Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff) (129)
damshoppin: A length of hose from your car exhaust down the mole hills will do the job.
Nah - My Chariot'a 2 ltr diesel, more expensive - MG's will do both.
I can get the ammo free
leisure07: new prog starting this week AFRICA
Thanks Mr L ... if you pardon the pun, I am snowed under with recorded tv progs at the moment so won't be watching this one. Hope you enjoy it though
JeanKimberley: It's funny, a little bit because snow birds also mean all the tourists visiting from other of the United States for a little sunshine. The telephone lines and stop light signs are covered - every space filled with a bird - could be a scene out of Alfred Hichcock's Birds movie. We have a lot of different types of birds that migrate down here for winter.
The bald eagles are making a big comeback - we humans have made some stupid toxins and pollutants. and the peacocks arrived because we are a gateway city to illegal trafficking in exotic wildlife - and escapees from our aviary at the zoo - Hurricane Andrew destroyed it in 1992 -
The bald eagles are making a big comeback - we humans have made some stupid toxins and pollutants. and the peacocks arrived because we are a gateway city to illegal trafficking in exotic wildlife - and escapees from our aviary at the zoo - Hurricane Andrew destroyed it in 1992 -
Wow...funny how nature adapts itself! Interesting stuff...thanks
Sailfree1: Happy New Yr J.
Yes indeed Roses beauties too.
Still the snow is on the way, all the
crews are busy now at night preping the
mountain ski runs. So lots of the white
stuff up there.
I just wonder if the hibernation will be
affected by the mild weather at the moment.
Yes indeed Roses beauties too.
Still the snow is on the way, all the
crews are busy now at night preping the
mountain ski runs. So lots of the white
stuff up there.
I just wonder if the hibernation will be
affected by the mild weather at the moment.
"the hibernation"
... Yeah, we have a couple of inches of snow at the moment and we're due for -10 degrees next week so I think that will definitely kill off my poor little baby aubretia flower that is blooming!!!!
damshoppin: A length of hose from your car exhaust down the mole hills will do the job.
Ohhhhhh...no, no, no, no, no!!!
SEE: windmills and petrol-soaked rags for solution!
Sorry I haven't been on here for a while - I am still interested in what everyone's got to say. Am just not on as much as I used to be. Keep posting though! 
DON'T FORGET!
THE RSPB'S BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH IS TAKING PLACE 26th & 27th JANUARY!!
It's good fun, and you are contributing to this annual "stock-taking for birds" event!
Saw a new birdie in my garden today! Don't know that I've ever seen one of these before...it was a male Brambling, in his winter "disguise". Didn't know what he was at first so took some quick photos and identified him from those. They are not rare, but are usually only in the uk over winter, and don't usually frequent gardens, so I was lucky to see him. Handsome little bird.
http://www.swopticsphoto.com/2012/02/male-brambling.html
Needless to say, my photos are not as good as these ones!! Need to win the lottery and get myself a better camera! 
DON'T FORGET!
THE RSPB'S BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH IS TAKING PLACE 26th & 27th JANUARY!!
It's good fun, and you are contributing to this annual "stock-taking for birds" event!
Saw a new birdie in my garden today! Don't know that I've ever seen one of these before...it was a male Brambling, in his winter "disguise". Didn't know what he was at first so took some quick photos and identified him from those. They are not rare, but are usually only in the uk over winter, and don't usually frequent gardens, so I was lucky to see him. Handsome little bird.
http://www.swopticsphoto.com/2012/02/male-brambling.html
Needless to say, my photos are not as good as these ones!!
Need to win the lottery and get myself a better camera! Juneau: Sorry I haven't been on here for a while - I am still interested in what everyone's got to say. Am just not on as much as I used to be. Keep posting though! DON'T FORGET!
THE RSPB'S BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH IS TAKING PLACE 26th & 27th JANUARY!!
It's good fun, and you are contributing to this annual "stock-taking for birds" event!
THE RSPB'S BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH IS TAKING PLACE 26th & 27th JANUARY!!
It's good fun, and you are contributing to this annual "stock-taking for birds" event!
OH -- GOODy GOODY - That means I'll get some practice in with my latest development for high altitude Day and Night BIRD shooting.
Two Laser and Infra red sighted belt fed AK47's mounted on a 360° rotary Bofors Ack Ack gun style base. - I missed out on an original ex Navy 40mm Bofors HMG at an auction recently but - Ssh - Don't tell the Filth
A Redwing managed to get itself stuck in one of my old aviaries today, never realized how handsome they are..
