biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
What a place so many seals
Your day's wildlife
- Thread starter Flick of the Elbow
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Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Two male and one female Blackcaps in our garden this morning, eating berries.
Sorry no photo due to filthy window and general incompetence!
Sorry no photo due to filthy window and general incompetence!
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
A fairly static bit of wildlife. I give you Cobalt Crust fungi
Gillstay
Veteran
Wow, thought they were only overwintering down south.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Probably more down south, but we see them in our garden about half of winters, and never in summer,Wow, thought they were only overwintering down south.
and about as many females as males, which I wouldn't have expected.
Looking back through my posts in Cyclechat (not comprehensive), we had:
Female Jan/Mar 2013
Male Dec 2015
Female Feb 2016
Both Dec 2018
Male Jan 2021
Proto
Legendary Member
- Location
- East Devon/West Dorset
Very warm here in East Devon for this time of year, 11ºC, but still surprised to find a wasp buzzing inside one of our windows.
matticus
Guru
Saw one of our local Barn Owls this morning; as usual, scared it off a fence-post by the Sustrans route, I might have ridden straight past the thing otherwise.
Haven't seen one for a couple of months. Probably helped that I left home a little earlier today, so possibly darker than any commute since Spring.
Lovely!
Haven't seen one for a couple of months. Probably helped that I left home a little earlier today, so possibly darker than any commute since Spring.
Lovely!
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Had to check this wasn't an ornament as I walked passed it today
mpemburn
Well-Known Member
I lead a pretty wild life! My wife and I live in a forest, so there's always some manner of wildlife proceeding through. Yesterday a Winter Wren (known simply as the Wren on the other side of the pond) got into the house. We chased it from room to room until my wife was able to corner it and gently pick it up, then set it free out the window. That evening, a rabbit crossed our lane ahead of me—unusual for this time of year. We have plenty of white-tailed deer, the occasional fox, the rare wild turkey, and scores of birds.
Since most of my rides are through farms and woodlands, I hear (and recognize) all kinds of birds and have once seen a coyote running across the road and into a field.
Since most of my rides are through farms and woodlands, I hear (and recognize) all kinds of birds and have once seen a coyote running across the road and into a field.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Male Blackcap this morning on fat peckers. Yesterday he was eating kibbled peanuts. Not great photo quality, but recognisable.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Here's one in Taunton.A pair of Egrets, just in a flooded field, definately more of them about now
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Incredible day at the world's 2nd largest natural Harbour today. 1000's of winter visitors. Worth getting cold for a few hours. Pintail Wigeon (north of 1000) shovelor Avocet ( over 80) Black tailed godwit dunlin Curlew teal Shelduck GBB gull common gull all clearly viewed in dull grey conditions. Our resident Peregrine spotted on way home was a bonus
