the pigeons had a few accidents but have adjusted flight paths
one of the adult grins tried it a while ago and had a bit of a bump
the sammisons have been rebuilding the mouse castle , about a bucket full of good soil every month since september
it will be pushed in between the bricks and stones to start the growing in the " kernow bank " that holds the good soil in place
Seeing that alligator picture reminded me of an incident not far away from us last weekend. Two wild boars halted traffic on a rural road because they were fighting. An unusual reason for a road traffic warning.
Sadly I found a very dead hedgehog on our patio the other day. I don't know if a corvid had brought it in from the road, or if it had died from natural causes and been eaten by something like a fox, but it was very flat. I put the remains in the closed compost heap.
What did the pigeons fly into Dpack? Good to hear the mice are going strong.
we have an open plan parlour and kitchen combo (from the original 1896 pattern, the kitchen is now in the original scullery) as the middle wall is now engineering brick and an RSJ
window at the back, window at the front
they mistake it for air
the thump can be rather disturbing and i have picked one or two up for basic care, they were ok but a bit concussed and surprised
when i was about twelve a sparrow hit the window, my araldite and matchstick beak splint and nursing for a few weeks worked out for it, it lasted several years in the wild even with a slightly wonky beak. it did come back to say hello
Well done with the broken beaked sparrow Dpack even if it was a long time ago. I don't think the birds that fly into our bedroom window can see the window at the front of the house, but they might see light from it. Luckily so far none have been more than stunned, and we have wisteria under the windowsill, so they usually end up on their backs on that, so come to themselves after a short while.
From the pictures I have seen there were only cars on the road, so no bacon.
Saw a wren hopping about in our 'yard' yesterday and a hare loping off through the woods. When we got home, we heard a strange bird call and saw a bird land on the pylon near our house. Think the peregrine is back. Had heard a thump on or in the roof the day before, so although the weather was foul, might have been a dropped kill from the peregrine.
When we were out for a walk today we saw a flock of starlings on some wires round a telegraph pole. Sometimes see them, but not very often, so nice to see.
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9554 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 25 9:00 am Post subject:
In one part of our village we have a line of large pylons...but only one gets the pre-roost gathering.
Birds do favour certain pylons. The one near our house frequently had rooks nesting in it, but when the peregrine takes up residence there they go to the one down the hill.
In the woods today we had a pair of robins inspecting all we were doing. One looked rather fat and round, the other sleeker. I put some biscuit crumbs down for them and we scaped away the fallen leaves and debris so they could get open ground to find insects, but couldn't put out any water as it would just freeze within an hour or so. The water in the hand wash bowl in the hut is frozen solid.
Yesterday as we were going up to the woods, we saw a buzzard trying to take the carcass of a pheasant killed on the road. It couldn't lift the whole thing, and as we and a car were coming in the opposite direction, it gave up and just took the bit it had in its claws. Expect it came back later for the rest though, even if in smaller bits.
Went up to the wood this morning with son, and plenty of bird life around. Not sure if they are starting to be out and about more getting ready for the mating season, or just enjoying the sunshine of which we haven't had enough lately. Plant starting to grow too. Some wild arum leaves coming up. Haven't been in the wild garlic area so don't know if that is coming through yet, but the bluebell leaves seem to be coming on well.
Had to go up to the woods briefly today to get sawdust and on the way in saw 2 hares and 3 roe deer and on the way out another hare. Far more bird song everywhere than earlier in the year. A dead beech tree that has had fungus on it near the entrance gate has finally succumbed to gravity. Be the looks of it most is completely rotten, so will slowly break down into the earth from whence it sprung again.
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9554 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 26 9:47 am Post subject:
I'm seeing a lot of roe deer in fields from the bus as it goes along the A70 into Ayr. Often not far from villages
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