DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
From a couple of weeks ago in Newquay.
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Your day's wildlife
- Thread starter Flick of the Elbow
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potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Best stock up on fat balls!
They are a great sight in the garden, mine is a regular visitor now ❤️
Alex321
Veteran
- Location
- South Wales
Almost hit a rabbit on tonight's ride. Stupid beast was in the grass at the side of the road, decided to run across just in front of me
View: https://youtu.be/ikF53oHLwhk
View: https://youtu.be/ikF53oHLwhk
She is getting to be a right pain, working through our bluetit population at a rate of knots. Bearing in mind that previous ones have gone solely for blackbirds and small pigeons, she seems to be treating the bluetits as some kind of amuse bouche.
I think we will have to try a few days break from topping up the feeders to force her elsewhere, unless anyone has a better idea.
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
Not only that, I think you've got two birds visiting. The red marks on the head are the giveaway. Red mark on the back of the head is an adult male, red mark on the front is a juvenile. So I think the first is a juvenile, the second an adult male.
I only saw one, but hopefully it was as you say. I've not seen it/them since, but I can't watch all the time.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Bold badger on Christmas eve morning (tautology alert), fancying the contents of our pigeon-proof feeding cage of 50mm clematis net.
Wilko's finest suet pellets with insects, dried mealworms and dried calci worms, whatever they are.
Festive fox this morning, used a different technique of flattening the cage, something the woodpigeons have tried and failed.
and a bonus Blackcap, eating kibbled peanuts.
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Wilko's finest suet pellets with insects, dried mealworms and dried calci worms, whatever they are.
Festive fox this morning, used a different technique of flattening the cage, something the woodpigeons have tried and failed.
and a bonus Blackcap, eating kibbled peanuts.
Merry Christmas to one and all.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
You looking at me!
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
I spent half an hour sat on a rock watching the gannets fishing this afternoon
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Out in Cheshire on NYE and stopped to eat a snack near Radbroke Hall, Knutsford
"kronk"......"kronk"......"kronk"
Unmistakeable call of a Raven. Then I saw it flying around the treetops. I don't think I've ever seen one in Cheshire before. A quick google tells me they are increasing and about 25 pairs nest in Cheshire so perhaps not that much of surprise to see one although most are in the W of Cheshire near Wales (which is where they have expanded from apparently)
Ravens are super easy to identify. They are like a crow (but bigger although that is hard to discern when you see them alone) and their call is really deep and throaty. Not like the "caaw" of a Crow at all
"kronk"......"kronk"......"kronk"
Unmistakeable call of a Raven. Then I saw it flying around the treetops. I don't think I've ever seen one in Cheshire before. A quick google tells me they are increasing and about 25 pairs nest in Cheshire so perhaps not that much of surprise to see one although most are in the W of Cheshire near Wales (which is where they have expanded from apparently)
Ravens are super easy to identify. They are like a crow (but bigger although that is hard to discern when you see them alone) and their call is really deep and throaty. Not like the "caaw" of a Crow at all
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
Wonderful! I like all of the corvid family; mischievous intelligent pesky things though they often are, the more the merrier I always think.
Along the canal today it was interesting to see the swans still with their fully-grown 'chicks' - three families in a stretch of about three miles - one with four youngsters, one with three youngsters and one which is now just a single parent and SIX youngsters. Although apparently a lone swan was seen walking quite determinedly to the lake in a local park near the canal, early this morning. Maybe s/he felt they needed a break from all those stroppy teenagers. The youngsters still aren't snowy-white, and lack the graceful curves of the adults, but they are every bit as alert, aggressive and protective of themselves and their family as their parents have taught them to be ... Fortunately no sign of them ailing, as we are in a high-incidence bird flu area.
