Ally Bongo Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, Eisegerwind said: Quick google didn't see that, explain please? Occasionally, a sick or injured western jackdaw is mobbed until it is killed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 I'm a bit perturbed, seems I've got a grey squirrel. Very agile, very fast, very destructive, very entertaining, very grey squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I saw an interesting thing in my back garden the other day. Around about 6.30am, there were a couple of birds (blackbirds I think) sat on a wall. I thought they were fighting at first (one had a worm) but the other one tilted its head back & the first one fed it. That's the first time I've ever seen what I assume was a chick being fed. They were about the same size, but the younger one was a lot fatter. Once fed, mum (I assume) flew off to find more food leaving junior sat on the wall patiently, just looking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan II Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 26 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: I saw an interesting thing in my back garden the other day. Around about 6.30am, there were a couple of birds (blackbirds I think) sat on a wall. Sat upon a wall? Probably craws. Was there another nearby rubbing its jaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 9 hours ago, duncan II said: Sat upon a wall? Probably craws. Was there another nearby rubbing its jaw? I only saw the two of them. It's a fairly well-sheltered wall, inside my garden, not exposed & shielded from behind by large shrubs so they probably felt safe enough. I'd have said the adult one looked like a female blackbird but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 10 hours ago, Huddersfield said: I saw an interesting thing in my back garden the other day. Around about 6.30am, there were a couple of birds (blackbirds I think) sat on a wall. I thought they were fighting at first (one had a worm) but the other one tilted its head back & the first one fed it. That's the first time I've ever seen what I assume was a chick being fed. They were about the same size, but the younger one was a lot fatter. Once fed, mum (I assume) flew off to find more food leaving junior sat on the wall patiently, just looking around. 21 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: I only saw the two of them. It's a fairly well-sheltered wall, inside my garden, not exposed & shielded from behind by large shrubs so they probably felt safe enough. I'd have said the adult one looked like a female blackbird but I could be wrong. The one being fed would be a fledgling with some downy feathers which it was puffing out to make sure the adult bird would take notice of it and feed it. Female blackbirds are brown. Duncan has whooshed you ' 2 craws sit-in on a wa sittin on a wa', although the jaw rubbing bit is new to me also must be much posher than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Eisegerwind said: The one being fed would be a fledgling with some downy feathers which it was puffing out to make sure the adult bird would take notice of it and feed it. Female blackbirds are brown. Duncan has whooshed you ' 2 craws sit-in on a wa sittin on a wa', although the jaw rubbing bit is new to me also must be much posher than me. You live & learn. Not heard that before! I honestly thought that was some weird bird behaviour I should learn about. 🤦♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: You live & learn. Not heard that before! I honestly thought that was some weird bird behaviour I should learn about. 🤦♂️ Am I getting whooshed now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan II Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Eisegerwind said: Duncan has whooshed you ' 2 craws sit-in on a wa sittin on a wa', although the jaw rubbing bit is new to me also must be much posher than me. # the second craw fell an broke his jaw, fell an broke his jaw, fell an broke is jaw-aw-aw-aw... # etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 "And the fourth craw wasnae there at all" 😀 I have a 16-month-old grandson I reckon is going to love that song, even with yours truly singing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in5omniac Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Not birds I know, but got a mother hedgehog with three hoglets in our garden at the moment. One of the hoglets had got an elastic band wrapped round it, probably dropped by the postie as they're always leaving them lying around, so I carefully cut the band and removed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 To be fair to the postie, it's no easy to get a hedgehog through a letterbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Lot of 'pairing' action at the moment. Working from home get to see a bit more of what goes on. Still just got craws, jackdaws, maggies, sparrows, pigeons/doves, a nice few goldfinches, very briefly saw (I think a sparrowhawk). I'd like to attract a few more species,think I'm a bit too open at the back, ( oo'er missus), or maybe need to provide some different foodstuffs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I put a nesting box up a few years ago but have never seen a bird anywhere near it. Noticed a coupl of blue tits constantly in and out of it a couple of days ago, andcpretty much constantly since then so I suspect there must be chicks in it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Swifts are starting to appear in the skies above my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Got a blackie nicking about tonight, also had a couple of swifts/swallows, can never remember which is which, recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Loads of Red Kites around where I live. They were reintroduced a few years back and have thrived since. It's unusual if you don't see a few if you're outside. Could watch them all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, aaid said: Loads of Red Kites around where I live. They were reintroduced a few years back and have thrived since. It's unusual if you don't see a few if you're outside. Could watch them all day. Apparently our lords and masters and lackies are having a field day during lockdown. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/15/rspb-flooded-with-reports-of-birds-of-prey-being-killed Edited May 17, 2020 by Eisegerwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Eisegerwind said: Apparently our lords and masters and lackies are having a field day during lockdown. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/15/rspb-flooded-with-reports-of-birds-of-prey-being-killed They don't seem to be under any threat here as there's no reason to. Tends to be that they're targeted by gamekeepers and grilles who see them as a threat to game birds. None of that around here, probably why they're thriving so much here as they've no natural predators and they've got plenty to eat. In fact it's at the other end of the spectrum as a lot of people actively feed them scraps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Yeah, we've got to keep the tourists going, blasting away with their 12 bores. Hurrah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 On 5/17/2020 at 9:22 PM, Eisegerwind said: Yeah, we've got to keep the tourists going, blasting away with their 12 bores. Hurrah! Bats, yes, I know, garden,birds, dusk,dawn,flying mammals.... who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 So birdwise, totally silent now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Loving the chirp of house martins round here munchin' midgies and greenfly up in the sky. I'm sad that they no longer nest atop our burglar alarm. Maybe they got woken up too often 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Grim Jim said: Loving the chirp of house martins round here munchin' midgies and greenfly up in the sky. I'm sad that they no longer nest atop our burglar alarm. Maybe they got woken up too often 😞 Just got Sparrows nesting in the eaves.Sure I should stop it cause it will end up destroying my roof or giving me cancer or bringing about the end of civilization as we know it or sumthin or nuthin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Grim Jim said: Loving the chirp of house martins round here munchin' midgies and greenfly up in the sky. I'm sad that they no longer nest atop our burglar alarm. Maybe they got woken up too often 😞 It must be happy hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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