DUCKWING 302 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 NICE PHOTOS P & G , YESTERDAY I FOUND ............. 1 GOLDIE 4 LINNETS 1 YELLOWHAMMER 1 LONG TAIL TIT 1 BULLFINCH & 1 LITTLE OWL ................... JUST A LITTLE WALK WITH THE DOG ...... FORGOT THE CAMERA .....AS USUAL ................... THOUGH DID TAKE SOME PHOTOS OF A MISTLE THRUSH TODAY TOP PHOTO P& G COULD WELL BE A BLACKCAP , THE CHIFFCHAFF NORMALLYS HIGHER OFF THE FLOOR SLIGHTLY THAN THE WILLOW WARBLERS NEST AND LINED WITH FEATHERS THOUGH THE WILLOW WARBLERS SOMETIMES HAVE FEATHERS AROUND THE ENTRANCE HOLE ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pegandgun 51 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 The nest was lined with feathers DUCKWING and the nest was approx six inches off the ground,chiffchaff i recon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burnie69 376 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Entrance hole lined with feathers tell her to shave em mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hywel 53 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Good post P&G, nice pics....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,093 Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 any in your area? three males singing last night in mine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 any in your area? three males singing last night in mine! Havnt heard one for the past 2 seasons .Curlews making a show around us .Ever put the lamp on a nightjar ,they fluff up .They say they return to exact same spot year after year [if its still there ] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest piking pirate Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 any in your area? three males singing last night in mine! Havnt heard one for the past 2 seasons .Curlews making a show around us .Ever put the lamp on a nightjar ,they fluff up .They say they return to exact same spot year after year [if its still there ] there was one down my syndicate last time i did a session first one ive ever seen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 At work recently,we have been fortunate enough to watch a brood of blackbirds developing outside the canteen window ,in a heap of pallets.Yesterday they fledged and one by one were scattered about the site.The parents are very used to disturbance from us and even stayed when some of the pallets were removed ?.I went to pick up some kit yesterday and was just shutting up the office when the local birdlife suddenly called the alarm and took to the air ,a sure sign of winged predator about .I scoured the sky for it but wasnt ready for what happened .A sparrowhawk came from out the sun over my head and ploughed straight into a bush on the edge of the car park .A high pitched shriek told me it had connected .This was followed by another shriek which I took to be the not yet dead victim.I saw the hawk flop to the ground the other side of the bush so decided to creep forward to have a look .It was a female judging by the size and she had not one but two blackbird chicks in her talons ,both of which she flew off with easily.The parents were now on the case and chased the hawk out of veiw ,screaming at it .As I stood there ,mixed emotions went through my head -Firstly at seeing the hawk so close and then seconds later realizing that the b*****d had killed 2 of OUR chicks!Nature at its cruellest . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,261 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 it's cruel but the predation pressures are what made the blackbird bautiful bird in the first place. without predators they would be like dodo's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 WELL LADS , IAM A LOVER OF ALL WILDLIFE .................... AND I LOVE TO SEE BIRDS IN GENERAL GOING ABOUT THEIR DAILY BUSINESS OF SURVIVAL , HOWEVER ............ SINCE MAN HAS INTERFERED WITH THE BALANCE OF NATURE SO MUCH ........... IMO CERTAIN SPECIES NEED CONTROLING TO VIABLE LEVELS , THE SPARROWHAWK IS ONE OF THESE ........THEY ARE A LONG WAY FROM REACHING PLAGUE PREPORTIONS , BUT HAVE RECENTLY HAD A POPULATION " BOOM " IN MY AREA THE LOCAL PIGEON FANCIERS ............. BOTH RACING AND ROLLER MEN ARE UP IN ARMS ABOUT THE " BOOM " AND ARE CULLING THEMSELVES ................... WHO CAN BLAME THEM ?????? AFTER ALL A FARMERS ALLOWED TO SHOOT A FOX FOR PREYING ON HIS SHEEP ........WHY SHOULDNT A PIGEON FANCIER / BRITISH BIRD KEEPER ETC BE ALLOWED TO PROTECT HIS STOCK FROM PREDATION ?? HOPEFULLY I WILL BE FLYING A KIT OF BIRMINGHAM ROLLERS BY NEXT YEAR ......... BELIVE ME ANY RAPTORS IN FOR SOME PAIN IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT A MEAL FROM " MY " LOFT DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chilli Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 What are roller pigeons ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kane 2 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Sparrowhawks...have been a problem to a lot of bird fanciers for quite a while now...some lads tell me they can hardly put a bird outside in a cage without a hawk hanging on and caping the cage within a very short time.Lots of birds are lost to shock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blaze 49 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Im dead against ANY raptors being killed....its natures way there might be loads of spars but there is certainly MORE blackbirds ect...Circle of life!...they hunt to survive..what about when lads run young bunnys to get dogs going???...and the rest? Just my personal opinion lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,093 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Im dead against ANY raptors being killed....its natures way there might be loads of spars but there is certainly MORE blackbirds ect...Circle of life!...they hunt to survive..what about when lads run young bunnys to get dogs going???...and the rest? Just my personal opinion lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I think if it affected me directly ,then I may be inclined to look at them differently but its definately a wonderful sight to see raptors in action. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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