Barcon
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Pair of tits at the job site today.
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vanellus vanellus.
the northern lapwing,
or as it's known in lancashire because of its call, the humble peewit
i spent ages watching one this morning,
he seemed to be so very happy dancing on the currents, singing as he went.
a somewhat awkward fellow on the ground, slightly new-romantic
yet a true flyer in the air
the northern lapwing,
or as it's known in lancashire because of its call, the humble peewit
i spent ages watching one this morning,
he seemed to be so very happy dancing on the currents, singing as he went.
a somewhat awkward fellow on the ground, slightly new-romantic
yet a true flyer in the air
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what a lovely 20 minutes i've just spent looking out of the kitchen window.
not 50 feet away from me, sat on the edge of the sloping roof of an outhouse building was a barn owl.
it didn't seem to be hunting, just casually looking around and about, now & again, with a twist of the head.
3 crows weren't at all happy about its presence and tried to give it some grief by swooping and squawking,
but the owl remained calm and unmoved by them, yawning in their faces or turning the other cheek.
so they tried to outflank the owl, sat within a few feet of it and shouted blue murder at it.
one of them then dared to try to twat the owl round the head,
receiving nothing more than a dirty look from the owl that said,
"you know i could have ripped that foot of yours off if i could be arsed, you great tit.
go away, i'm tired of you now" and the crows did indeed fly away, still grumbling of course.
i wondered what a night predator was doing up at this late hour of 9am,
sat there in the miserable drizzling grey morning.
i found this very thorough article on their daytime habits
https://britishbirds.co.uk/article/the-daylight-activity-of-barn-owls
and was surprised to read that it is not uncommon in lancashire,
behaviour previously attributed to possible poor eyesight, or general lack of food,
but maybe just a simple response to unusual vole activity after a wet night.
who knows?
but it was most entertaining and made me smile broadly.
finally it shook itself off and graciously headed to the fields,
with me shouting rather pointlessly through the window,
"thank you, barny, thank you".
i do hope it returns again another day.
not 50 feet away from me, sat on the edge of the sloping roof of an outhouse building was a barn owl.
it didn't seem to be hunting, just casually looking around and about, now & again, with a twist of the head.
3 crows weren't at all happy about its presence and tried to give it some grief by swooping and squawking,
but the owl remained calm and unmoved by them, yawning in their faces or turning the other cheek.
so they tried to outflank the owl, sat within a few feet of it and shouted blue murder at it.
one of them then dared to try to twat the owl round the head,
receiving nothing more than a dirty look from the owl that said,
"you know i could have ripped that foot of yours off if i could be arsed, you great tit.
go away, i'm tired of you now" and the crows did indeed fly away, still grumbling of course.
i wondered what a night predator was doing up at this late hour of 9am,
sat there in the miserable drizzling grey morning.
i found this very thorough article on their daytime habits
https://britishbirds.co.uk/article/the-daylight-activity-of-barn-owls
and was surprised to read that it is not uncommon in lancashire,
behaviour previously attributed to possible poor eyesight, or general lack of food,
but maybe just a simple response to unusual vole activity after a wet night.
who knows?
but it was most entertaining and made me smile broadly.
finally it shook itself off and graciously headed to the fields,
with me shouting rather pointlessly through the window,
"thank you, barny, thank you".
i do hope it returns again another day.
TCIB
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I usually don't mind our avian friends but when they do that or attack all the worms after i have turned the veg patch, fuck off cunts i need those worms to condition my soil.
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make a catapult net...
www.instructables.com/id/Build-A-Net-Gun
and have some fun
i agree that they are pests but they are quite the acrobat
@karen7
purplenose
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The mrs has been buying mealworm to attract the birds, throwing fistfuls of them of the balcony onto the grass below. The blackbirds love them and so does a cheeky Robin that will come when shouted...worryingly I have started talking to it!
Last night I was enjoying a fat one on the balcony when I dropped my lighter onto the grass below. Once I had finished my spliff, due to being stoned I elected to go down stairs and into the garden barefooted as I couldnt be arsed to put my trainers on. Due to it being pitch black down there I failed to see that as well as the Robins and Blackbirds being very partial to mealworm, hedgehogs are also very partial and indeed a very large one was dining happily. Sadly I only became aware of this when I put my foot on the bastard, once I had removed my face from the wet grass much swearing and limping about followed and continues as I write.
Last night I was enjoying a fat one on the balcony when I dropped my lighter onto the grass below. Once I had finished my spliff, due to being stoned I elected to go down stairs and into the garden barefooted as I couldnt be arsed to put my trainers on. Due to it being pitch black down there I failed to see that as well as the Robins and Blackbirds being very partial to mealworm, hedgehogs are also very partial and indeed a very large one was dining happily. Sadly I only became aware of this when I put my foot on the bastard, once I had removed my face from the wet grass much swearing and limping about followed and continues as I write.
andyhinch
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Wood pigeons make fine eating, lot of green finches about this morning, don't see the much around here.
TCIB
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Hahahahaha but also ouch, that is gonna be a big needle in the arse job no doubt, cute little buggers though when your not spearing your foot on the fuckers.
