potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Snow day...
Your day's wildlife
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nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
The snowy weather is forcing birds into the garden
Brambling (first ever), Great Spotted Woodpecker (second ever) and Jay (not seen in last couple of years)
Brambling (first ever), Great Spotted Woodpecker (second ever) and Jay (not seen in last couple of years)
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
My pied wagtail has returned recently, today he has been joined by a 2nd, and a grey wagtail too.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Riding along a chilly Coton cycle path this morning behind the university campus there were 5 hares involved in a boxing match.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Outside work earlier...
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
[QUOTE 5524735, member: 9609"]I have never ever seen this happening even though I have spent many hours watching them especially to see this spectacle[/QUOTE]
You need to come to Cambridge in the next month or so.....
That's twice I've seen it happen about a mile or so from the city centre!
You need to come to Cambridge in the next month or so.....
That's twice I've seen it happen about a mile or so from the city centre!
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Normally when I have a coffee in a cafe the only wildlife is a house sparrow
Not in Brisbane Botanical Gardens
About a foot long. Quite a friendly little fella
Not in Brisbane Botanical Gardens
About a foot long. Quite a friendly little fella
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
This afternoon a watched a barn owl hunting on some rough ground about 1 mile from the city centre of Cambridge.
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
- Location
- Bedford
Fascinating to watch them working, isn't it? Years ago we had a barn owl fly across the road in front of us - and it was absolutely silent! Spooky really because it was getting dark, we were out in the countryside and there was no flapping noise at all as it flew. The bird looked like a ghost because it was white. It was quite big too. A sight you just don't forget when they are that close to you.
annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
- Location
- Blyth, Northumberland
The Barn owl has to be silent because it listens out for prey. The huge face disk is to funnel the sound towards its ears.
Right, birders, help me out here. I have twice recently seen what I think is a Hobby. A small raptor, definitely not a sparrowhawk or kestrel, flitting around in a highly manoeuvrable manner along a quiet and wooded country lane...........grey underneath, maybe striped, and a flash of blue/ grey on top. Longish tail for its size. Now, that sounds like a Hobby to me, but they're not supposed to be here now. Could it have been something else? If a Hobby, why is it here at this time of year?
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
According to Cambridgeshire Bird Club reports there have been sightings around here this week, so it's not impossible....
http://cbcwhatsabout.blogspot.com/
EDIT- My tired brain is thinking Merlin, which is my addled head.... but could it be a Merlin?
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Levo-Lon
Guru
My first thought was a Merlin..
Hobby tends to look black at a distance in flight.
Watched them for ages at Sandy last year catching dragon fly
