Mixed Small Bird Aviary in China Guangxi Nanning (2 of 3)
The Aviary, approximately 7 metres long and 6 metres wide at its widest end and on a sloping area of ground with a fall of about 30 cms from front to back and 20 cms from side to side and situated over a large fish pond was a challenge I was relishing…not.
All the advice was telling me, don't mix bird types, don't include a pond.
I considered it all of course, and yes I know, some birds can be aggressive, so I will stay away from those but in an aviary of this size approximately 25 sq metres my conclusion was that there is enough room for the various bird types to get along just fine.
I realised that I would need to keep my eye on things for a while in the early days. The plan was to introduce all the birds together at the same time in the hope that any particularly dominant birds would be at the same disadvantage as the others.
And it's worked, so far. There is an occasional tussle or two, mainly occurring within the same type of bird but overall nothing too serious.
As for the pond, so far, so good. I have not positioned any roosting perches immediately above the pond, thereby eliminating the risk of contamination by way of the bird droppings.
The planting needed some research which was done online as I knew that some plants are poisonous to some birds.
Plants included.
Lonicera, Ficus, Mentha, Plectranthus, Tradscantia, Lysimachia, Ferns, to name a few, the ones I know but there are others that so far I have been unable to find an English name for, I'm working on it.
To be continued...here
New China Nanning Bridge Yongjiang River Side Parkland Garden - In the making
Two videos and a few still shots taken from the back of the electric bike being driven by my wife.
Sorry about the bit of wind rush noise and me trying to eat a chewy sweet and talk at the same time.
4 kilometres = Just under 2.5 miles and not 1.5 as I said.
Oh, and the BRICKS - They were still waiting to be planted and not already planted as I stated…
Oh, and the BRICKS - They were still waiting to be planted and not already planted as I stated…