Mundane News

[woodbutcher]

A kestrel just flew past our skylight

Is that a euphemism

 

[Andy in Germany]

Is that a euphemism

No, it was a real, genuine Kestrel. And a genuine skylight before anyone asks. They seem to live in the church tower nearby.

 

[Andy in Germany]

At last figured out how to inflate the (tubeless) wheelbarrow tyre and it has stayed up. so no need to buy one. I may have exceeded the maximum pressure by a little.

You can go so much faster with higher pressure though...

 

[woodbutcher]

No, it was a real, genuine Kestrel. And a genuine skylight before anyone asks. They seem to live in the church tower nearby.

Very nice, lovely bids of prey . We have a lot of buzzards here , They worry me , just hanging about up there waiting to pounce on some poor unsuspecting individual !

 

[Andy in Germany]

No, it was a real, genuine Kestrel. And a genuine skylight before anyone asks. They seem to live in the church tower nearby.

Ahem. The Kestrels live in the tower. Not our Skylight. That'd be silly.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Very nice, lovely bids of prey . We have a lot of buzzards here , They worry me , just hanging about up there waiting to pounce on some poor unsuspecting individual !

We have loads of buzzards locally, and Red Kites. I once saw eight buzzards circling over the woods on the other side of the valley which is a very nice thing to be able to watch from the kitchen.

I've cycled very close to buzzards locally as well: they and the Kestrels seem remarkably unconcerned by humans. I know some cyclists in the UK have been dive bombed by buzzards but here they seem to be satisfied looking on you with scorn.

 

[Gravity Aided]

We had a kestrel in a tree when I was at the grocery store, just standing in the snow, looking dejected. We have hawks, our buzzards are actually like vultures, different bird from hawks altogether,and the bald eagle here. Most birds of prey thrive here, as do mice, shrews, and squirrels. And rabbits.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Turkey buzzard. From the web. Ugly birds, beautiful fliers. Introduced from Southern Illinois, to help keep road kill cleaned up.

 

[EltonFrog]

Turkey buzzard. From the web. Ugly birds, beautiful fliers. Introduced from Southern Illinois, to help keep road kill cleaned up.

What’s it like with a bit of PAXO and roast spuds?

 

[mybike]

Morning ! I think I may be going down with Equine Flu ! I also have a sore pimple on the end of my nose!

 

[mybike]

Very tardy of you. Maybe you should have reported in and got a sick note from matron. GWS.

Re: your iron, you might find one of these helpful here.

Or some nails.

 

[mybike]

This what I’m getting.

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Oh dear, you should have clicked 'show details' which tells you.

This is firefox but it's about the same:

Taking off the www seems to work.

 

[Threevok]

A kestrel just flew past our skylight

Small world

Last night a Carling flew by my front window

 

[classic33]

Small world

Last night a Carling flew by my front window

Still in the can?

Half a dozen Canadian Geese flew between my and my neighbours house around two this morning.

 

[Threevok]

Still in the can?

It was just the can - otherwise I would have caught it