And today's score was ....

[Bustup15]

One roe deer
One hare
Lots of pheasant
The blue tits in the nesting box
And this cheekie chappie or chappess that I don't remember seeing in the garden before, a Bullfinch?

 

[irnbru]

Lucky you. I'm trying to attract the birds to my garden.

 

[Granjan]

Lots of lovely bees around at the moment here, apparently you're better not to mow the grass so much.
Our gardens are lovely little eco systems if we aren't too fussy.

 

[old-mo]

And this cheekie chappie or chappess that I don't remember seeing in the garden before, a Bullfinch?

That Bullfinch is a she...

Males are much prettier...

As in this photo... Female on the right and a (As usual..) Male on the left...

 

[old-mo]

And this cheekie chappie or chappess that I don't remember seeing in the garden before, a Bullfinch?

Get a lot down in Dorset... few in Stafford..... But....

You are lucky....... Not seen one since moving up here...

I`m sure the locals eat them....

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[denisejoe]

See them occasionally in the garden but haven't seen any so far this year.

 

[Bustup15]

Get a lot down in Dorset... few in Stafford..... But....

You are lucky....... Not seen one since moving up here...

I`m sure the locals eat them....

Steady on old-mo I'm up here!

 

[CWH]

Occasional bullfinches here but not seen any yet this year.

 

[BobtheBass]

Rat, mouse, tomcat, dog, sparrow, pigeon, blackbird, seagull, another dog oh, and a silverback gorilla. I'm not 100% sure about the last one to be fair so best not count it just in case.

 

[Figaro]

1. Squirrels stealing the tits nuts and digging in the plant pots

2. Pigeons scaring away the tits, trying to knock the bird feeder over, getting randy on the lawn and crapping all over the place when I go out to scare them away.

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[Landy Andy]

One deer
Three or four kites
A heron
and then this chap.

 

[Bustup15]

3 red kite 0 too far away to get a decent shot

And these feeding in the grass this morning

 

[Bustup15]

Can you see it?

A tawny owl?

 

[movan]

Can you see it?

A tawny owl?View attachment 388071

No.

Help needed.

 

[dryad]

Rat, mouse, tomcat, dog, sparrow, pigeon, blackbird, seagull, another dog oh, and a silverback gorilla. I'm not 100% sure about the last one to be fair so best not count it just in case.

am so lucky here in kent, before lockdown/shielding could go see and spend hours just watching a silverback gorilla and family every day of the week if i wanted, love 'em, they totally fascinate me..
will be sad but happy for them when the day comes that they are returned to the land their ancestors were taken from and there are no more here in this country..

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[dryad]

One deer
Three or four kites
A heron
and then this chap. View attachment 384752

have always had sloworms in my gardens, so far this year have only seen a large female but hopefully there will be little 'uns too..

.

 

[nicholsong]

am so lucky here in kent, before lockdown/shielding could go see and spend hours just watching a silverback gorilla and family every day of the week if i wanted, love 'em, they totally fascinate me..
will be sad but happy for them when the day comes that they are returned to the land their ancestors were taken from and there are no more here in this country..

I take it that you are quite close to Howletts.

We often store our MH on a farm in Ickham when we fly back to Poland and we have good friends in the village.

So where are you? PM me if not wanting to go public with the answer.

Geoff.

 

[68c]

Tawny Owl?, bit like spot the ball. Make a good jigsaw puzzle.

 

[dryad]

I take it that you are quite close to Howletts.

We often store our MH on a farm in Ickham when we fly back to Poland and we have good friends in the village.

So where are you? PM me if not wanting to go public with the answer.

Geoff.

yes, not too far away from howletts, in a little village just on the outskirts of faversham, so just a quick blast down the a2, 20 mins or so and i'm sat with those gentle gorgeous creatures that are so like us in expressions and mannerisms, have spent literally hours and hours and hours over the years with 'em, one of my favourite places to be..
on my bucket list years ago was to go see the mountain gorillas but then disability got in the way and scuppered that plan so howletts with the lowlands is the best it can be for me..

.

 

[movan]

Can you see it?

A tawny owl?View attachment 388071

Can you give us a clue please

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[dryad]

hope nobody minds if i pop on a favourite vid to show just how amazing these gorillas are and the valuable work that howletts do in sending them back to where they should be..



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[movan]

. Why am I suddenly struggling to open some videos? Can't open in you tube either.

Really want to watch Toni's video.

 

[old-mo]

No.

Help needed.

In the middle of the photo... up where the dry grass meets the greener grass..

 

[Bustup15]

Can you give us a clue please

OK its a sh*t photo due to distance.

Look at the three roofs and slightly right of that just above the bush line.

I'm told that a local has some great photos of the owl. If i can find them and allowed i will post as its a magnificent thing to see in flight

 

[Tincataylor]

The gorilla video brought back a memory for me when I was able (before insurance issues made it impossible) to give my wife a "Keeper for a Day" birthday present at out local zoo. The zoo had a very impressive male mountain gorilla called Pertinax and my wife had the rare privilege of feeding him in his private quarters away from the general public. The keeper warned my wife that Pertinax would play a trick on her while she was feeding the animal grapes, but did not tell her what this would entail. Pertinax loved grapes and my wife spent several minutes passing them to him through the bars when he suddenly charged towards her making a loud noise and banging the bars. Naturally my wife jumped back somewhat alarmed but then Pertinax, having had his fun, started passing grapes back through the bars to my wife as if to say sorry. It was a rather emotional moment and one we will never forget.

The Tincas

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[CWH]

Love the story Tincataylor even though I hate zoos

 

[Bustup15]

OK its a sh*t photo due to distance.

Look at the three roofs and slightly right of that just above the bush line.

I'm told that a local has some great photos of the owl. If i can find them and allowed i will post as its a magnificent thing to see in flight

As promised - some amazing photos by a local wild life enthusiast

LEO

Just a few more of the LEO.

notmanywords.blogspot.com

 

[scotzsue]

Bustup15 we had 2 in the garden this morning, goldfinches if our bird book is right. Have never seen any of these in the garden before. apparantly they like dandelions and thistles, that will explain it

 

[Bustup15]

Bustup15 we had 2 in the garden this morning, goldfinches if our bird book is right. Have never seen any of these in the garden before. apparantly they like dandelions and thistles, that will explain it

Sunflower hearts are a big attraction ?

 

[Bustup15]

Mass feeding today

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