et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur
A male bullfinch, bold as brass eating the seeds from a thistle in the garden.
A nonplussed, possibly oblivious hedgehog and a curious and cautious cat just before sunrise this morning.https://youtu.be/kWRQzAfYuBY
Yesterday, during a morning stroll to the next village, what looked like the stripped hind leg of a roe-deer and a scrap of bloody skin & fur a couple of feet away. Also, larks singing.
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Quote from: Salvatore on 28 June, 2020, 01:33:05 pmA nonplussed, possibly oblivious hedgehog and a curious and cautious cat just before sunrise this morning.https://youtu.be/kWRQzAfYuBYA good few years ago, when we had two cats, MrsC and I were sitting out on the patio after dark when a family of four hedgehogs appeared. The cats completely ignored them as if they weren't there. The 'hogs seemed to be unaware of us as the smallest ended up walking over our feet. Very tickly.
Courtship behaviour in hedgehogs is characterised by the male circling around the female with one or both sexes snort- ing loudly (Reeve & Morris 1986). According to Jackson (2006) this ritual may continue for over an hour, with the majority of displays fail- ing to end in a successful mating.
Quote from: Aunt Maud on 26 June, 2020, 10:17:46 pmA male bullfinch, bold as brass eating the seeds from a thistle in the garden.We seem to have a pair visiting regularly at the moment. We've had occasional sightings over the years we've been here, but this year is different. Whether it's just both of us being here all the time, so having more time to look, we're not sure. Either way, it's a lovely sight.
Quote from: SteveC on 28 June, 2020, 01:45:47 pmQuote from: Aunt Maud on 26 June, 2020, 10:17:46 pmA male bullfinch, bold as brass eating the seeds from a thistle in the garden.We seem to have a pair visiting regularly at the moment. We've had occasional sightings over the years we've been here, but this year is different. Whether it's just both of us being here all the time, so having more time to look, we're not sure. Either way, it's a lovely sight.And yesterday lunchtime there were two male bullfinches on the feeder at the same time.
In a nice cream sauce with prunes and brandy?