Ziggie20: OH -- GOODy GOODY - That means I'll get some practice in with my latest development for high altitude Day and Night BIRD shooting.
Two Laser and Infra red sighted belt fed AK47's mounted on a 360° rotary Bofors Ack Ack gun style base. - I missed out on an original ex Navy 40mm Bofors HMG at an auction recently but - Ssh - Don't tell the Filth
Two Laser and Infra red sighted belt fed AK47's mounted on a 360° rotary Bofors Ack Ack gun style base. - I missed out on an original ex Navy 40mm Bofors HMG at an auction recently but - Ssh - Don't tell the Filth
Wouldn't it be quicker just to use a hand grenade
damshoppin: A Redwing managed to get itself stuck in one of my old aviaries today, never realized how handsome they are..
Oh yes...beautiful birds. Did you manage to get him out ok? My neighbour over the road gets them in her garden, but her house backs onto the open fields. Bit frustrating .... I never get any!
Here's the link for the RSPB BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/
There is a new incentive this year. If you actually register to do it, then you get a £5.00 off coupon for their shop. It's actually a very good offer... I bought a supply of 50 fat balls and with the £5.00 off they are only costing 18.9p each...which is really CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/
There is a new incentive this year. If you actually register to do it, then you get a £5.00 off coupon for their shop. It's actually a very good offer... I bought a supply of 50 fat balls and with the £5.00 off they are only costing 18.9p each...which is really CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!
Juneau: Oh yes...beautiful birds. Did you manage to get him out ok? My neighbour over the road gets them in her garden, but her house backs onto the open fields. Bit frustrating .... I never get any!
Yes, i got it out ok and off it flew..
The last post on this entire Forums was over 4 hours ago!
C'mon.... that's letting the side down just a tad, eh?
If we don't keep up the momentum, Admin will do away with the UK Forums altogether.....
C'mon.... that's letting the side down just a tad, eh?
If we don't keep up the momentum, Admin will do away with the UK Forums altogether.....
Hi Jan,Guess what ?
I showed a Pal of mine what you said.
He said he developed a remote controlled Reconisssance/Attack Helium filled Electric powered near silent Drone that travbels at over 100mph, looks like an Eagle and can carry a 20Kg bombload for the Army, so YOUR Hand Granade idea is ON. The range, rigged for weather recognaissance is up to 1,000 miles and I saw the latest re-usable high speed Stealth version being tested by dropping a 20Kg R/C Flour bomb on a fixed Target the other day.
It is very accurate and he says we could even disguise a suicide version to look like a bird to avoid detection so look out for a Dive bombing Eagle fromthe sky.
Saw a bird i'm not famillier with on my bird table today, chaffinch size, brown/light brown..a white/ bar across its wings..With a crest on its head..
damshoppin: Saw a bird i'm not famillier with on my bird table today, chaffinch size, brown/light brown..a white/ bar across its wings..With a crest on its head..
From the description and size approximation 6-7" long it could be a Waxwing. - The Bohemian has a very small crest while other Waxwings have larger crests
Hope that helps
Zig
I saw a bird the other morning
never seen one like it before.
It was like a chaffinch at first
but far too big.
Had a long tail with like chevrons
of white on the back end of it.
It was as big as a woodpecker but not
so cool. Only saw it once did not come
back again.
By the way the birds are not feeding here
my bird tray is still full.
never seen one like it before.
It was like a chaffinch at first
but far too big.
Had a long tail with like chevrons
of white on the back end of it.
It was as big as a woodpecker but not
so cool. Only saw it once did not come
back again.
By the way the birds are not feeding here
my bird tray is still full.
Sailfree1: I saw a bird the other morning
never seen one like it before.It was like a chaffinch at first
but far too big.Had a long tail with like chevrons
of white on the back end of it.It was as big as a woodpecker but not
so cool. Only saw it once did not come back again.
By the way the birds are not feeding here my bird tray is still full.
never seen one like it before.It was like a chaffinch at first
but far too big.Had a long tail with like chevrons
of white on the back end of it.It was as big as a woodpecker but not
so cool. Only saw it once did not come back again.
By the way the birds are not feeding here my bird tray is still full.
So what was the major colour ? Black, Brown or other ?
Ziggie20: From the description and size approximation 6-7" long it could be a Waxwing. - The Bohemian has a very small crest while other Waxwings have larger crests
Hope that helps
Zig
Hope that helps
Zig
Not a Waxwing, had them visit, this was smaller and less colourful. Waxwings usually flock, this was solitary..I can't find anything in my bird book that resembles it.
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