radfordred 6,284 Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Not seen anything yet but the falcons are back ? http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html# Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Thanks Red , that second camera view is a lot better than the single view from last year. i was on the phone to them a couple of times last year when all the birds seemed to dissapear. It turned out that the chicks just didn't seem to like the box and were hiding round the corner further down the parrapet !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Seen anything yet Beef ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Nope , I've been looking this afternoon and not seen so much as a feather !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Woodpecker walks into a bar asks 'is the bartender here?' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 and.......................? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Bugger it...just worked that one out.Can an administrator delete this and the previous post to save me embarrassment......please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Sorry, too late - you've been seen ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Can you explain it to me please Trevor? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH !!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Just had the privilege of watching all three chicks take to the air !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 While having dinner today heard a loud bang from upstairs! Red Berries everywhere! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Dinner , already stuffed ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Pigeons chests are very fragile, it looks like when it hit the window, it split its breast open, and killed itself... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Wow!!! He hit the window with some force!! I often get birds fly into my windows, worst that normally happens is it stuns itself for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Makes you wonder if it was being chased by something and was trying to escape. I seen pigeons take some awful knocks one way or another and they usually seem OK. Unless the knock was a ounce and an eighth of No 6 that slows em up a bit. Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Not be long now for flight time? http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Florida Eagles. This is for anyone who was following Ozzy and Harriots story last year. I for one was, and really sad when I read this news today. He had been through so much and after being brought back to good health, he ended up losing his life in a fight for his love. Harriot. So sad. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/10/01/ozzie-the-bald-eagle-a-webcam-celebrity-for-millions-dies-fighting-for-his-love/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 So sad, but as we all know, true love never runs smoothly. It is fraught with danger. However, I've just opened the curtains, and at least five blackbirds are singing and playing in the stream in my garden. Three females and two males. I doubt that they are from the same family. I thought that they would have parted by now, but it's lovely to hear them singing. It's cheered me up no end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Just laying in bed on a quiet and tranquil Sunday morning with the window open, and listening to the birds singing. One in particular intrigued me. It sounds very much like a blackbird, but seemed to be doing 'wolf whistles', then a sound as if it was saying 'Joey, Joey, Joey'. Does anyone know what it could be ? Was it a blackbird, or a magpie, of which there are many around here. Perhaps a jackdaw. Any feasible answers would be appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,617 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 On the news this morning, they were saying there should possibly be a cull of the green parakeets which are apparently being a bit of a nuisance down south (but spreading north as well). Perhaps your strange bird is one of them, FLY... or not! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 I doubt it Margie, as the only green birds I've seen here over years have been greenfinches. I've certainly never seen anything like that flying, but it could be in the foliage somewhere. My thoughts were jays, of which there are several on the old railway embankment across the road. Other than that, a jackdaw. However, a chap at the back, and up slightly has got a very large aviary in his back garden. It could be one of his escapees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,529 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Local twitchers have been getting excited about these in the last few days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40442118 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 They're beautiful, but I've never seen any of those around here unfortunately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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