{"id":7333,"date":"2022-05-16T15:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7333"},"modified":"2022-05-16T15:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:59:55","slug":"life-on-the-garden-bird-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7333","title":{"rendered":"Life on the garden bird table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since my previous post on pigeons at the bird table, we have moved it to a new location and tried to make it more difficult for the pigeons to access the food. This has had mixed success. Here are a few photos showing some of the activity at the bird table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_5885-8r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_5885-8r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_5885-8r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_5885-8r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_5885-8r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_5885-8r1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Starlings at the bird table with &#8216;bird spikes&#8217; on the roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7660r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7660r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7660r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7660r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7660r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7660r1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>This pigeon was trying to ignore the bird spikes (these are quite soft and bendy so no harm was done)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6075r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6075r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6075r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6075r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6075r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6075r1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A pigeon working out how to get to the feed while a sparrow flies in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6741r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6741r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6741r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6741r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6741r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6741r1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Here a pigeon is trying to land despite the wire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6108r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6108r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6108r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6108r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6108r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_6108r1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Sometimes they manage to get in&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7153r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7153r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7153r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7153r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7153r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/G22_7153r1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>&#8230; or by leaning in from the nearby trellis the can just reach the food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since my previous post on pigeons at the bird table, we have moved it to a new location and tried to make it more difficult for the pigeons to access the food. This has had mixed success. 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