LizzieM 9,497 Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Catfan posted a YouTube video on here somewhere to help me. He might have sent it as a PM though, thinking about it! If he reads this thread he may oblige again. I was in the local supermarket today, here in France. I was in the pet food aisle and heard tweeting. Looked up and a pair of sparrows were pecking away at a small bag of seeds that someone had hung up for them off a high shelf. Really sweet, I got my phone out to take a photo but by the time I'd turned the damn thing on and messed about zooming in they'd flown up to the rafters! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Try this one Lizzie ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 There you go Phil, thanks Catfan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Strange co-incidence . It was a bit of a "wider family" walk on the beach at Portreath today . My son asked his mother-in-law if she had seen her friend Lesley over Christmas . As he said it , weirdly , the said Lesley just happens to be striding past to the rocks at the far end of the beach . She's a volunteer for all sorts of wild life rescue and shouted that there was a seal in trouble . She'd got a phone call to attend . It was tangled in fishing net , struggling in a quite strong surf at high tide . Lesley and son's M.I.L. waded out and dragged the seal onto the sand just as the professional marine conservation guy arrived . He removed the netting and Lesley kept the seal covered with a towel. I didn't know any of this as I was late arriving , just came upon the group of about 20 onlookers standing in a circle round two people crouched down on the sand (hadn't seen the seal) . Thought it was some sort of prayer meeting until my son explained I did see the guy pouring some rehydration liquid down a tube into the seals innards. Anyway seems the seal should be OK and was carted off in a special carry bag to be refloated somewhere along the coast where the sea was calmer . Strong surf today 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 #77 Bless him and the kind people who turned out to assist! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Pheasant just over my garden fence,in the long grass just out of view was five of his girlfriends,he was keeping a close eye on them because there was another cock bird calling not far away,I feel a fight coming on Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Why do the males of the species always get possessive and want to fight? He should let one of 'his' ladies go to the other male ....if she wants to go, that is! (Yes I know, it's about passing on part of oneself to become the next generation....) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Whoever wins the fight wins the bird so to speak,it's about survival of the fittest if the weaker cockbirds was to breed with the hens they would produce weaklings and the possible extinction of the species in time,don't know what happened with humans though,theres some right idiots about,that great book "The Darwin Awards" comes to mind Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 But why is it only the male who gets to choose what the next generation will be like? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Gulp,I could shoot myself in the foot over this one Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 The male being the ACTIVE one and the female PASSIVE Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I presume you're still talking about feathered birds? In the future, with humans, it may well be only females who choose which male they want - some do already with sperm banks! It's a wonder the male of the species isn't feeling a bit threatened already... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Of cause I'm talking about feathered birds,would'nt dare talk about the ladies in that way Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Women ? Just let them think they have the upper hand ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 They have haven't they? Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 An old few from Woburn Safari Park. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 A few taken in 4K. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I've just watched this amazing video clip of a Japanese Puffer Fish. You couldn't capture the magnificence with just a photo. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Amazing, a true artist,thanks for posting Michael Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Nature is a wonderful thing, I sure hope he scores 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Today on the Nottingham-Beeston canal,nine cygnets,mum and dad,proper nest full Rog 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 What a lovely picture Plantfit. The canals can sometimes look dark and dirty in places, but they have a good assortment of wildlife surviving well on them. We have a few Swan families on ours; but never seen above five Cygnets at a time. A couple of years ago we stood and watched as a fisherman successfully untangled one cygnet that had got entwined in his line. Swans, Herons, Kingfishers, Wrens, Ducks Chaffinches, Sparrows, Starlings, Geese, Buzzards, Robins, Pied Wagtails Coots, Moor Hens and many more. You managed to get a really nice picture. Well Done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Absolutely no connection with Nottingham....but worth looking at. https://flowartstation.com/2017/05/10/hilarious-winners-of-the-first-annual-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Fledgeling Puffin telling us how big the fish was that he caught for his tea: Making a final approach to landing: Fulmar flying along a cliff edge. Not a flap of the wings - all done using air currents; amazing: 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Not the kind of thing you often see on the canal near Castle Marina. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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