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Rhiannon

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« Reply #500 on: November 05, 2014, 09:47:20 PM »
I love hedgehogs - they are sadly in decline.  :(

Fab skies at the moment - amazing sunsets and a hugest moon tonight. I love clouds. No matter how bad things are the clouds are still here.
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« Reply #501 on: November 06, 2014, 08:29:59 AM »
Sadly there was a dead hedgehog outside our house on the road this morning! Even though I put the hedgehog we found yesterday among the foliage in our back garden it is conceivable it squeezed under the side gate and down the drive onto the road. It just seems too much of a coincidence for it to be different one! :(
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« Reply #502 on: November 06, 2014, 08:36:54 AM »
What a lovely thread.
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« Reply #503 on: November 06, 2014, 09:26:14 AM »
Quote from: Professor Wallofski on November 06, 2014, 09:21:14 AM
Most evenings and some afternoons around here there is the horrifying cry of an animal screeching in what sounds like agony. It's just beyond the garden fence which is too high to see over. I considered calling the RSPCA but my neighbour assures me it's just a vixen that is probably having the time of her life.


I would call the RSPCA anyway, just in case, I am sure they wouldn't mind.
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« Reply #504 on: November 06, 2014, 09:30:00 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29931463

How come the landowner gets off scot free? Are we to believe it didn't know what its gamekeeper was up to?
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Rhiannon

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« Reply #505 on: November 06, 2014, 10:03:50 PM »
Quote from: Little Weed on November 06, 2014, 09:26:14 AM
Quote from: Professor Wallofski on November 06, 2014, 09:21:14 AM
Most evenings and some afternoons around here there is the horrifying cry of an animal screeching in what sounds like agony. It's just beyond the garden fence which is too high to see over. I considered calling the RSPCA but my neighbour assures me it's just a vixen that is probably having the time of her life.


I would call the RSPCA anyway, just in case, I am sure they wouldn't mind.

Def sounds like a vixen calling. The noise is ungodly. But the RSPCA can advise and check if need be. You can probably find a recording of a vixen in heat online but you might need to be careful which websites you click.
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« Reply #506 on: November 08, 2014, 01:30:56 PM »
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« Reply #507 on: November 15, 2014, 04:19:57 PM »
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« Reply #508 on: November 15, 2014, 04:22:59 PM »
What you do if you were surrounded by a pack of these pups? Look at those eyes, KILLERS! (smilies)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjPi1hW-xt0
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« Reply #511 on: November 21, 2014, 09:19:57 AM »
On my second walk of the day I was fascinated to see a squirrel chasing a magpie around someone's front garden. There was a tasty piece of bread on the lawn they both wanted. The squirrel saw the magpie off.
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« Reply #512 on: November 22, 2014, 09:58:35 AM »
I once saw a squirrel v magpie fight in a tree. I couldn't be sure which one was defending its nest and which one was the would-be predator. The noise was ungodly and the tree was shaking - it must have lasted five minutes or so.
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« Reply #513 on: December 06, 2014, 06:41:55 PM »
A huge flock of fieldfares flew over the house today. First proper frost, too.
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« Reply #514 on: December 14, 2014, 04:54:03 PM »
I saw a butterfly in the garden today! It was daylight but it flew towards the welcome lights we have in the window, twice. It was definitely a butterfly but I don't know what sort, as against the window's light and the welcome lights, it simply looked black. It's very cold here in East Anglia.

It reminded me of Hans Christian Anderderson's story of the Little Match Girl ... which made me feel a little sad.... :(
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« Reply #515 on: December 15, 2014, 10:50:10 AM »
I'm in the same region as you and saw a butterfly on the wing last week, think it was a tortoiseshell. Yesterday I moved a pile of books and found a very sleepy one that had been hibernating. One daughter put her on her hand whilst the other made her a winter home out of a cardboard box with breathing holes and an escape route, and then they put her in the box and moved her to the shed. Come the spring they will move her box outside ready for when (if) she wakes up - few survive hibernation.
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« Reply #516 on: January 01, 2015, 11:48:27 AM »
Last day of 2014. Mega rarity seen. Little bustard at Fraisthorpe, Yorkshire. Managed to rush to Fraisthorpe to see bird. Cracking views.

First one in Yorkshire since 1954, when a bird near Preston was shot!

Picture of bird here:

http://www.birdguides.com/iris/pictures.asp?rty=0&r=0&gallery=0&v=0&off=451955

And here(in flight):

http://www.birdguides.com/iris/pictures.asp?rty=0&r=0&off=451909&gallery=0&v=0


Happy New year, everyone. :)
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« Reply #517 on: January 01, 2015, 05:27:09 PM »
Antithesis


How very exciting!  I'll have a look at the link in a minute.
I went out for a walk round the block at about 2:30 this afternoon, even though it was grey and gloomy. Warm though. As I was walking up a tree-lined road, I heard a blackbird singing quite a full-on song. Definitely not a robin or a song thrush. It's a bit early, isn't it?!

I went to those links but there seem to be only very small pics at top right hand corner.
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« Reply #518 on: January 01, 2015, 05:43:17 PM »
Quote from: SusanDoris on January 01, 2015, 05:27:09 PM
Antithesis


How very exciting!  I'll have a look at the link in a minute.
I went out for a walk round the block at about 2:30 this afternoon, even though it was grey and gloomy. Warm though. As I was walking up a tree-lined road, I heard a blackbird singing quite a full-on song. Definitely not a robin or a song thrush. It's a bit early, isn't it?!

I went to those links but there seem to be only very small pics at top right hand corner.

Hi Susan,

Nice to hear from you. About this time of year, and with a mild spell, you can sometimes hear the songs of blackbirds, robins and song thrushes. I used to go on bird races on Jan 1st and we'd tick off these by song alone.

Incidentally, just below and to the left of the picture, you'll see what looks like a small magnifying glass with a plus sign inside. Click it and you should see a larger version of the picture.

Look after yourself. :)
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« Reply #519 on: January 02, 2015, 04:15:43 PM »
Well done, antithesis, I saw it on Birdguides, and felt a twinge of envy for those who would see it.   What a corker!   I have seen nothing of great note of late, but as others have said, plenty of birds singing already.  4 bitterns at my local patch yesterday - must be frozen somewhere else, as they don't like ice.
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« Reply #520 on: January 02, 2015, 04:43:07 PM »
Thanks Wiggs. Nice to hear from you. I intend going out tomorrow to see if I can start my new year listing on a high. Have a good new year. :)
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« Reply #521 on: January 02, 2015, 04:57:03 PM »
I couldn't find that little icon, but one of my sons is visiting tomorrow, so I'll get him to sort it out for me.
I do hope I get to hear that Willlow Warbler again this year.
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« Reply #522 on: January 03, 2015, 04:00:51 PM »
My son sorted out the picture for me!
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« Reply #523 on: January 03, 2015, 06:02:54 PM »
Quote from: SusanDoris on January 03, 2015, 04:00:51 PM
My son sorted out the picture for me!

Great. :)
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« Reply #524 on: January 21, 2015, 10:31:10 AM »
Snowdrops are out!  Also saw some catkins, but they might be on a winter-flowering shrub.   Small signs. 
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