I am going to get a bird table, always wanted one and i have some cash to buy a nice one now, hopefully it winds the local cats up to as the birds have 2 dogs to help keep the riff raff away when they are dining.
purplenose
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The needle in the arse has been administered at Leighton Hospital this morning....Not one of the NHS staff with whom I came into contact with kept a straight face.
The size of these fat fuckers could feed a multitude
TCIB
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That...(snigger...is...smfgrmphh...is not funny at all, i feel terrible for you...HAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahahahaha.
I am sorry but that is one costly fucking spliff haha. You made Mr hedgehog feel unwelcome, fucked your foot, got laughed at for your trouble so came here to shake your head at the whole effing episode hahahaha. That is properly funny, as long as you don't die, well it would still be a bit funny :-D
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finch is a really good word, i like it, it's easy to put lots of emphasis into the pronunciation of it.
did you know that it derives from the dutch word vinker?
when you next see your finches you can say, "good morning, you little vinkers".
idahoblues
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That looks way more like some kind of dildo than a bong
you should treat yourself to a sonic bong,
you deserve it
kaz7
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make a catapult net...
www.instructables.com/id/Build-A-Net-Gun
and have some fun
i agree that they are pests but they are quite the acrobat
@karen7
That cat is silva all over,literally lol
Have got a make Northern Mockingbird in the tree outside the bedroom window. He woke me at 12:02.....it's now 2:29am and he's still singing. Amazing to hear him going through his repertoire, but this is the third night he's kept me awake.....wish he'd find a mate and hush up.
You should take Harper Lee's advise literally mate.
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goldfinch
most mornings i see a striking pair of goldfinch tucking into dandelions, of all things.
it surprised me because there's a bird table & hanging feeders full of all manner of treats,
yet they'd rather heartily gorge themselves on the unopened flowers and gulp down the contents.
they seem to get great pleasure from the taste,
as do i, but only from the fully opened flowers, lovely whole in tempura batter, stalks included.
indeed, we are indoctrinated to see these plants as weeds because they are so abundant,
yet the dandelion leaves themselves, once dried, make for a wonderful pot of tea that cleanses the liver
(best to harvest the leaves before the flowers apppear or they can be a tad bitter).
instead, people/zombies pour as-advertised-on-tv toxic chemicals into the earth to get rid of them
(and other such flowering weeds like forgetmenots, buttercups and poppies)
in the process killing all the essential worms & creatures in the soil underneath.
it's also quite possible these poisons contribute to the overwhelming loss of bees that is upon us,
let alone the removal of glorious yellowness the flowers bring to everyday life, reflecting the sun like a smile.
as an aside,
the other day as i was crossing a road on foot to get from one field to another,
a car ran over a pigeon that was in the road eating something.
feathers burst in a flurry and the pigeon lay there in its death throes,
a few flaps and a drooping head all that remained.
whereuopn another pigeon suddenly flew down and mounted the dying one.
as it fucked it, it aggressively pecked at the other bird's head.
i imagined it screaming "die you fucking cow, die!" but i was mistaken...
moments later, the dying one was dead,
the alive one dismounted, came round to the front and continued to peck at the other's head.
it was only then i realised it was confusedly trying to wake its partner.
anyways, it wasn't paying attention to the road,
along came another car, another burst of feathers & the male himself popped his clogs.
perhaps a fitting end for a necrophiliac, but at least he got his oats before pegging it.
most mornings i see a striking pair of goldfinch tucking into dandelions, of all things.
it surprised me because there's a bird table & hanging feeders full of all manner of treats,
yet they'd rather heartily gorge themselves on the unopened flowers and gulp down the contents.
they seem to get great pleasure from the taste,
as do i, but only from the fully opened flowers, lovely whole in tempura batter, stalks included.
indeed, we are indoctrinated to see these plants as weeds because they are so abundant,
yet the dandelion leaves themselves, once dried, make for a wonderful pot of tea that cleanses the liver
(best to harvest the leaves before the flowers apppear or they can be a tad bitter).
instead, people/zombies pour as-advertised-on-tv toxic chemicals into the earth to get rid of them
(and other such flowering weeds like forgetmenots, buttercups and poppies)
in the process killing all the essential worms & creatures in the soil underneath.
it's also quite possible these poisons contribute to the overwhelming loss of bees that is upon us,
let alone the removal of glorious yellowness the flowers bring to everyday life, reflecting the sun like a smile.
as an aside,
the other day as i was crossing a road on foot to get from one field to another,
a car ran over a pigeon that was in the road eating something.
feathers burst in a flurry and the pigeon lay there in its death throes,
a few flaps and a drooping head all that remained.
whereuopn another pigeon suddenly flew down and mounted the dying one.
as it fucked it, it aggressively pecked at the other bird's head.
i imagined it screaming "die you fucking cow, die!" but i was mistaken...
moments later, the dying one was dead,
the alive one dismounted, came round to the front and continued to peck at the other's head.
it was only then i realised it was confusedly trying to wake its partner.
anyways, it wasn't paying attention to the road,
along came another car, another burst of feathers & the male himself popped his clogs.
perhaps a fitting end for a necrophiliac, but at least he got his oats before pegging it.
Barcon
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Brings a tear to to the eye.
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