Your day's wildlife

[Levo-Lon]

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?

The Werrington one with 2 waxwing. There were a few out looking for these Sunday..

About 4 year ago we had a flock..
Same place, first time I've seen them here, apparently a rare event.

Lovely sight

 

[nickyboy]

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?

The most likely by far are sparrowhawk or kestrel. But if you're certain it wasn't one of those you're down to less common species.
Goshawk is way too big, peregrine too. Hobby would be extremely unlikely in midwinter. So you're down to a choice of one....Merlin.

Merlins are little, about the size of a blackbird

 

[MikeG]

Absolutely definitely not sparrowhawk or kestrel. They're every-day birds for me. It was smaller than them.....reminded me more of a thrush.

I'm putting that down in pencil as a merlin then. Thanks folks. Much appreciated.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Normally when I have a coffee in a cafe the only wildlife is a house sparrow

Not in Brisbane Botanical Gardens

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About a foot long. Quite a friendly little fella

Bearded Dragon?

Up a Rowan and a Bramble at work today, but still clocked a Peregrine heading south down the valley. Mint.

 

[Kempstonian]

I saw a heron again this morning. He/she was about to come down and land on my fence so he could check out next door's pond - but he saw me standing at the patio door and decided otherwise.

Goldfish 1 - Heron 0

 

[Levo-Lon]

Bearded Dragon?

Up a Rowan and a Bramble at work today, but still clocked a Peregrine heading south down the valley. Mint.

I'd say yes Kids have one, voracious little things if your a cricket.

I watched Perigrines at Symonds Yat, great spectacle

 

[Heltor Chasca]

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The best potting soil. Drool.

 

[nickyboy]

Bearded Dragon?

Up a Rowan and a Bramble at work today, but still clocked a Peregrine heading south down the valley. Mint.

I don't know. The other customers seemed quite unperturbed by a foot long monster wandering under the tables. They seemed to regard it as a nuisance, as one would a seagull here

 

[sheddy]

Has anyone built a (successful) nest box for a bird of prey ?

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Has anyone built a (successful) nest box for a bird of prey ?

Dozens of tawny owl boxes.

 

[Slow But Determined]

Don't know if this counts as wildlife as a bloke in the village keeps them in a paddock next to his house, but he appeared only too happy to be photographed.

 

[potsy]

Taken through the window this morning, becoming a regular now..

 

[Slow But Determined]

Taken through the window this morning, becoming a regular now..

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Potsy, how good your images are and how bad mine is shows why I took up cycling and not photography!!!

 

[steveindenmark]

I spent 10 minutes watching the crows get warm in the thermals of the chimney.

 

[nickyboy]

So I know what the first one is, Kookaburra, right?

But I don't know what these are. They're everywhere and really tame. Hopping onto tables to pinch scraps

Edit: Sydney Botanical Gardens