Guess the bird

[Ken's Deputy 4,456]

3 minutes ago, greg64 said:

 crows nest fencing wire.

I wonder about this, Greg. Must be a good thirty plus years ago now that I stood and stared at a crows nest, exhibiting clear bits of what looked like coat hanger in the build.

At the time, I thought I must be observing something ground breaking and monumental. Now, of course, I've seen you tube clips of ~ Japan, I think? ~ where hundreds of crows build their nests pretty much exclusively with coat hangers.

But; When did it start? I certainly never saw it fifty years ago.

 

[mackem 23,662]

2 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said:

I wonder about this, Greg. Must be a good thirty plus years ago now that I stood and stared at a crows nest, exhibiting clear bits of what looked like coat hanger in the build.

At the time, I thought I must be observing something ground breaking and monumental. Now, of course, I've seen you tube clips of ~ Japan, I think? ~ where hundreds of crows build their nests pretty much exclusively with coat hangers.

But; When did it start? I certainly never saw it fifty years ago.

 

You have a very good memory

City Crows Build Nests Out of Coat Hangers

WWW.AMUSINGPLANET.COM

 

[greg64 2,560]

4 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said:

I wonder about this, Greg. Must be a good thirty plus years ago now that I stood and stared at a crows nest, exhibiting clear bits of what looked like coat hanger in the build.

At the time, I thought I must be observing something ground breaking and monumental. Now, of course, I've seen you tube clips of ~ Japan, I think? ~ where hundreds of crows build their nests pretty much exclusively with coat hangers.

But; When did it start? I certainly never saw it fifty years ago.

 

funnily enough that photo i took of the crows nest was about 30 years ago

[fireman 10,774]

I've been hand rearing a jackdaw chick that fell from a nest in my village for the last week or so,totaly useless with phones and comps and pics but i'll try to get some pics up at some point this weekend,another day or three and it'll jump the flower pot it calls home at the moment..

[mackem 23,662]

What's in the pic? 

[BGD 6,385]

22 minutes ago, mackem said:

What's in the pic? 

Nice pair of Thamnophis sirtalis 

[mackem 23,662]

2 minutes ago, BGD said:

Nice pair of Thamnophis sirtalis 

I was hoping people would only spot one, there should have actually been three but one shot off as I crouched down. 

[BGD 6,385]

Just now, mackem said:

I was hoping people would only spot one, there should have actually been three but one shot off as I crouched down. 

I actually did only spot one at first clocked the second after I quoted the post. Assume you came across some males on the trail of a female, can get pretty wild with loads of males all following and trying to mate the same female.

[Ken's Deputy 4,456]

Are they Garter snakes? (I don't do sneks.) Look like it though, from what little I've ever seen of them.

[mackem 23,662]

10 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said:

Are they Garter snakes? (I don't do sneks.) Look like it though, from what little I've ever seen of them.

Yes mate, garter snakes, lots around today. 

[mackem 23,662]

Went to petrie island today, maybe 5 minutes from home, looking for turtle nests, didn't find and but found a few snakes and..... 

[Ken's Deputy 4,456]

Keep Bush away from that one, Mack.

[bell 3,502]

35 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Is that a plover? Is that what they call em over there?

Killdeer I reckon, bit like our ringed and little ringed plovers 

[mackem 23,662]

2 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

When I was a kid I was scared by an uncle with a baby garter, j mean this thing was no bigger than a decent worm thinking back took me till after me army days an I had me lad to get over me fear of them, I’ll handle one unless it’s an iffy type, but fcuk keeping them pets or that, wierd critters for sure lucky there’s enough goths out there to keep them going

I caught a couple today AND saw a weird as f**k jedi cloak goth in a mall but worse, FAR worse, I saw a big old fat guy, big santa clause beard wearing a bra and a mini skirt on a beach one of today's snakes, they are everywhere at the moment. 

[mackem 23,662]

2 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

Is that a plover? Is that what they call em over there?

It's called a killdeer, I left her sitting on her nest, didn't scare her as lots of crows around.