birds

[Xiphos]

On our bird feeders today I have seen: green finch, chaffinch, Siskin, bullfinch, blue tit, great tit, cole tit, long tailed tit, collared dove, wood pigeon and a couple of fly through by our resident sparrow hawk. We also regularly get blackcap and nuthatch with occasional visits from redwing and waxwing in season. Love them all. Less love for the noisy fuckers, jackdaw, magpies and sea gulls that also frequent the area. We frequently have sea gulls nesting on the flat roofs in the area which means they can get territorial and aggressive. Start their bloody noise as soon as it's light - frequently 4am in summer. The things you see when you've not got a gun!

Just had to google Siskin, new one on me

 

[idahoblues]

Just had to google Siskin, new one on me

a plisken

 

[Barcon]

Here here, we are infested with Kites around here,seen 4 otters not 100 yds from the house, A peregrin late last year and a pod of dolphins just off shore last autumn. Unfortunately I see a dead badger on the road nearly every day, there must be thousands though. We had to rehouse 3 slow worms in december due to knocking down an old wall, they're all over the place. Loads of frog, toads and newts in the gardens

I can honestly say that I've never seen a fast one.

 

[jimharri]

I like tits

Well, in that case, look at the tits on this

 

[Deleted member 13905]

There was one particular street near our house when I was growing up that was Mecca for house martins. You could see the nests under the eaves and every year I used to look forward to their arrival. I would watch them for hours and it is one of the most endearing memories from my childhood.
I was back home visiting relatives a few weeks ago and remembered them. I made a quick detour and was gutted to find not a single trace of them. I can't believe how sad I was afterwards.

maybe it's still a little early for them.
they've probably stopped off in north africa for a smoke.
that said, it amazes me that when they arrive they still have enough energy to move on the wing so gymnastically.

oddly, some people are against having them nest in their eaves,
so they tie plastic shopping bags up there to scare the birds away.
what a fucking stupid idea and eyesore to boot.

I used to keep budgerigars for a hobby.
I had released around 100 into the outside aviary.

around 100?
that's some fucking hobby, blue.

That owl looks a bit sad. You should let it in to warm up and dry off.

never fall into the trap of being fooled by the expression of an owl.
underneath their cute feathers they are nothing more than killing machines.

I fuckin hate sea gulls. Noisy, shitting, thieving, ugly bastards. They are the bin dippers of the avian world.

a perfect comparison, sir.
what i'd be glad to know is why there are seagulls/scousers in greater manchester permanently!
i recall an ancient old story of them coming inland to feed when the coastal weather was too harsh for them,
but now they seem to live in supermarket car parks throughout the year.

Any chance you could send your Mrs round?

haha, she doesn't wear her meretricious underwear for just any old johhny-cum-lately.
she may be 18 years my junior but i have an eight inch tongue & can breathe through my ears.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

i'd like to give a shout out to the heron.
a fucking impressive bird

upon drawing the dining room curtains this morning,
i instantly saw two flying by in unison like a pair of lancaster bombers.
it brought a big smile to my face.

how the cumbersome fuck they manage to take off is a mystery

yet they flirt with each other so gently & beautifully when on the ground

 

[Barcon]

Ospreys are better than them.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

Ospreys are better than them.

i wasn't meaning it to be a competition,
but since you've started it,
you'll have to at least back that statement up with some pics/gifs.
otherwise, no, no they are not better, no no no.

 

[stony]

maybe it's still a little early for them.

It was too early, but there was no evidence they had ever been there at all. Every house on the street used to have one or two nests under the eaves and not a single one remained.

 

[idahoblues]

They taste like chicken

 

[Deleted member 13905]

They taste like chicken

ospreys?

 

[idahoblues]

Ospreys are better than them.

Fish and game round here put up a lot of platforms for Ospreys to nest in, they've recently started hinging them so they stay down until the Ospreys are closer to nesting, the damn geese have been chasing them off and taking the platforms over....whodathunk it

 

[idahoblues]

ospreys?

And herons

 

[Deleted member 13905]

It was too early, but there was no evidence they had ever been there at all. Every house on the street used to have one or two nests under the eaves and not a single one remained.

you seems genuinely saddened by it.

no doubt they have found better pastures,
somewhere with more midgies & more welcoming hosts.

 

[idahoblues]

In all seriousness, I agree that herons are amazing birds, love watching them. But an honourable mention to Sandhill Cranes too. Not my photo

 

[idahoblues]

In all seriousness, I agree that herons are amazing birds, love watching them. But an honourable mention to Sandhill Cranes too. Not my photo

 

[idahoblues]

So good I had to say it twice

 

[Barcon]

i wasn't meaning it to be a competition,
but since you've started it,
you'll have to at least back that statement up with some pics/gifs.
otherwise, no, no they are not better, no no no.

 

[stony]

you seems genuinely saddened by it.

no doubt they have found better pastures,
somewhere with more midgies & more welcoming hosts.

You're probably right. Thinking about it, a huge swathe of what was farmland is now an industrial estate and housing.

 

[Barcon]

Fish and game round here put up a lot of platforms for Ospreys to nest in, they've recently started hinging them so they stay down until the Ospreys are closer to nesting, the damn geese have been chasing them off and taking the platforms over....whodathunk it

There's one next to my sisters place.