
My mum would freak, especially because the sparrows are in her bedroom ceiling.
Mike :thumbup:
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