owen 11 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 just for fun, i came across these 3 little fellas yesterday teatime on dales can you guess what they are ? lets just say the parents were not happy that i was about pics poor as they were taken on my phone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rolfe 2 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Look like young Lapwings...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rodsmith Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Look like young Lapwings...... certainly are rolfe.the parents dive bomb when your near their feldglings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owen 11 Posted May 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Look like young Lapwings...... certainly are rolfe.the parents dive bomb when your near their feldglings yes rod they were not happy i was there with the dive bombing they were doing, i also bumped into a family of i think were graylegged geese with a good dozen gozlings and also afew grouse but the phone isnt good anough to take pics too far away Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rodsmith Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Look like young Lapwings...... certainly are rolfe.the parents dive bomb when your near their feldglings yes rod they were not happy i was there with the dive bombing they were doing, i also bumped into a family of i think were graylegged geese with a good dozen gozlings and also afew grouse but the phone isnt good anough to take pics too far away we get plenty of lapwing here but non of the rest,certainly not grouse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 There lovely i hope they make adulthood , love this time of year with all the new babys etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 nice pics there. i know what you mean bout dive bombing, i have places where i go rabbiting that have lapwings and lapwings dive bombing dont do much for beign stealthy. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NID 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Came across a nest the other day and the adult birds were giving it the broken wing to get you away from nest site,atb NID. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghillies 209 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 lol run away Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rodsmith Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Came across a nest the other day and the adult birds were giving it the broken wing to get you away from nest site,atb NID. thought it was ONLY partridge(french)that do that?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdtag 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 there baby lapwings used to come across them quite often when out and there parents used to stoop on us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,870 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Came across a nest the other day and the adult birds were giving it the broken wing to get you away from nest site,atb NID. thought it was ONLY partridge(french)that do that?? lots of birds do it mate, especially the waders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Came across a nest the other day and the adult birds were giving it the broken wing to get you away from nest site,atb NID. thought it was ONLY partridge(french)that do that?? lots of birds do it mate, especially the waders. iv mainly seen sky larks doing it, but not much else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NID 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Came across a nest the other day and the adult birds were giving it the broken wing to get you away from nest site,atb NID. thought it was ONLY partridge(french)that do that?? lots of birds do it mate, especially the waders. Spot on again JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,870 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Came across a nest the other day and the adult birds were giving it the broken wing to get you away from nest site,atb NID. thought it was ONLY partridge(french)that do that?? lots of birds do it mate, especially the waders. iv mainly seen sky larks doing it, but not much else Never seen a skylark doing it mate........ Was it one of them there rare Skylark Plovers?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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