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Author Topic: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature  (Read 1038209 times)

Foxylady

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4635 on: June 14, 2019, 05:16:39 PM »

I've never seen a woodpecker, lucky you!! It's pigeons, seagulls & blackbirds here pooing all over the place (hanging out washing a nightmare between that & farmer mucking fields!!).
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4636 on: June 14, 2019, 06:13:12 PM »

There are 3 types of woodpecker in the UK. 
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4637 on: June 14, 2019, 06:35:29 PM »

Ours are the great spotted ones the more common one, last year we had a green one too on the ground round the trees at the bottom of the garden x
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4638 on: June 14, 2019, 07:34:17 PM »

Been watching an adult woodpecker feeding a young one on the bird feeder 😍 x

Did anyone see Springwatch last night..... :o

Taz x
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CLKD

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4639 on: June 14, 2019, 08:24:35 PM »

Nope.  What happened  :-\

We have it all in our garden and pond ;-)
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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4640 on: June 14, 2019, 11:47:41 PM »

The woodpeckers stole all of the tree creeper nestlings from their nest and fed them live to their own nestlings. It's nature I know but difficult viewing.

Taz x
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pants46

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4641 on: June 14, 2019, 11:59:59 PM »

What's a tree creeper nestling? Is another bird?
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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4642 on: June 15, 2019, 12:11:00 AM »

Yes Tree Creepers are a woodland bird. They nest in holes in tree trunks. Greater Spotted Woodpeckers take the nestlings of other species to feed to their own young.

Taz x
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4643 on: June 15, 2019, 07:56:41 AM »

Nature in the raw.  Is it necessary for TV though.

I will have to fill the feeders later, goldfinches all over.   :-*
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Taz2

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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4644 on: June 15, 2019, 08:22:52 AM »

I found it interesting in that so many people love to see a Greater Spotted Woodpecker in their garden but hate the magpies because they take nestlings and fledglings. Many don't realise that the GSW predates the young of other species. They are very striking birds to look at.

For the first time in the thirty years that I've fed the birds here the sparrows have taken over the sunflower hearts feeder. Lovely to see them making a comeback but the goldfinches are none too happy! Such language from them!

Taz  ;D
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4645 on: June 15, 2019, 09:46:45 AM »

More feeders then Taz  ;D

I suppose woodpeckers are the same genus as the other crows?  Survival of the fittest.
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4646 on: June 19, 2019, 08:53:41 PM »

I was bitten by a ladybird larvae - it was on my wrist, gnawing - whilst I looked at the ID Chart.  Think it was a 7 spot.  It left a small puncture wound  :o
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4647 on: June 20, 2019, 01:32:51 PM »

 :-\
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4648 on: June 22, 2019, 11:21:44 AM »

I think that the young rooks are being given flying lessons  ;D - there's a lot of constant noise in the rookery behind us then suddenly, lots fly away across the fields.  Swooping and turning, they fly back to make another lot of noise  ::)

Bees - different types everywhere, day flying moths and butterflies.  Feeding wild birds with meal worms. 

Sparrows; blue tits; pair of blackbirds; starlings  :o
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Re: Wild Birds and all things to do with Nature
« Reply #4649 on: June 22, 2019, 11:30:04 AM »

2 of the 4 baby Peregrines have been seen flying round the Chichester Cathedral spire this week.
I must get to see them soon!
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