Your day's wildlife

[annedonnelly]

Something very fast nearly took my head off tonight. I think it might've been a sparrowhawk.

 

[biggs682]

Found this rather stiff female rat lying on the back lawn this morning.

 

[Mark1978]

Saw my first ever wild short eared owl yesterday over at Fen Drayton lakes near to St Ives. Amazing sight.

 

[MikeG]

Stopped on my ride at the top of a big hill in the Peak District today. Heard a couple of skylarks heading over. This was at 1,100 ft up. ......

There's at least 3, and maybe 4, who are displaying over the field behind our house, and have been for a week or two. They seem to have divided it up neatly between them.

I see buzzards every day, and the occasional red kite (there is a pair in the woods behind the above-mentioned field). I watched 3 roe deer playing for half an hour yesterday, in the same field, and saw a fox whilst doing the evening dog-walk. Last week I spotted a stoat in the field, which was nice, but best of all, there was a tree creeper on a willow across the road yesterday. We don't see many of those.

 

[slowwww]

I was a bit bored so I watched my bird feeder for a few minutes. I was interested to see what the hierarchy was amongst the birds. I reckon at my feeder it's something like this...most aggressive first

Great Tit
Robin
Greenfinch
Siskin
Bullfinch
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Lesser Redpoll
Blue Tit
Coal Tit

The Great Tits are real bullies. Siskins are pretty tough for little fellas

Your Robins need to 'man-up'! We've got one that Lords it over all the smaller birds, Great Tits included. He'll even have a crack at Blackbirds, and only shows deference to the Magpies and Jays, but then so does my cat!

 

[annedonnelly]

A kestrel hunting and a pair of buzzards circling on the thermals on the way to the station this afternoon.

Then at the station this ladybird was enjoying the sun.

I'm hoping for exciting wildlife news tomorrow. Watch this space!

 

[midlife]

Found this rather stiff female rat lying on the back lawn this morning.

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Slighty off topic, did you see the picture of that huge dead rat in the news, same size as our poodle!

Shaun

 

[Levo-Lon]

My pond is heaving with frogs ..spawn everywhere..
garden has 3 long tailed tits visiting atm..usually 3 everytime we have them..lovely little birds..
our robins are Rambo and son..even the blackbirds get their arses kicked..great fun watching the squabbles

 

[biggs682]

Slighty off topic, did you see the picture of that huge dead rat in the news, same size as our poodle!

Shaun

no i didnt but will look for it now , they reckon there is a rat within 6ft of everbody 90% of the time

 

[grumpyoldwoman]

A buzzard,rabbits and a heron on my way into work,then on my way home,6 deer in total. And people wonder why I get to work with a smile on my face!

 

[Fnaar]

Just met this little chap in the woods, while walking the dog. Common toad( or common frog ???) (or so a quick google suggests)

 

[Poacher]

Great pic! Frog, rather than toad, I reckon, despite the slightly warty skin (its, not mine). Those distinct ridges from just over the eyes all along its back are very froggy; toads are more rounded across the back. Did you make it jump, or vice versa?

 

[Fnaar]

Great pic! Frog, rather than toad, I reckon, despite the slightly warty skin (its, not mine). Those distinct ridges from just over the eyes all along its back are very froggy; toads are more rounded across the back. Did you make it jump, or vice versa?

Further googling suggests frog, as you say. It was just sat there amongst leaves, about 50 yards from the river, and a good height above it. My dog nearly stepped on it, but the dozy mutt didn't actually notice it.

 

[midlife]

Huge rat was a camera trick!



http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...iant-rat-photo-may-not-be-quite-what-it-seems


Shaun

 

[annedonnelly]

I'm hoping for exciting wildlife news tomorrow. Watch this space!

Sadly, there was no excitement this morning - it'll have to wait until next week now.

But, out on the bike this afternoon, there are masses of birds about - singing, carrying nesting materials and generally carrying on as if spring were here.