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Post by willien on Jun 22, 2023 17:01:33 GMT
The resident blackbirds have stripped the cherry tree of fruit. They've now turned their attention to the feral raspberry canes. Between them and the dogs I can't see me getting any for myself. I got some wild strawberrys earlier. Have never got a cherry, birds eat them in the green. |
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Post by kate on Jun 22, 2023 18:01:18 GMT
The resident blackbirds have stripped the cherry tree of fruit. They've now turned their attention to the feral raspberry canes. Between them and the dogs I can't see me getting any for myself. I got some wild strawberrys earlier. Have never got a cherry, birds eat them in the green. That takes me back. We used to forage, as kids growing up in rural Aberdeenshire for strawberries, raspberries and blaeberries. Most delivered to mums to make into jam. |
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Post by stevewmh on Jun 22, 2023 18:44:32 GMT
" hey ! I'm over here"  |
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Post by gray1720 on Jun 22, 2023 18:49:28 GMT
SWMBO rushed into the bathroom (luckily I was doing my teeth) this morning to tell me that a swift had landed on one of our boxes and looked in! That's the closest we've had to nesting so far, so fingers crossed... It gets better, the neighbours have been watching out for swifts ever since we put the boxes up, and today they told SWMBO that they'd just seen one emerging from the box! |
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Post by gray1720 on Jun 22, 2023 20:48:34 GMT
YEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
As we got back from ringing, two were investigating one of our boxes, and a couple of minutes later one flew in and did not emerge!
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Post by zou on Jun 22, 2023 21:46:24 GMT
YEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! As we got back from ringing, two were investigating one of our boxes, and a couple of minutes later one flew in and did not emerge! What did you do, trap it? |
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Post by gray1720 on Jun 22, 2023 21:53:32 GMT
Four and twenty dark brown birds baked in a pie...
No, we waited for about 5 minutes, thwn went and celebrated with a beer in the garden. Wandering in after that, a puddock went "Plop!" in the pond - so a splendid night all round!
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Post by zou on Jun 23, 2023 9:21:13 GMT
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Post by stevewmh on Jun 23, 2023 19:29:45 GMT
This little fella was hanging around for food. Amazing how use to people some birds can get   |
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Post by willien on Jun 23, 2023 19:50:57 GMT
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Post by dorsetmike on Jun 23, 2023 19:58:36 GMT
My favourite Jackdaw image taken on Brownsea Island "What do you want?"
and another "J" a rare visitor to our garden |
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Post by peterob on Jun 23, 2023 20:43:17 GMT
This was June 21 in 2018. I was sitting admiring the sea view on the cliff near South Stack on Anglesey when this Jackdaw came to share the view! It was quite odd having a wild bird approach.  BV9R2342.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by gray1720 on Jun 24, 2023 22:03:07 GMT
Lying in bed listening to an owl chick branching. I think I've drink enough beer I can sleep through that.
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Post by spinno on Jun 27, 2023 10:42:45 GMT
Last week spent some time in Cornwall. As usual involved a visit to craft centre in Mullion. Out back in a field are some wooly creatures either llamas or alpacas In the middle of some cut grass I thought I saw a puddy tat ( well I thought it was a wabbit)  Never seen a buzzard on terra firma before! It was moved along and parked on a fence a little further away  |
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Post by peterob on Jun 27, 2023 17:31:03 GMT
Never seen a buzzard on terra firma before! They will feed on worms when they can. |
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