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Guru
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Used to go there more than 20 years ago
. Nice to see there is still some wildlife 
Your day's wildlife
- Thread starter Flick of the Elbow
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Used to go there more than 20 years ago
. Nice to see there is still some wildlife 
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Some recent visitors to the ice garden...
[QUOTE 5162674, member: 9609"]Must be spring, two Robins together - they changed over to their spring song about a week ago. ( summer and autumn they have a different song that presumably says this is my territory keep off)
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(they have been enjoying some ground I have dug over)[/QUOTE]
There's a classic piece of animal behavioural research somewhere which showed that status amongst robins correlates extremely well with the size of their red patch. The researchers took a lowly robin with a small red patch and painted it up to have a bigger one, and suddenly it was getting first go at the bird feeder.....
(they have been enjoying some ground I have dug over)[/QUOTE]
There's a classic piece of animal behavioural research somewhere which showed that status amongst robins correlates extremely well with the size of their red patch. The researchers took a lowly robin with a small red patch and painted it up to have a bigger one, and suddenly it was getting first go at the bird feeder.....
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Robins are fascinating. I wonder what the observations are pertaining to the boldness/friendlyness of our U.K. birds in comparison to the birds on the continent which are shy and secretive. I used to provide work experience to French horticultural students and they were flabbergasted at how close robins came. Sitting on our tools or on our toes while we had lunch.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
BianchiVirgin
Über Member
- Location
- Norn Iron
Usual plethora of blackbirds, 'tits, sparrows and robins, mainly, at the bird feeders. They're squabbling and stuffing themselves in anticipation of another Baltic night of snow.
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
I don’t blame them. I may being doing the same at dinner this evening.
They cause a really interesting set of behaviours in our garden. They're such messy eaters, the woodpeckers, that they leave more nut fragments on the ground than they consume. The pigeons and crows have learnt this, so when a woodpecker arrives at the feeder, crows or pigeons (not both) will quickly fly in and patrol the ground below, snaffling the fragments as they land. Between them they can consume a feeder full of nuts in 2 days.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Nothing much out to be seen lately, no surprise.
Driving home I saw a couple crows in a tree alongside the A1. Jeez, how DO small creatures survive this weather.
Driving home I saw a couple crows in a tree alongside the A1. Jeez, how DO small creatures survive this weather.
philk56
Guru
- Location
- WAy down under
Got lucky today. Rode over to Cottesloe Beach to see the annual sculpture show and caught sight of this osprey.
Yeah, Wilfred decided to go after the tit nest boxes last year - obviously nice of him to want to give little presents to the babies. Had to fit a few metal plates to the front to try and stop this.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Yes, indeed. A few days ago, before the snow actually started, but, when it was bitterly cold, Mrs @BoldonLad spotted a doormouse curled up in the gutter as we walked along. We thought it was dead at first, but, after a few seconds, it started running again. I thought such small animals would have hibernated in such temperatures?
Superb!
I played cricket for Claremont Cottesloe as a kid, and know Cottesloe beach really well.
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
- Location
- A champagne supernova in the sky
I spotted a Hare near Penrith golf course, and a flock of Redwings pecking around in a hedge near Eamont Bridge. Also had a close encounter with 3 Roe Deer in Lowther Park, plus some Fieldfares near the M6.I don’t blame them. I may being doing the same at dinner this evening.
