Your day's wildlife

[mistyoptic]

A local chap standing next to me kindly told me what this bird is called

but I forgot. It was enjoying the blossom anyway

 

[Dave 123]

I found a slightly dry earth star fungus today

 

[Dave 123]

A local chap standing next to me kindly told me what this bird is called

View attachment 682437 but I forgot. It was enjoying the blossom anyway

Where is it taken?
Green backed white eye? Cape white eye?

 

[mistyoptic]

Where is it taken?
Green backed white eye? Cape white eye?

Tokyo

 

[Poacher]

If this vixen isn't already nursing cubs, she very soon will be!

 

[potsy]

Nice to see the lambs on today's walk, Spring is in the air...

 

[Dave 123]

I found a friend today

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

Lovely fox in the back yard and a vicious killer on the windowsill...

 

[Dave 123]

Bathing Blackbird

 

[DCBassman]

Pair of collared doves, just caught before the jackdaws barged in...

 

[biggs682]

Garden birds have been fed and first arrival today was a pigeon closely followed by 6 more , they do amuse me with their behaviour

 

[biggs682]

Loads of Hog activity last night , at least 2 visitors

 

[biggs682]

First confirmed double sighting of hogs in our garden last night of 2023 there was an awful lot of circling and sniffing going on last night so must be getting nearly breeding time i suppose

 

[Poacher]

On a different note, one of a pair of Collared Doves has been attacking Woodpigeons in the garden. Despite being nearly twice its size, Woodpigeons flee in terror before it! Occasionally both doves attack together. They're not defending a nest; they spend quite a lot of time beneath a sunflower heart feeder to eat dropped scraps, long enough for any eggs to freeze, so I guess it's mainly defence of a food source, although they'll go out of their way to chase a woodie they feel needs a lesson!

Edit: Both doves present just now, one breathing heavily after pursuing a woodie to 3 gardens away. They're quite happy to share with a female Blackbird!

Due to a combination of clock change, lengthening daylight hours and advanced senility, I messed up reprogramming the trailcams.
One beneficial effect was that a Collared Dove attacking a Woodpigeon (twice its size), was actually caught on camera, rather than just eye witness account. This was yesterday evening. Shame I can't post video, so just a brief description.
The dove stepped threateningly towards the pigeon, which took flight, pursued and chased out of the garden by the dove.

 

[Poacher]

Female Blackbird just now, sitting on the end of the outhouse gutter, staring at me through the kitchen window and using her hypnotic gaze to persuade me to give her her second breakfast.