Skinny Ethel
Well-Known Member
Chocolate maybe harmful to squirrels.
What animals/wildlife have you seen today?
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seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I imagine that squirrel might be about to find out
Callie
Pivoting
Meeces! Loads of them by yo sushi/pret in St Pancras STN. They clearly have a little nest in one corner and were coming out of there and running about quite happily. I think I watched around 4 at the same time. One extra tiny one kept running up the black metal leg of one of the stools.
A man from pret came past and he seemed fully aware of them "sometimes I see 10 at a time!" I guess food, crumbs, railways, humans = +++rodent activity
Cute but mildly concerning as they do prep and sell a lot of food there. Wonder what their scores on the doors are?
A man from pret came past and he seemed fully aware of them "sometimes I see 10 at a time!" I guess food, crumbs, railways, humans = +++rodent activity
Cute but mildly concerning as they do prep and sell a lot of food there. Wonder what their scores on the doors are?
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Saw a lovely swan family earlier. All trundling along in single file.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Is that to hide their numbers?
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Shadow brought in a mouse, meowed to announce the fact and lost it. Captured later and put out.
the button
out on the kocker
Two robins in the kitchen. They were both on the recycling bin briefly, but were too quick for me
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I saw the deer grazing last night by the dual carriage way going over the haldons.
They’re a nightmare to spot as it’s dark, and you’re going past them at 50mph or so (it’s a 70mph limit but I don’t like driving fast). Would be easier to see with full beams on perhaps but i don’t think they should be used on dual carriageways myself. So you see a deer like shape suddenly, but go past it in a split second.
They’re a nightmare to spot as it’s dark, and you’re going past them at 50mph or so (it’s a 70mph limit but I don’t like driving fast). Would be easier to see with full beams on perhaps but i don’t think they should be used on dual carriageways myself. So you see a deer like shape suddenly, but go past it in a split second.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
How lovely!
I assume it's a male and a female, what with them being fighty territorial little sods otherwise?
Brilliant photo!
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
We think Mr and Mrs, yes. They are singing to each other, and Mr taught her how to come in for food. They behave quite differently. Mr perches at a particular place on the window, waits to be let in, has his food and flits off in a straight line down the garden afterwards. Mrs hangs around looking hopeful, doesn't have a particular spot and is quite skittish but also more curious, hopping around on the floor and not rushing off immediately.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Saw a deer yesterday morning. Unfortunately the dog saw it too and was off on the chase. It took 15 minutes for the stupid mutt to come back
Rebecca Riot
Well-Known Member
I had two male robbins knocking seven bells out of eachother in the garden yesterday. I'd just topped up the bird feeders so there was plenty for everyone but I suppose it's a territory thing with them.
I might be wrong here but isn't it only the male ones who have red breasts?
Puddy_Tat
santa paws, do you ever come to the ghetto?
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
They both have red, in males the red extends most of the way down their front to between their legs, in females the red area finishes a bit higher and the rest of its front is greyish brown.
I don't think juveniles have the red breast, just the adults.
Difficult to tell from that photo but I do think if it was 2 males they'd be knocking 7 shades of shit out of each other - they don't live very long largely because they're so fighty.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
In the past we have seen an intruder robin and our Mr rolling around the patio fighting. This is definitely a Mrs with the smaller/higher red breast you describe.They both have red, in males the red extends most of the way down their front to between their legs, in females the red area finishes a bit higher and the rest of its front is greyish brown.
I don't think juveniles have the red breast, just the adults.
Difficult to tell from that photo but I do think if it was 2 males they'd be knocking 7 shades of shit out of each other - they don't live very long largely because they're so fighty.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
If they're used to coming in by spring they might well try to nest indoors
My parents sometimes get them nesting in their back porch (which has walls and a roof, but no door on it) and have to spend the spring going out the front door and round the side of the house to get to the back garden instead of via the back door and through the porch.
One year a pair picked one of my dad's wellies to build a nest on top of
the button
out on the kocker
Merry Christmas to all our readers.
Cesare figured out the other day that the way to get them both feeding at once from the top of the bin is to put two piles of food.
Cesare figured out the other day that the way to get them both feeding at once from the top of the bin is to put two piles of food.
Graymalkin
Ironclad Activist
Earlier in the spring there were sightings of a pair of bald eagles on the St lawrence river near my home. We had a quick sighting in April or May but haven't seen them again until yesterday. It was quite a show seeing flocks of seagulls and cormorants scatter as it flew over. We didn't see it take down any birds but I'm pretty sure a fish or two had a bad day. It was too far out to get a good picture with my phone unfortunately.
