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Author Topic: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature  (Read 1759302 times)

Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1800 on: January 23, 2013, 03:22:58 PM »
They do so love the apples don't they and I find that the redwings and thrushes love the pears - especially if they have gone a bit mushy.

We have had siskins since the end of october which is really early for us as they don't usually descend until January.

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1801 on: February 07, 2013, 12:50:34 PM »
Snowdrops; aconites; hellebores; birds singing; buds on various shrubs breaking ......... off now to do some trimming and tying in ......  :whist:
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1802 on: February 08, 2013, 08:16:18 AM »
Frost on the car this morning. Heavy snow showers on the way back from Suffolk last night. I am focusing on the positive - I still have 20 days left of it being officially Winter ;D 

It may be time for me to post the Spring Poem again though.

Taz  :)
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1803 on: February 08, 2013, 07:52:42 PM »
 ;D  ........ I saw 2 tiny violet flowers this morning  :-* and we have done a lot in our garden today.  Turned the compost over, bagged compost for use, cut down a cleamtis and a rose, tied in same; trimmed an orange blossom, we will probably ahve less flowers this year but it is 'in hand' again; trimemd some of the grape vine .......
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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1804 on: February 08, 2013, 11:59:43 PM »
Well done CLKD - of course none of this makes any sense to me as I am not a gardener but I am sure you had fun!

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1805 on: February 09, 2013, 11:15:46 AM »
Sleeting this morning otherwise I had more plans for outside jobs  >:( ......... I always feel there's a rush to get things done once the days being to lengthen  ::)
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1806 on: February 10, 2013, 01:56:38 PM »
This is for Taz she likes spiders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtdwcseT1Q&feature=player_embedded#!

I hope I never get any where near anything like this!
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CLKD

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1807 on: February 10, 2013, 02:46:43 PM »
It happens across the UK when the conditiosn are suitable  ::) - the spider in our bathroom has disappeared  :o so I give the towels a good shake before use!

Pouring so only nipped out with bird food today ........
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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1808 on: February 10, 2013, 03:35:15 PM »
Rowan - thank you - that's wonderful. My best present was a years subscription to the Amateur Entomologist Society - I know that it sounds strange but I really do have a great interest in insects. My eldest son bought it for me. Some amazing bugs out there!

I have a type of hunting spider who lurks under the skirting board in the downstairs loo. He waits patiently until one of my silver fishes nonchalantly passes by and then...... pounces.  Lots of spider facts here if anyone is not too scared  :)  http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/uk/indepth/spider-facts.shtml

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1809 on: February 10, 2013, 07:39:02 PM »
Nothing to see outside except SNOW  :o

"Wild fox bites off finger of baby" ?   :-\  ........ is this a 1st April scam?  Unless this family have been feeding the fox and it is used to them, usually even town critters will run rather than be close to humans.
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1810 on: February 10, 2013, 09:13:19 PM »
Children have been attacked before.

Perhaps urban foxes are getting bolder.

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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1811 on: February 10, 2013, 09:16:54 PM »
Lately urban foxes have been entering houses if the doors are left open. Foxes are curious and so a wriggly baby might be tempting. We have one that sits on our front doorstep some nights. It meanders off if we open the door but isn't worried. I get really annoyed when people say that foxes should "return to the countryside" when a few years ago what is now their smart housing estate was the foxes countryside.

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1812 on: February 19, 2013, 08:57:31 PM »
Can I talk about plants on here?
It was a lovely spring sunny afternoon here in SW England and we were carrying down logs (from laying the hedge) from the top of the orchard.  Birds all singing spring songs. We usually clear the brambles at the top and carefully look for our early purple orchid which we have been nurturing for years. We found the usual plant with its purple spotted leaves just showing through. My husband marked the plant with a stick to make sure we don't cut it or tread on it, and to my excitement I found 5 other plants just starting to grow scattered around the area - so we now have a small colony of them - first time ever there has been more than one!
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1813 on: February 19, 2013, 09:22:21 PM »
Fantastic news - all that nurturing has paid off then.

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #1814 on: February 20, 2013, 10:30:19 AM »
Of course Hurdity : what lovely news  :foryou:  ........ fish look a little bit unsettled in the ponds, first it's cold/snow then milder the foggy then raining ..........
Found the first dead frog on Sunday  :-\
Hyacinths peeping up and yesterday whilst on the walk we saw crocii and purple miniature irises  :-*
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