No, not an 'oh er missus' thread (necessarily... ).
But I'd like to say hats off to naughty Bill Oddie. I like to think I'm a fan of birds / nature in the garden, but he has really got me thinking not just about the brand of bird / wildlife, but the behaviour. Especially today, a newly-fledged crow. (I do wish the Muntjac deer would be a bit quieter at night, though...)
I consider my licence money well spent on Bill Oddie and Kate Humble in God's own County of Norfolk, and of course the new Attenborough, Simon King.
Anyone else enjoy a bit of garden naturalism?
James
Posts: 3909 | Location: The region that gave England its name | Registered: Sat 19 February 2005
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year I’ve given the garden birds a treat with a group of four hanging feeders, niger seed, mixed seed, fat-balls and nuts. To my delight this food supply is getting constantly raided by many different birds busy to feed their hungry offspring. Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Blue Tits; one would expect but I’ve been witnessing some clever acrobatics from Jackdaws, Blackbirds, a Robin, and a very comical pair of Collared Doves, all after the seed and fat balls. The latest and most exciting addition is a mother Great Spotted Woodpecker that is frequently visiting the fat-ball and nutter hangers to feed her young male fledgling who sits watching close by.
nymph ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
p.s. Those Great Spotted Woodpeckers are returning so often, i've lost count how many times now, must be a dozen times a day at least! : )
nymph
Posts: 1005 | Location: The Welsh Marches | Registered: Sun 11 February 2007
For as long as I can remember I have dilligently fed the birds/wildlife in my garden and have been delighted to watch and interact (a couple of years ago I managed over a spring/summer to get a pair of wood pigeons to feed from my hand). BUT NO MORE Bloody ingrates have abandoned me. New neighbours over the wall have put up two feeders (yeh only two) and every feathery little sh@% has P~#$ed off from my garden to theirs. Where's ME GUN
Posts: 244 | Location: I'm in the cupboard | Registered: Sun 22 January 2006
Aaargh, it's agonising! Mummy Crow (of which they are many) seems very interested in fledgling Song Thrush (of which there are few), presumably with a view to feeding it to fledling Crow...
Nature red in tooth and claw. But couldn't it pick on a less declining species...?!
Posts: 3909 | Location: The region that gave England its name | Registered: Sat 19 February 2005
Originally posted by JWM: Aaargh, it's agonising! Mummy Crow (of which they are many) seems very interested in fledgling Song Thrush (of which there are few), presumably with a view to feeding it to fledling Crow...
Nature red in tooth and claw. But couldn't it pick on a less declining species...?!
As many of you may have seen with my picture postings, these days I observe nature on a very much amateur level. I'm happy to do a spot of bird watching or even deer stalking or badger watching locally. However, if ever there was a species that would make me pick up a gun, it would have to be those horrible nasty crows
Whilst enjoying one of my early morning cycle rides round Pitsford Water earlier today, I was startled and suprised to come upon two crows scrapping in my path. At first I thought they'd got a frog, but no, at 7am basking in the early sunshine they had found a rather unfortunate young grass snake and continued ripping it to shreads whilst it writhed in agony. Only when I was very close and now on foot did they fly and take shelter in a nearby tree and continued the shredding!
Yes, nature in the raw alright and like you James, I wish they had picked a less endangered species to consume. - Still, they do at least help to clean up the mess we leave on our roads.........
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