Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1018300 times)

jamesld8 · « **Reply #4225 on:** 23 December, 2015, 03:34:02 pm »

on a route around Ludlow / Church Stretton, female sparrowhawk zipping along just above surface road, bullfinches and goldfinches in hedgerows, blackbird singing; back at home a marsh tit on bird feeder and finally whilst checking my mole traps (unsuccessful for several weeks now with Mr super elusive mole) snout of mole excavating around a trap I`d set yesterday

It is now real mole war.

cycleman · « **Reply #4226 on:** 23 December, 2015, 08:18:28 pm »

A shotgun, a torch and a rotating chair

Kim · « **Reply #4227 on:** 23 December, 2015, 08:28:07 pm »

A small black kitten, looking much like Zev did when we caught her, on the road round the corner from here.

Presumably some combination of underweight or a very late litter.

They ran down a ginnel before I could get closer.

ElyDave · « **Reply #4228 on:** 23 December, 2015, 11:00:47 pm »

A whole gaggle of geese grazing in a field before they toddled off to Welney for the overnighting, plus a few pheasants heard.

No hares, but I suspect I was at the wrong time of day for that route

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4229 on:** 24 December, 2015, 11:13:10 am »

Quote from: Kim on 23 December, 2015, 08:28:07 pm

A small black kitten, looking much like Zev did when we caught her, on the road round the corner from here.

Presumably some combination of underweight or a very late litter.

They ran down a ginnel before I could get closer.

Kim, have you tried enquiring with your local Cats Protection branch to see if they do feral trapping?

jamesld8 · « **Reply #4230 on:** 24 December, 2015, 02:24:56 pm »

Large flocks fieldfare and redwing in the apple orchards around Eardisland / Broxwood Herefordshire

Kim · « **Reply #4231 on:** 24 December, 2015, 02:33:31 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 24 December, 2015, 11:13:10 am

Quote from: Kim on 23 December, 2015, 08:28:07 pm
A small black kitten, looking much like Zev did when we caught her, on the road round the corner from here.

Presumably some combination of underweight or a very late litter.

They ran down a ginnel before I could get closer.

Kim, have you tried enquiring with your local Cats Protection branch to see if they do feral trapping?

Not since Zev, and at the time their line was basically "if you can catch them, we'll pay for neutering", so I'm not optimistic. If I see them again I'll try to use my cat coaxing superpowers, but it's a relatively busy area with motor traffic and random pedestrians making it hard to approach timid cats.

TBH, I suspect the writing's on the wall for the feral cat population of Silly Oak now we have wheeliebins. Scavenging is always limited outside of term time, but if there's a big reduction in vermin I expect the cats will move elsewhere.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4232 on:** 24 December, 2015, 04:41:10 pm »

A sparrowhawk in our back garden - we've not put feeders up yet as the weather is so warm there are plenty of bugs about, but our neighbours have.

Spotted by my wife and snapped through the back bedroom window.

SteveC · « **Reply #4233 on:** 24 December, 2015, 05:25:32 pm »

Nice pic!

Flite · « **Reply #4234 on:** 24 December, 2015, 08:30:16 pm »

How do you load images? I looked it up and it seems you need your own website? Got a super shot of a barn owl just waiting......

DDCyclist · « **Reply #4235 on:** 24 December, 2015, 08:38:58 pm »

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=367.0

C3PO's post - FAQ number 5.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4236 on:** 24 December, 2015, 09:38:53 pm »

Quote from: Flite on 24 December, 2015, 08:30:16 pm

How do you load images? I looked it up and it seems you need your own website? Got a super shot of a barn owl just waiting......

Upload to photobucket (in my case) and use the "img" share link.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4237 on:** 24 December, 2015, 09:39:33 pm »

Quote from: SteveC on 24 December, 2015, 05:25:32 pm

Nice pic!

Thanks -helped by some first rate Olympus glass!

rafletcher · « **Reply #4238 on:** 26 December, 2015, 09:55:03 am »

And today, across the road on a neighbours roof, a kestrel taking a break in the strong winds.

ElyDave · « **Reply #4239 on:** 26 December, 2015, 10:51:43 pm »

A couple of red kites hovering over the A1 whilst I was driving home today, around Peterborough-ish

rafletcher · « **Reply #4240 on:** 27 December, 2015, 03:04:34 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 26 December, 2015, 09:55:03 am

And today, across the road on a neighbours roof, a kestrel taking a break in the strong winds.

And again today..

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #4241 on:** 27 December, 2015, 08:02:28 pm »

A ginger cat chasing a fox - they crossed the road three times in front of me before the cat let the fox go!

jamesld8 · « **Reply #4242 on:** 29 December, 2015, 12:46:58 pm »

a seven spot ladybird

(and it was alive too ! ) and a lot of something nearly as rare SUNSHINE !!!!!!! I think only third day of sunshine this month

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4243 on:** 29 December, 2015, 02:23:04 pm »

We saw a sparrowhawk with something in it's claws! Unfortunately a magpie came and moved it on before we could get a good look at it.

Pingu · « **Reply #4244 on:** 29 December, 2015, 03:00:22 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 29 December, 2015, 02:23:04 pm

We saw a sparrowhawk with something in it's claws! Unfortunately a magpie came and moved it on before we could get a good look at it.

And buzzards, goldeneyes, wren, teal, moorhens, goosander, grey heron, little grebes.

Flite · « **Reply #4245 on:** 29 December, 2015, 03:18:39 pm »

5 Greyhen (female black grouse) on the trees just over the river from my window.
And a heron. And a moorhen bossing a pheasant.

fuzzy · « **Reply #4246 on:** 30 December, 2015, 09:41:04 pm »

My Boxing Day spot was a healthy looking urban fox doing the 100m plus dash the full length of the County Ground pitch, up the terracing behind and away through the fencing helped along by chants of 'Sign him up!".

Turned out to be the highlight of the game for us

Ruthie · « **Reply #4247 on:** 31 December, 2015, 09:21:06 am »

A mouse trotting the whole length of Bondgate in Darlington on the pavement.

Bondgate is a major throughfare in Darlington town centre.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4248 on:** 31 December, 2015, 10:11:39 am »

The sparrowhawk again, this time actually chasing a sparrow! It missed, but my, it's agile. Plus the usual - collared doves, wood pigeons, cock pheasant, rook, magpie, chaffinches, blue tits and a squirrel.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4249 on:** 31 December, 2015, 10:29:47 am »

Quote from: Ruthie on 31 December, 2015, 09:21:06 am

A mouse trotting the whole length of Bondgate in Darlington on the pavement.

Bondgate is a major throughfare in Darlington town centre.

Was it

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Yes, that's mine, over there. The red one with the white fur trim and the big-buckled belt.

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