WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

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Post by Jacksparrow » Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:41 pm

Magpies having a very noisy disagreement in the top of my Hazel tree. All the other birds departed before it turned nasty. :(

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Post by Butterfly » Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:52 am

Jacksparrow wrote:
Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:41 pm
Magpies having a very noisy disagreement in the top of my Hazel tree. All the other birds departed before it turned nasty. :(
There was something similar on the roof of the house across the street from me, 2 couples of magpies against each other. On the roof! Why??? :rolleyes:

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Post by Placido » Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:04 pm

N.Z. 2nd Test 028.JPG
Have waited 'til the fourth day of the 2nd Test in New Zealand to snap a pic of the indigenous wildlife and it turns out to be a sparrer :faint:!!
Thing is though, yesterday was the First Day of Summer in N.Z. and this is (obviously :rolleyes:) a half-fledged wee speug. Not spectacular but a quirky slant on things down under.

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Post by Jacksparrow » Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:34 pm

Placido wrote:
Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:04 pm
N.Z. 2nd Test 028.JPG

Have waited 'til the fourth day of the 2nd Test in New Zealand to snap a pic of the indigenous wildlife and it turns out to be a sparrer :faint:!!
Thing is though, yesterday was the First Day of Summer in N.Z. and this is (obviously :rolleyes:) a half-fledged wee speug. Not spectacular but a quirky slant on things down under.
I don't think the speug is a youngster as they don't get the black bib until they've matured a little. It was really kind of we homesick Brits exporting our wildlife to the colonies :rolleyes:

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Post by Placido » Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:19 pm

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And here's a dad helping with the building :D.
The NZ commentators weren't too thrilled by these pix - I sort of gathered that speugs are a pest there.

PS.: Sorry about the Siamese from up the road - I can't get rid of the photo :shrug:
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Post by Placido » Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:55 am

Late with breakfast toady :unsure: :( - down at my feet with a cross frown on his face was Rexit, my 'Best Mate' robin. Went straight for a piece of chopped, soaked sultana which is a good vote :P.
Instant sugar boost I guess.

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Post by Jacksparrow » Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:56 pm

Placido wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:55 am
Late with breakfast toady :unsure: :( - down at my feet with a cross frown on his face was Rexit, my 'Best Mate' robin. Went straight for a piece of chopped, soaked sultana which is a good vote :P.
Instant sugar boost I guess.
Clearly a lover of routine. His own, not yours :shake:

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Post by johnd83 » Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:14 am

While enjoying my coffee this morning watching the rear garden feeders I saw.

2 x robin
2 x blackbirds
1 x great tit
1 x pigeon
2 x grey squirrels

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Post by Jacksparrow » Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:50 pm

johnd83 wrote:
Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:14 am
While enjoying my coffee this morning watching the rear garden feeders I saw.

2 x robin
2 x blackbirds
1 x great tit
1 x pigeon
2 x grey squirrels
A great way to relax :nod:

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Post by johnd83 » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:07 am

It was indeed.

There were also joined by 14 starlings and 2 jackdaws. :)

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