Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1019342 times)

Moose57 · « **Reply #3675 on:** 21 May, 2014, 10:06:27 pm »

Quote from: delthebike on 13 May, 2014, 06:42:43 pm

Two swallows, welcome to summer!

Had one get into our house the other day, could hear a commotion upstairs. As I went upstairs our cat was coming down, running scared.
Left a couple of windows open and it got out OK.

Butterfly · « **Reply #3676 on:** 21 May, 2014, 10:17:46 pm »

2 Damsel flies in our garden

Bledlow · « **Reply #3677 on:** 21 May, 2014, 10:27:10 pm »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 21 May, 2014, 07:02:37 pm

Blackbirds are good mimics. Maybe it's mimicking a nightingale.

There's one in the next street which does riffs on snatches of Eleanor Rigby.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #3678 on:** 22 May, 2014, 07:58:41 am »

The Sunday Post (

) did an article many years ago about people thinking their trimphones were ringing but it was blackbirds doing impressions.

JennyB · « **Reply #3679 on:** 22 May, 2014, 10:26:14 am »

Quote from: Bledlow on 21 May, 2014, 10:27:10 pm

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 21 May, 2014, 07:02:37 pm
Blackbirds are good mimics. Maybe it's mimicking a nightingale.
There's one in the next street which does riffs on snatches of Eleanor Rigby.

Singing in the dead of night?

Bledlow · « **Reply #3680 on:** 22 May, 2014, 10:30:12 am »

Nope, broad daylight.

It's a blackbird, not a nightingale.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #3681 on:** 27 May, 2014, 11:08:21 am »

A buzzard catching what looked like a crow. Rather surprised me (I guess the crow was more surprised).

Wowbagger · « **Reply #3682 on:** 28 May, 2014, 11:18:51 pm »

Yesterday: a great northern diver and an otter.

The day before: a pair of corncrakes.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #3683 on:** 28 May, 2014, 11:51:22 pm »

Great northern diver?

"I was wrong," said Captain Flintbagger.

Snakehips · « **Reply #3684 on:** 29 May, 2014, 07:51:49 pm »

A family of wrens , presumably newly fledged , enjoying the hospitality offered by my back garden.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #3685 on:** 30 May, 2014, 03:22:45 am »

A white-tailed eagle being mobbed by a buzzard and a hooded crow. Later, two white-tailed eagles, one of which I believe I had already seen. An otter basking and feeding amongst the sea weed. Some tadpoles in a pool precariously close to the high tide mark.

Bledlow · « **Reply #3686 on:** 30 May, 2014, 11:41:20 am »

I was pottering about the allotment doing some weeding yesterday (about my limit at the moment), & didn't leave until almost 6 pm.

Allotment fox came out just as I was gathering my things to go. Saw me, checked - then stood & watched & waited until I went. Looks alert, well-fed & sleek.

We've known for a long time it's there, but not seen it before.

Jaded · « **Reply #3687 on:** 31 May, 2014, 07:48:11 pm »

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #3688 on:** 31 May, 2014, 07:52:20 pm »

Goats!

Jaded · « **Reply #3689 on:** 31 May, 2014, 08:00:07 pm »

Hidey goats!

David Martin · « **Reply #3690 on:** 02 June, 2014, 12:13:19 am »

Seen and (eventually) heard.

bat14 by davidmamartin, on Flickr

bat14a by davidmamartin, on Flickr

David Martin · « **Reply #3691 on:** 02 June, 2014, 03:51:14 pm »

And the sound.. https://soundcloud.com/david-martin-113/soprano-pipistrelles?fb_action_ids=10152559270045039&fb_action_types=soundcloud%3Apublish

clarion · « **Reply #3692 on:** 02 June, 2014, 04:01:52 pm »

Bats in our garden last night, which was nice.

And, down in Sussex, a pair of pied wagtails flying in their distinctive swoopy style directly down the road ahead of the CTC group.

Basil · « **Reply #3693 on:** 02 June, 2014, 05:52:50 pm »

Blimey!
All my life I've seen thrushes in the garden(s) and I assumed that that was it.
Just now, I looked out of my kitchen window and saw two thrush like birds the size of small chickens on the lawn. (OK, bit of an exaggeration).
I was amazed and called to Mrs. B to look out of the window.
"Oh yeah", she said, "Mistle Thrushes"

Gosh, aren't they big? And how come I've never seen one before?

Pingu · « **Reply #3694 on:** 02 June, 2014, 06:32:27 pm »

Dolphins again today.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #3695 on:** 02 June, 2014, 06:42:24 pm »

Quote from: Basil on 02 June, 2014, 05:52:50 pm

Blimey!
All my life I've seen thrushes in the garden(s) and I assumed that that was it.
Just now, I looked out of my kitchen window and saw two thrush like birds the size of small chickens on the lawn. (OK, bit of an exaggeration).
I was amazed and called to Mrs. B to look out of the window.
"Oh yeah", she said, "Mistle Thrushes"

Gosh, aren't they big? And how come I've never seen one before?

Perhaps you have seen them and have been misled into thinking that they were something else.

Basil · « **Reply #3696 on:** 02 June, 2014, 06:47:22 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 02 June, 2014, 06:42:24 pm

Quote from: Basil on 02 June, 2014, 05:52:50 pm
Blimey!
All my life I've seen thrushes in the garden(s) and I assumed that that was it.
Just now, I looked out of my kitchen window and saw two thrush like birds the size of small chickens on the lawn. (OK, bit of an exaggeration).
I was amazed and called to Mrs. B to look out of the window.
"Oh yeah", she said, "Mistle Thrushes"

Gosh, aren't they big? And how come I've never seen one before?

Perhaps you have seen them and have been misled into thinking that they were something else.

What? Like:
"These song thrushes are small. These mistle thrushes are far away."?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #3697 on:** 02 June, 2014, 06:49:05 pm »

Mis[t]led.

Basil · « **Reply #3698 on:** 02 June, 2014, 06:51:28 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 02 June, 2014, 06:42:24 pm

Quote from: Basil on 02 June, 2014, 05:52:50 pm
Blimey!
All my life I've seen thrushes in the garden(s) and I assumed that that was it.
Just now, I looked out of my kitchen window and saw two thrush like birds the size of small chickens on the lawn. (OK, bit of an exaggeration).
I was amazed and called to Mrs. B to look out of the window.
"Oh yeah", she said, "Mistle Thrushes"

Gosh, aren't they big? And how come I've never seen one before?

Perhaps you have seen them and have been misled into thinking that they were something else.

No. I didn't think they were Nightingales.

Thankyouverymuch.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #3699 on:** 02 June, 2014, 07:29:37 pm »

A kestrel hunting at work.