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Author Topic: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature  (Read 1763938 times)

honeybun

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2235 on: April 10, 2014, 02:53:02 PM »

Taz is back on Saturday.

I love watching seals, not so sure about swimming with them though. Mind you they may think the same about us  ::)


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Rowan

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2236 on: April 10, 2014, 03:10:39 PM »

Lucky Taz staying by the sea alone, just what I would like to restore batteries :)
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CLKD

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« Reply #2237 on: April 10, 2014, 04:58:43 PM »

 :-\ oh missed her going away  :sigh: or wasn't listening again  ::)
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Rowan

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« Reply #2238 on: April 11, 2014, 02:45:13 PM »

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« Reply #2239 on: April 18, 2014, 05:32:31 PM »

Thanks SL!

The first baby starlings of the year at HART https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=652714578117555&set=vb.116648618390823&type=2&theater

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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2240 on: April 26, 2014, 08:30:23 AM »

I'm wondering whether Galadriel has heard one of the tagged cuckoos - she posted that she heard one this morning - we are all waiting for Chris to arrive. He was over the English Channel yesterday and should be the first one home. I am so excited!! http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking/chris  Sadly Ken still has to cross the desert and is still a long way from home...

Update update.. I made a mistake... Skinner arrived yesterday close to Northampton....

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CLKD

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2241 on: April 26, 2014, 12:30:29 PM »

 :thankyou:  will listen out for Skinner ......... I read about the tagging in Country Life yesterday  ::)  however, with all the noise of lawn mowers  >:( it's hard to hear anything sensible  :cuss:
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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2242 on: April 26, 2014, 12:34:02 PM »

Skinner's arrived in Norfolk now CLKD - he flew overnight to his home territory -  but nice to know he was near you on his way! One new finding this year is that one of the cuckoos made one leg of the trip in daylight - something not known before as the migratory flights have always been at night apart from the desert flights.

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2243 on: May 11, 2014, 07:44:09 AM »

Am pleased to see that "my" cuckoo, Derek, made it back to Norfolk. His first transmission from the UK was from Basingstoke on the morning of 7th May (just a few miles from me) and by lunchtime he was back on the Broads all the way from the Congo Rainforest. http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking/derek 

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CLKD

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2244 on: May 11, 2014, 04:49:34 PM »

I haven't heard one here but my friend closer to the woods has - 2 weeks ago. (2 miles from our house)

Lots of fledglings around, can hear them cheeping  ;)
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2245 on: May 11, 2014, 07:11:35 PM »

What an amazing project - actually being able to track them on their incredible journey. No I haven't heard one yet either   :(- we always used to get them here.

Blackbirds all busy scolding the cat whenever she goes outside so will be busy feeding their young... and finally - blue tits eating the fat-balls! (Having ignored them all winter - threw away the rancid old ones, got some new ones and hey presto they've been discovered!). Also the flowering shrubs have all burst into flower and leaf so giving the birds somewhere to shelter before feeding.

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Rowan

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« Reply #2246 on: May 16, 2014, 08:22:30 AM »

Not sure where to put this, but this gorgeous blond has been said to be the most beautiful horse in the world

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Greyhoundgal

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« Reply #2247 on: May 16, 2014, 12:24:27 PM »

Wow, that is a stunning horse :)
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CLKD

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #2248 on: May 16, 2014, 12:29:11 PM »

That's not real, or it's had all the hair shaven off  :-\  ....... it might well be an albino too ..........
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Rowan

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« Reply #2249 on: May 16, 2014, 02:16:36 PM »

Oh CLKD where is your soul  :) its a blond beautiful horse, they are a breed , I think the one above just got extra lucky in the gene pool.



This one is just as stunning.
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