Your day's wildlife

[deptfordmarmoset]

The wrong end of a swan

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Hence the popular expression ''Bummer!''

 

[Poacher]

On my way back from visiting Beeston for Zabou's street art, there were two pairs of Mandarin on the canal. This is one pair. (Slightly out of focus - sorry!)

 

[simonali]

Saw a few of these on a bench in a churchyard and had to look up what they were. Baby ladybirds apparently, which is odd because they were about twice the size of an adult one.

 

[Cavalol]

Currently sort of half hiding at work hoping to spot and film a fox I saw the other day. Poor thing was walking with a limp and seemed hunch backed, so have been in touch with a fox rescue place.
Fingers crossed it can be made better and then released where it was captured.

No sign of him/her yet, but it needs to hurry up as the crows and magpies are enjoying it’s breakfast of dog food that I’ve left for it.

 

[gbb]

A squirrel. Nothing remarkable but my just over 2 year old granddaughter obviously thought it was brilliant, she toddled after it all over the field, then laughed like a gutter when it jumped up Into a nearby tree.

 

[MikeG]

....... laughed like a gutter........

I've lots of experience of gutters. Lots. There's nothing about them that helps me with this.......

We were in Asturias in northern Spain a week or so ago, and saw red squirrels on one of our walks. I didn't expect that.

 

[gbb]

I've lots of experience of gutters. Lots. There's nothing about them that helps me with this.......

We were in Asturias in northern Spain a week or so ago, and saw red squirrels on one of our walks. I didn't expect that.

I suspect I'm mixing my metaphors...i probably meant laughed like a drain.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Heard a thump on the window yesterday and looked out and saw a goldfinch spark out. Went outside and it was still breathing so I wrapped a tea towel around it, placed it on my woodpile and covered with a bin lid to keep the worst of the wind off it.

Kept my fingers crossed (and cat in) and checked it after two hours or so and it was still there blinking away.



Four hours later - RESULT!!!!

I can't describe how pleased this made me feel.

 

[Cavalol]

Brilliant, well done TEC.

 

[Paulus]

In the bush, 120 miles north of Perth, Western Australia .

 

[albal]

No photo, sorry never thought to take picture. Was delivery to east stoke yesterday afternoon and around 25 sika deer were at the bottom of the garden! The builder stated it was common to see them at the end of the day. It was quite a sight.

 

[Poacher]

Somebody's waterfowl collection is missing a Barnacle Goose; this lonely bird was just upstream of Trent Bridge, Nottingham this afternoon.

 

[Cavalol]

(Not my picture) Pretty certain I spotted two Common Redshanks at work today. Fantastic looking birds, really pleased to see them. In other news, having left a trap to try and catch an injured fox (so he/she can be taken to a sanctuary to be checked over) there's been no sign of him/her again

 

[Paulus]

A female Humpback whale and its calf off the coast of Western Australia on migration back to the Antarctic.

 

[gbb]

A couple of raptor lazily flying around RAF Alconbury, being mobbed by crows.
Not red kite, I didn't think they were buzzards, they looked a bit lean, larger wingspan, and knowing there are a good few marsh harriers not so many mikes away as the crow flies...i did wonder if they were harriers but not near enough to get a good look at any detail.
Buzzards more likely but their general build kinda said maybe not.