One of the reasons GSW's are a bit rare these days is the influx of Green Parakeets. They nest in the same type of holes in the trees as GSW's and are more aggressive. We have hundreds of the parakeets down here and the are migrating further north every year.We used to get a GSW on a regular basis along with other visitors eg Jays, Green Finches etc.
For some reason they have disappeared
Doubt they will make it up here...be too cold for them? We never used to get Magpies here but they are really common now.
Could you get a humidifier to help?
I photographed one in our garden a few years ago. Apparently it was the 1st one recorded in Cheshire.
My goodness. 4 people died during the troubles in America last night.
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There are already reports of them in Glasgow.
I'm not a FB user or fan, but I admit that it can be useful...
I was chatting to my sister about her move to Devon with her 2 adult children. She said that the shower was fed from an old-fashioned hot water tank and it was basically useless with 3 people wanting to shower one after another. She decided to have a new electric shower fitted so she found a plumber and electrician and booked them for the start of the week. Plumber for Monday to remove the old shower and plumb in the new one. Electrician for first thing Tuesday to wire it up...
The plumber did his job. Then, on Monday evening the electrician rang my sister and announced that he had decided to stop working until he had been vaccinated, and that could be months away! She tried to persuade him to do that one last job, as promised. No joy...
In desperation she went on the local FB group to ask for advice and within minutes people from all over the area were recommending electricians. A few minutes after that, an electrician himself came on and offered to come round on Tuesday when the original guy should have been doing the job. He turned up with his mate and they did a good job, at a reasonable rate. They also replaced a light fitting that had got smashed when the family moved in.
And now the really impressive thing... There was a problem with the front door of the cottage. A combination of the door probably swelling up a bit in damp conditions, and the hinges not being quite right. It meant a big struggle to open and close the door. The electrician and mate had taken this on board when my sister was letting them in. After doing the electrical work they offered to fix the door, which they DID, and then refused to charge for it. (Sis paid them extra for the electrical work instead, which they objected to, but eventually accepted!
Impressive result, local FB!
Happens all the time here Colin. We have a village FB group and village FB swap group.I'm not a FB user or fan, but I admit that it can be useful...
I was chatting to my sister about her move to Devon with her 2 adult children. She said that the shower was fed from an old-fashioned hot water tank and it was basically useless with 3 people wanting to shower one after another. She decided to have a new electric shower fitted so she found a plumber and electrician and booked them for the start of the week. Plumber for Monday to remove the old shower and plumb in the new one. Electrician for first thing Tuesday to wire it up...
The plumber did his job. Then, on Monday evening the electrician rang my sister and announced that he had decided to stop working until he had been vaccinated, and that could be months away! She tried to persuade him to do that one last job, as promised. No joy...
In desperation she went on the local FB group to ask for advice and within minutes people from all over the area were recommending electricians. A few minutes after that, an electrician himself came on and offered to come round on Tuesday when the original guy should have been doing the job. He turned up with his mate and they did a good job, at a reasonable rate. They also replaced a light fitting that had got smashed when the family moved in.
And now the really impressive thing... There was a problem with the front door of the cottage. A combination of the door probably swelling up a bit in damp conditions, and the hinges not being quite right. It meant a big struggle to open and close the door. The electrician and mate had taken this on board when my sister was letting them in. After doing the electrical work they offered to fix the door, which they DID, and then refused to charge for it. (Sis paid them extra for the electrical work instead, which they objected to, but eventually accepted!
Impressive result, local FB!
We’ve got a local page too and it’s great for that. Also good for finding out about bad roads, fallen trees, road closures, etc so it has its uses.
