Wildlife Corner

Post by **Stanley** » 24 Apr 2014, 07:59

You'll soon have those little heads with yawning beaks popping over the edge of the nests. That's what I remember best about ours at Hey Farm. They look so funny!

Post by **Gloria** » 24 Apr 2014, 08:12

We'll soon have the smiley faces peering over the nests. There is a hive of activity this morning all round the house and buildings.

Post by **Moh** » 24 Apr 2014, 12:56

The swallows arrived at the caravan park on the 15th also. They get mud out of any puddles on the road if there has been a shower.

Post by **Wendyf** » 13 May 2014, 18:47

When I took the ponies rugs off this morning they had a mutual grooming session which resulted in huge horsey mouthfuls of white horse hair lying in the field. A couple of hours later I happened to look out and saw half a dozen jackdaws cleaning up the last few bits of hair to take back to their nests....the rest had disappeared. The birds flew off in the Lothersdale direction, so they must have come a fair distance to collect the hair. Who told them it was there?

Post by **plaques** » 13 May 2014, 20:22

They got it straight from the horse's mouth. (Sorry Wendy but I had to say it)

Post by **Stanley** » 14 May 2014, 03:58

Jackdaws are perhaps some of the smartest birds on earth. I love to watch them and also listen to them imitating sounds they have heard. We used to have a couple round East Hill Street that had got mobile phone ring tones and the squawk that a car security system makes when it's activated off to a tee!

Post by **Wendyf** » 22 May 2014, 10:22

I caught sight of this handsome little goldfinch yesterday and managed to snap him through the landing window.

Post by **Stanley** » 23 May 2014, 05:13

Lovely! And well done for getting the snap. Gold finches used to be a favourite caged sing bird, how cruel.....

Post by **David Whipp** » 23 May 2014, 06:51

It's keeping a beady eye on you, Wendy.

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » 23 May 2014, 10:14

The Goldfinch is beautiful, I would love to have him on my finger and stroke his breast and tummy, but I definately wouldn't cage him.

Post by **Stanley** » 24 May 2014, 05:16

It was the fashion then Cathy but I agree with you....

Post by **Tizer** » 12 Jun 2014, 09:07

A green woodpecker visiting our garden to eat the ants on the lawn.

Post by **Gloria** » 12 Jun 2014, 20:44

Our baby swallows took their first flight out today.....bedlam, especially when the cat walked across the lawn. All are back inside tonight safe and sound.

Post by **Stanley** » 13 Jun 2014, 03:22

"We counted them out and we counted them in".

Post by **Wendyf** » 14 Jun 2014, 10:08

We set out for a walk this morning down Dodgson's Lane towards Earby and heard a snipe drumming. It's the weirdest noise and Col wouldn't believe it was coming from the bird flying overhead. I had to prove it when we got home with this LINK.

Post by **Stanley** » 15 Jun 2014, 04:17

I've only heard them once....

Post by **Stanley** » 16 Jun 2014, 05:54

One thing I have noticed on my early walks when all is calm and quiet is that the small black birds in Valley Gardens almost seem to welcome company! They come down and land within four feet of you and stay there until you are almost on them. At first I thought it was just coincidence but now I'm not so sure because it happens so frequently. Am I imagining this?

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » 16 Jun 2014, 10:01

Maybe you are their Pied Piper Stanley ??

Post by **Stanley** » 17 Jun 2014, 04:46

Not so sure about that Cathy! Mind you, they seems to have no fear....

Post by **Tizer** » 19 Jun 2014, 09:05

BBC, 18 June 2014
Fish-eating spiders 'widespread'
Scientists have discovered that a number of spider species catch and eat fish. Spiders are traditionally viewed as predators of insects, but a new study suggests that eating fish is widespread among species that live near water. In some cases, the arachnids used powerful poisons to kill fish that were much bigger than them....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27904153

Post by **Stanley** » 20 Jun 2014, 05:20

I never was keen on spiders, particularly after one bit me when I was a lad!

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » 20 Jun 2014, 10:10

While working at the hospital last Monday I came across a Gecko on the floor, poor thing had lost his way and come-in a long way too. I popped him back outside into a garden. Had one on the outside of my bathroom window too, was quite surpised to see that his feet-pads where a bright green. My indoor cat spotted it and was going nuts. Oh dear.

Post by **Stanley** » 22 Jun 2014, 04:55

They eat insects don't they?

Post by **Stanley** » 23 Jun 2014, 06:25

Flock of Swifts/Swallows flying round in Butts screaming at each other.....

Post by **Wendyf** » 26 Jul 2014, 12:21

A pure white starling just arrived on our feeder! I've got some photos and will post them later.

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