Your day's wildlife

[Cavalol]

[QUOTE 5271608, member: 9609"]Lapwing and young up in the cheviots
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Lapwings? Beautiful birds, ground nesters iirc? We have them nesting at work.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

On my 200km Audax yesterday I became an orange picnic blanket for an Emerald Damselfly. I ‘colided’ with it and it’s prey, an unfortunate Mayfly. Perfect opportunity for the damselfy to sit on my chest and munch away on it's lunch.

I find eating on the bike difficult, so kudos to the damselfly.

 

[biggs682]

Had a quick peak at our Robins nest this morning , whilst the adults were away and it looks like we now have 6 eggs instead of the original 3 .

So fingers crossed we will have young Robins soon

 

[potsy]

Taken 2 years but the woodpigeons have finally worked out how to use the seed feeders, think they've been learning a thing or two from the collared doves

 

[potsy]

Fluffy looking robin

 

[Alex H]

Went for a ride today on NCR 68 in the Northumberland National park. Came round a corner to find this.

While I was taking his photo, this one popped out of the hedge, then made a quick escape

 

[nickyboy]

No photos sadly...

Ridden in the Peak District a lot and there are plenty of Red Grouse around. Stopped at the very summit of Snake Pass where the Pennine Way crosses it so there is a footpath perpendicular to the road. Just me there

Except there wasn't just me...there was Mrs Red Grouse and half a dozen chicks pecking around on the path. Chicks were about 10cm tall

Took one look at me and legged it back into the heather and that was that

 

[annedonnelly]

Went for a ride today on NCR 68 in the Northumberland National park. Came round a corner to find this.

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While I was taking his photo, this one popped out of the hedge, then made a quick escape

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If you'd not been there that bunny might've been lunch for the stoat!

 

[potsy]

On the walk...

 

[Illaveago]

I saw this bird at the Needles on the Isle of Wight. The loud bark type croak drew my attention to it. I thought that it sounded like a Raven but wasn't sure as there was nothing to compare it with .
Today I had a chance to listen to a Crow which visits our roof and found that it has a higher pitched call.
So I'm wondering if it was a Raven that I saw ?

 

[slowmotion]

There was a greenfinch outside the kitchen window.

 

[nickyboy]

I saw this bird at the Needles on the Isle of Wight. The loud bark type croak drew my attention to it. I thought that it sounded like a Raven but wasn't sure as there was nothing to compare it with .
Today I had a chance to listen to a Crow which visits our roof and found that it has a higher pitched call.
So I'm wondering if it was a Raven that I saw ? View attachment 414179

Yes, Raven

The bill is much heavier than the similar Carrion Crow. The loud croak is what often draws my attention to them

 

[Lavender Rose]

I do not have a photo to share - but all of these photos are wonderful and lovely. It depressed me greatly yesterday to hear about the massive reductions in British wildlife...very very sad situation.

The report blames building developments, which I do believe, but also it states changes in modern farming. I have to say - when I am out and about cycling, the hedgerows are kept excellently by farmers, serving perfect housing for many animals. But I believe they are implying possibly the use of chemicals to aid crop growth etc?

I just wish we could put all the animals somewhere safe and get a decent breeding program set up! So many iconic British animals as the report states 'are being backed onto a precipice'

 

[annedonnelly]

I do not have a photo to share - but all of these photos are wonderful and lovely. It depressed me greatly yesterday to hear about the massive reductions in British wildlife...very very sad situation.

The report blames building developments, which I do believe, but also it states changes in modern farming. I have to say - when I am out and about cycling, the hedgerows are kept excellently by farmers, serving perfect housing for many animals. But I believe they are implying possibly the use of chemicals to aid crop growth etc?

I just wish we could put all the animals somewhere safe and get a decent breeding program set up! So many iconic British animals as the report states 'are being backed onto a precipice'

Yes, things like chemicals but also the routines of cutting and field sizes. Stubble used to be left in fields over winter which provided food and shelter for birds and animals. If it's ploughed and another crop sown in the autumn it doesn't provide the same environment. I agree that many hedgerows appear to be well kept but in a lot of cases that's a recent thing after decades of neglect.

Many of the laws and subsidies that have been protecting our wildlife in recent years is a direct result of EU membership. Who knows what will happen now

Personally if someone said that they could eradicate all the humans from earth and it would save all the other species - from fleas to polar bears, lichens to oak trees - I'd be happy to do that. But I realise that's a bit of a controversial view

 

[Lavender Rose]

Personally if someone said that they could eradicate all the humans from earth and it would save all the other species - from fleas to polar bears, lichens to oak trees - I'd be happy to do that. But I realise that's a bit of a controversial view

Everything has a place, it's not until these animals are gone we will then realize the impact it has on our ecosystem. The issue is having a better way of regenerating wildlife, I just feel like because it'll cost money and setting aside land for it - especially when we need so many bloody houses for people who don't really need to be here - that everything else suffers. That is my view - pull it apart if you like, but it's how I feel.

Plus getting kids out into nature is brilliant for productivity, better mental and physical health. If schools tried to factor in school gardens or bird feeding stations etc over winter, and the kids could assist with it, and see the benefit - it would help our fracture generation....maybe?