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faaip wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:54 am We've, so far, had fledge from our garden -

Wrens - was sat down the bottom drinking tea when a wren on it maiden flight, still with some old downy feathers, had to stop off for a breather on the table, tiny thing about 2/3rds the size of it parents - they nest in our hazel hedgerow
Nuthatches - 4/5 babies lined up on the shed roof at one point
Song Thrush - 3 young fledged we reckon, fun birds to watch hopping all over the garden looking for slugs/worms/snails etc
Blackbirds, we get those every year. They nest in the conifer hedge
and for the first time ever - Goldfinches, we saw two very young birds with the parents in one of the many watering points in our garden
Long Tailed tits, walking down the garden there they were sat on a branch in the rhody
Quite a crop!
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SaraM wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:37 pmQuite a crop!
Well as 90% of trees have been cut down in favour of manicured lawns, and hedges removed in favour of wooden fences in our road. ..no surprise we get a lot of nesting. Easily the most vertical, plant filled garden in the road..probably area

and we don't have cats atm ...
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faaip wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:09 am Well as 90% of trees have been cut down in favour of manicured lawns, and hedges removed in favour of wooden fences in our road. ..no surprise we get a lot of nesting. Easily the most vertical, plant filled garden in the road..probably area

and we don't have cats atm ...
As humans, we're not brilliant at sharing the planet with our fellow creatures. Bring on the wilderness!
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You wouldn't believe these photo's were taken from Tesco car park at 7.30am today


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and the view if turn 180 degrees :)
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Muppet the Cat wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:06 pm and the view if turn 180 degrees :)

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Muppet the Cat wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:06 pm and the view if turn 180 degrees :)

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Love the winter in my garden.... (at times)...
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Smudge3920 wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:12 pm Love the winter in my garden.... (at times)...
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:tup: :)
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in Finland there is a fortified wine called sorbus. It has been known that birds will get drunk from eating fermented rowan berries. have you ever seen drunk deer?

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Smudge3920 wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:12 pm Love the winter in my garden.... (at times)...
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Lovely wintry scenes & the wildlife in your garden Smudge :tup:
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rab_rant wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:54 am in Finland there is a fortified wine called sorbus. It has been known that birds will get drunk from eating fermented rowan berries. have you ever seen drunk deer?

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I cannot say I have Rab... however I have seen a drunken Elephant, whilst in Afrika... a scary sight let me tell you!
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Drunk birds in Canada.

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Smudge3920 wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:31 pm I cannot say I have Rab... however I have seen a drunken Elephant, whilst in Afrika... a scary sight let me tell you!
BATUK Kenya??
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hector wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:24 pmBATUK Kenya??
You are a font of wisdom and knowledge my 'ol chum... yes many moons ago
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I only mention these places because I have had the misfortune to have trained in them at some time in my illustrious past... :mrgreen:
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hector wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:39 pm I only mention these places because I have had the misfortune to have trained in them at some time in my illustrious past... :mrgreen:
Not the most comfortable spot was it :roflmao:
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Smudge3920 wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:43 pm Not the most comfortable spot was it :roflmao:
:rol: :rol:

I am assuming that you don't just mean the heat from the sun.... 8-) 8-)

The locals were really friendly and happy to see us too :shhh:
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hector wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:07 pm :rol: :rol:

I am assuming that you don't just mean the heat from the sun.... 8-) 8-)

The locals were really friendly and happy to see us too :shhh:
;-)
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