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  • JR
    • May 2015
    • 18273

    #241
    Mr Black bird is still calling in for his mealy worms.Trouble is now the Starlings are getting braver and attempting to get in on the act .He see one or two off but when a whole gang of the land it's a bit to much for him , ok If I sit next to his food .
    We have one Wren, comes over the fence and goes down behind the rose trellis and in to the running water from the filter box.
    The resident Sparrow Hawk is still about , flies in were fast between the houses takes mostly pigeons and black birds as they attempt to flee
    Every day we have Red Kites, one does a sweep of the area just after lunch, some one must feed him as he can be seen dropping down .
    When the were first reintroduced in The Purlies Woods near Corby I remember seeing a pair high in the sky calling when working near by. Now 15 odd years later they are common in our area .

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    • Tim Marlow
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2018
      • 18901
      • Tim
      • Somerset UK

      #242
      If you like kites john, watch this….

      I went there once. Absolutely spellbinding. They feed literally hundreds of them.

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      • JR
        • May 2015
        • 18273

        #243
        Originally posted by Tim Marlow
        If you like kites john, watch this….

        I went there once. Absolutely spellbinding. They feed literally hundreds of them.
        Reminds me of crows or gulls following the tractor as they plough
        Fantastic video thanks Tim .

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        • stillp
          SMF Supporters
          • Nov 2016
          • 8093
          • Pete
          • Rugby

          #244
          Reminded me of the Hitchcock film.
          Pete

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          • Tim Marlow
            SMF Supporters
            • Apr 2018
            • 18901
            • Tim
            • Somerset UK

            #245
            The tractor they are following has a front bucket full of meat John.…….

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            • stillp
              SMF Supporters
              • Nov 2016
              • 8093
              • Pete
              • Rugby

              #246
              Not Tippi Hedren then? :disappointed2:
              Pete

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              • Jack L
                SMF Supporters
                • Jul 2018
                • 1270
                • Cheltenham

                #247
                Just as I was about to start mowing: a murder in the garden. Unbelievably, the camera was to hand. A Sparrowhawk with one of the local Starling youngsters.

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                • Tim Marlow
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 18901
                  • Tim
                  • Somerset UK

                  #248
                  You know he’s trying to decide if he can eat you as well in that first shot Jack. Great images……

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                  • Jim R
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                    • Apr 2018
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                    • Jim
                    • Shropshire

                    #249
                    Great photographs there Jack. Tennyson was right when he wrote "nature red in tooth and claw"

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                    • The Smythe Meister
                      • Jan 2019
                      • 6248

                      #250
                      I've been working up in Bideford the last few weeks,(pain in the arse,110 mile round trip,7 times in the last 10 days!! ) However, living in the grounds of the reservoir, there are a couple Partridges
                      Not particularly glamorous I admit,but lovely to see nevertheless

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                      • The Smythe Meister
                        • Jan 2019
                        • 6248

                        #251
                        Originally posted by The Smythe Meister
                        I've been working up in Bideford the last few weeks,(pain in the arse,110 mile round trip,7 times in the last 10 days!! :sad: ) However, living in the grounds of the reservoir, there are a couple Partridges :smiling3:
                        Not particularly glamorous I admit,but lovely to see nevertheless
                        Hmmm,the short video didn't work!!
                        But here's a pic,(not great I'm afraid, instead!!

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                        • The Smythe Meister
                          • Jan 2019
                          • 6248

                          #252
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                          • tigersteve
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                            • Jan 2018
                            • 678

                            #253
                            They all count ! Nice one

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                            • Tim Marlow
                              SMF Supporters
                              • Apr 2018
                              • 18901
                              • Tim
                              • Somerset UK

                              #254
                              Excellent Andy…..French red legged partridge :thumb2:

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                              • minitnkr
                                Charter Rabble member
                                • Apr 2018
                                • 7532
                                • Paul
                                • Dayton, OH USA

                                #255
                                Orv & Willa are our local bald eagles often seen fishing the Miami river just a couple blocks away. A peregrine falcon from downtown checked out our park across the street a couple years ago, but our local gang, 30 to 40, of little birds (wrens?) chased it away. I feed these happy little guys all year.

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