Post by rowanberry on Sept 28, 2021 18:33:00 GMT
We had to have part of the garden wall repaired recently, and part of the reason was because of the way all the mortar between the bricks had been pecked away.
The sparrows had worked away at it over the years until the bricks were basically resting on top of each other with very little left holding them together.
I found that by scattering a bit of rock salt on the pathway it seems to satisfy whatever mineral it is that they're after. Interestingly, it's only the sparrows that do this- I've not noticed any other of the garden birds either pecking at the brickwork or the salt.
Sparrows and Salt Sept 2021 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
Edited to add... I found a photo of the wall taken last year before it was repaired... they were very persistent!
Brick Garden Wall 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
The sparrows had worked away at it over the years until the bricks were basically resting on top of each other with very little left holding them together.
I found that by scattering a bit of rock salt on the pathway it seems to satisfy whatever mineral it is that they're after. Interestingly, it's only the sparrows that do this- I've not noticed any other of the garden birds either pecking at the brickwork or the salt.
Sparrows and Salt Sept 2021 by Wabi Gallery, on FlickrEdited to add... I found a photo of the wall taken last year before it was repaired... they were very persistent!
Brick Garden Wall 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
