mutant Posted December 18, 2012 I am putting in here, because the GH has cacti and little else. At first I thought it had accidentally imprisoned itself inside and couldn't get out. I let it out, but it seems as if it likes the warmer temps inside and I suspect it has laid birth inside too in the corner where it could hide it.. I am not sure if its a sparrow or a swallow. I was thinking that apart from the occasional bird shit, I would not have to worry a lot about them. I even thought they might eat hoppers thus protect me, even though the hoppers haven't shown they like to eat the cacti while they where inside during warmer weather. I haven't had problem with snails, but I thought a bird would be ideal with this too. Should I worry? Could birds like this eat seedlings??? And then it struck me: wouldn't they eat the seeds produced by cacti? Any opinions / experiences would be very helpful 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted December 18, 2012 It sounds like a swallow , they eat only insects .Have you seen its nest? Usually they build a nest made of mud up high in a corner or a ledge . Some pics would be cool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted December 18, 2012 Sounds like a lovely greenhouse visitor. I would expect that getting to any cacti seed would be quite difficult for a bird and its spindley little legs. Maybe you could put a clear plastic cup over any developing fruit that you really would be heartbroken to loose.. Just in case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) yeah I begin to like it. they used to say they bring good luck. and heck i had it home and now I have it the gh! good omen! lol I think its nested under some stacked stuff. I could ruin it if I try to uncover it. we used to have these mud-made nest you say in corners at home, many years ago... Edited December 18, 2012 by mutant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazonian Posted December 18, 2012 I just hope it doesn't get too hot for the bird in the greenhouse, and any large bodies of water could cause it to drown if it came for a drink. If its a swallow, they know when they are on to a good thing and will usually nest in the same spot each season. I recently took a photo of some baby swallows... Nice birds. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 19, 2012 ^^^^ awesome not too hot, we got winter here now no large bodies of water too, so all good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
