Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1012780 times)

fuaran · « **Reply #4975 on:** 04 July, 2017, 12:42:50 am »

Black guillemots, at Oban harbour.
There's a few of them nesting in the harbour wall. They don't seem too bothered with passers-by on the pavement a metre away.
They do look a bit silly waddling along with their bright red feet.

ElyDave · « **Reply #4976 on:** 10 July, 2017, 11:20:12 pm »

just noticed the resident bats for the first time this year

cycleman · « **Reply #4977 on:** 11 July, 2017, 07:15:06 pm »

Yesterday a osprey a buzzard and a red kite while riding round Rutland water with tiger bittern and Apollo

Pingu · « **Reply #4978 on:** 11 July, 2017, 09:49:53 pm »

I found this pellet of grubs and other material in the garden this evening. I've no idea where or what it came from.

IMG_6324_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Andrij · « **Reply #4979 on:** 12 July, 2017, 09:22:35 pm »

A rat scurrying across Hyde Park Corner.

I've seen plenty of mice in Tube stations, as well as loads of foxen around London, but that was my first rat.

cycleman · « **Reply #4980 on:** 13 July, 2017, 09:07:26 am »

Conservative?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4981 on:** 13 July, 2017, 07:17:27 pm »

Quote from: Andrij on 12 July, 2017, 09:22:35 pm

A rat scurrying across Hyde Park Corner.

I've seen plenty of mice in Tube stations, as well as loads of foxen around London, but that was my first rat.

I saw a rat in a cupboard at Allie Pallie many moons ago.

hellymedic · « **Reply #4982 on:** 13 July, 2017, 11:54:19 pm »

I saw no rodents when my wheelchair was pushed through the cellars at The Savoy but the aroma was characteristic...

JonBuoy · « **Reply #4983 on:** 14 July, 2017, 10:34:21 pm »

Seven baby meeces discovered whilst clearing grass etc from underneath my static caravan (two more added after photo taken).

Mummy mouse was looking everywhere for them and eventually found one of them, picked it up and disappeared down hole under paving slab to alternative abode. Seemed unable to backtrack so the rest were placed closer to the new front door and were retrieved one by one. Went wandering after last one was retrieved and almost bumped into my phone.

Scarpered when flash went off.

Apologies for rubbish photo's.

I just hope that when/if they grow up they don't break into the 'van and eat the furnishings like their mates do.

Pingu · « **Reply #4984 on:** 22 July, 2017, 09:21:49 pm »

We were cycling between Ballater and Crathie on the South Deeside road and had just passed a 'Caution: Red Squirrels' sign. Mrs P said we would not see a squirrel now (because you never do when there are signs like that) and just then, one ran across the road in front of us. As we watched it scamper through the woods we saw another. We set off again and Mrs P said, "You can't get better than that!". At that point a deer ran across the road

Kim · « **Reply #4985 on:** 22 July, 2017, 11:57:10 pm »

That's also how wowbadgers are summoned...

menthel · « **Reply #4986 on:** 24 July, 2017, 10:46:17 am »

In Suburban new house garden so far have seen:

Fat chibbins,
Squawky parakeets eating our apples,
A pair of green woodpeppers,
A pair of crows (one leucistic),
Loads of LBJs inc Tits, wren, sparrers etc,
Sparrerhawk looking hungry,
Squiggles and...
a rather brazen but quite chilled out urban Fox sunning himself by the slightly overgrown raised beds.

All in all, not a bad haul!

Pingu · « **Reply #4987 on:** 26 July, 2017, 01:49:39 pm »

Fox, 2 red squirrels, bullfinches, deer, brown hares, bats and loadsa buzzards on Monday's ride.

ElyDave · « **Reply #4988 on:** 01 August, 2017, 01:37:52 pm »

a swarm, 6-12, dragonflies in the garden whilst I was out mowing the verdant meadow that passes for a lawn. Couldn't get an accurate count as they wouldn't stay still.

I think we had either azure hawkers/emperor dragonfly and southern or migrant hawker, none less than about 2.5inch/6-7 cm body length.

Quite a few ringlet butterflies about today as well.

T42 · « **Reply #4989 on:** 01 August, 2017, 02:30:24 pm »

On today's ride a kestrel stooped on and struck something in the verge about 10' in front of me, then saw me and reared up again empty-handed. For an instant I could see every feather.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4990 on:** 09 August, 2017, 12:00:27 pm »

"Samson" the spider, in our kitchen last evening. Autumn comes early.

IMG_1536[1] by Richard Fletcher, on Flickr

David Martin · « **Reply #4991 on:** 09 August, 2017, 12:36:39 pm »

I am impressed you get the wildlife to pay rent.

Jaded · « **Reply #4992 on:** 17 August, 2017, 05:34:04 am »

Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #4993 on:** 17 August, 2017, 07:00:50 am »

Quote from: rafletcher on 09 August, 2017, 12:00:27 pm

"Samson" the spider, in our kitchen last evening. Autumn comes early.
..

Just seen a very large gathering of swallows swirling around in the sky. They may be off a bit early this year.

ElyDave · « **Reply #4994 on:** 17 August, 2017, 04:20:46 pm »

Kestrel in the garden, had something in it's claws and was eating it in the shade of the trampoline

T42 · « **Reply #4995 on:** 18 August, 2017, 01:05:19 pm »

The missus saw an autumn crocus on her walk today.

SteveC · « **Reply #4996 on:** 18 August, 2017, 01:54:30 pm »

Last night on Charmouth beach most of the black headed gulls were in winter plumage.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4997 on:** 18 August, 2017, 03:35:30 pm »

Dez has reported seeing a hodgeheg a couple of times on the past week or so whilst taking Morphy for his late night walk. I hope it remains 3-dimensional.

Jaded · « **Reply #4998 on:** 20 August, 2017, 12:27:15 am »

A humming bird, outside the bedroom window.

Also

Peter · « **Reply #4999 on:** 20 August, 2017, 03:06:16 am »

J. That and your earlier picture look like chipmunks (to someone who's not sure what a chipmunk looks like!). Are you across the pond? Florida?

Peter