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    I was visited by a male Blackcap briefly yesterday and managed to get a snap, they like bananas apparently, well they do up in Scotland anyway, so have made my own little banana tree.

    Hope I get a better response than when a female arrived late last year, as she didn't reappear.
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    Very intuitive ... let us know how it goes.

    Do they eat the skin as well?

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    LOL, don't think so Jimbo, probably just the soft bit inside.

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    Update on the story, I have now seen the Blackcap a couple of times, but he doesn't appear to stay for long and the Squirrels have now part eaten and removed all of the banana pieces from the tree.

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    I have the little blue birds coming to my backyard, and other creatures as well. Ok, I will try to feed the birds. When I lived in South America, the person I lived with, fed the pegions every morning, with bread. I don't think it's healthy.
    Rolf that picture with bananas on the tree is so funny.

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    Yes, you have to be eccentric to make banana trees Julia.
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