WHAT I SAW TODAY.....
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There is a new woody fledgling in my garden . They are always so cute and innocent and clumsy looking . Got pushed around a bit by an adult when it tried to get on a food tray, but eventually found a way to get some food
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Good to see Butterfly. Have only had the one here so far this year, and that was a while back.
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Crows are not rare in my part of the south midlands but they are a rare visitor to my garden. Today was one of those days. It's prize was a sultana which I thought for a bird that size was a poor return on the energy used.
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I am lucky to have few crow visitors, and I noticed that myself, they sometimes come and eat few suet pellets , as you said Jack, for a bird that size it looks like its not worth the effort but I guess they know betterJacksparrow wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:39 pmCrows are not rare in my part of the south midlands but they are a rare visitor to my garden. Today was one of those days. It's prize was a sultana which I thought for a bird that size was a poor return on the energy used.
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There was another sparrowhawk attack! I heard the familiar alarm calls, mainly by magpies, went outside to check and startled the sparrowhawk, who had a starling pinned to the ground. As the sparrowhawk flew away, starling flew to the nearest shrub and hid there. I could see its tail, but thought to leave it and give it a chance to recover from trauma. When I went to check later, I could still see the tail, it wasn't moving.
So I went there, took it in my hand and saw that it was dead . There was no visible injuries, which makes me think that it probably died of heart attack due to the stress and fright . So sad
So I went there, took it in my hand and saw that it was dead . There was no visible injuries, which makes me think that it probably died of heart attack due to the stress and fright . So sad
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It is never good to witness a Srawk attack. I have scared a few off over the years but they often return, unseen, for another go. That's the way nature is I'm afraid.Butterfly wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:30 amThere was another sparrowhawk attack! I heard the familiar alarm calls, mainly by magpies, went outside to check and startled the sparrowhawk, who had a starling pinned to the ground. As the sparrowhawk flew away, starling flew to the nearest shrub and hid there. I could see its tail, but thought to leave it and give it a chance to recover from trauma. When I went to check later, I could still see the tail, it wasn't moving.
So I went there, took it in my hand and saw that it was dead . There was no visible injuries, which makes me think that it probably died of heart attack due to the stress and fright . So sad