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dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 25 1:32 pm Post subject:

i have a pair of small brown jobbers, he sings, he dances, they both have insect eating beaks and speckled waistcoats

umm the singing and dancing is ace, a mirror adds to the fun

as far as i can tell he recons he can dance in two places(ballet school) and she likes a performance with presentation

the bluetits can get through or over the anti cat mesh, daws/pigeys fine and sparrows are all ok, maybe 10 in the very local "young pioneer" sparrow colony

there are a few wrens

grin has passed by and may have been on the bathroom windowsill a while back

the makeover has not destroyed most of the "old"wildlife, most of the useful weeds are doing fine

the sammisons are doing well, the improved mouse castle is rather nice,
they do more digging than the cornish or viet cong
they have plenty of food to store and a robust 3D house
hopefully the little sammisons will be plentiful and able to colonize many more mouse castles as the hoard spreads

apart from the frozen couple of weeks leopard slugs have been active, other invertebrates are available

assorted "food plants" not for me ones are starting to act as though is is almost spring

etc, perhaps the theme is did we have winter?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16257

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 25 9:11 am Post subject:

Wonder if your lbjs are young robins. They have speckled breasts to start with, but don't think they mate at that stage, and it sounds as if they are thinking of setting up home.

Glad the rest of the wildlife is doing well, and that the Sammisons like their new accomodation.

Had a couple of long tailed tits round the bedroom window yesterday. They usually just pass through in the garden, but pretty sure they nest in the woods. Had a couple of robins exploring possible nest sites in our 'yard' the other day too. Need to get weldmesh over the holes in the charcoal kiln doors as the bluetits like them for nesting and we had one out of commission for quite a while last year until the young fledged.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43831
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 25 11:31 am Post subject:
the lbjs are not young robins i might be a bit shabby at lbj id but dik is not, and he would not tolerate intruders

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9043
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 25 4:41 pm Post subject:
All the LBJ's here are getting territorial and Twitterpated I hope that someone nests in the des Res we put up in the between sheds lean-to...but they'll probably prefer an old watering can like last year

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16257

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 25 8:45 am Post subject:
Be interested to find out what they are Dpack. Lbjs can be rather hard to identify. Love the word twitterpated Gz. Robins and wrens do seem to pick odd places. Bluetits can be quite funny in their choices too. We have had them nest in the charcoal kiln, the log stand, the top of a post ram and a fore end loader. We had a wren nesting under the mudguard of one of the kilns one year too.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16257

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 25 8:20 am Post subject:
Not exactly wildlife, but the prunus are in flower here now and are making a lovely show. There is a tree down in the village that is covered in blossom. The cultivated ones that are pale pink with dark red leaves later are flowering, but these are white flowers which I think are either Mirabelle or cherry plum.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43831
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 25 1:12 pm Post subject:
my LBJs might be dunnocks the right look and behavior umm

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16257

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 25 9:19 am Post subject:
On the way home from a talk yesterday evening, saw a badger along the bottom of a hedge on a wide grass verge. Don't often see them, so a nice thing to see. Husband saw a brown hare in our 'yard' yesterday as well.

Jam Lady

Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2593
Location: New Jersey, USA

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 25 7:56 pm Post subject:
Numerous deer every afternoon grazing on I know not what on the lawn and hillside behind house and deck. Six, seven or more. Blase enough that a couple will relax, lay down, chew their cud. Most impressive was the view out the kitchen, mid afternoon a few days ago. Sixteen turkeys! Very impressive.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16257

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 25 7:06 am Post subject:
We have seen a few deer around, but the roe deer we have seem to live in family groups of a mother and one or two well grown fawns in the woods. They may graze in larger herds in the fields though. Now turkeys in the wild is a thing we don't see as they are a farmed animal here and originally an import from America. Sixteen turkeys is quite something!

Jam Lady

Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2593
Location: New Jersey, USA

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 25 1:25 pm Post subject:
Turkeys are indeed impressive, Mistress Rose. I saw this tom making a grand display as I was driving down the road, some years ago. Of course I pulled over and quickly grabbed an image out the window of my car. Sometimes the 4-H fair will have people showing fancy turkeys such as Royal Palm. But I wonder what - if any - poultry will be shown this year. what with bird flu concerns.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9043
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 25 6:26 pm Post subject:
Bird flu just 10km this side of Inverness

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16257

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 25 8:53 am Post subject:

Oh dear Gz. Not sure what the current ruling is on keeping poultry inside, as we don't keep any. Sadly it might spread as it is migration time.

Jam Lady, that is impressive. We call them stags and hens in the UK according to another topic I have just been reading.

Caught a glimpse of what we think was an owl in the headlights as we were leaving the woods yesterday, but only out of the corner of our eye. As it was 9pm and too small for a buzzard, must have been an owl perched on a fence post that flew off. I went for a walk in the woods yesterday to see what flowers were out. Found lots of primroses, only 2 early dog violets, the wood anemones are starting in some places, but a bit more extensive in others; a lot more to come. One barren strawberry flower and one early purple orchid leaf rosette.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9043
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 25 9:58 am Post subject:
As some have seen geese moving north that could be the source..which begs the question is it also where they have been wintering?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16257

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 25 4:10 pm Post subject:
Think people like RSPB and Defra are probably monitoring migratory birds where possible, so if in this country, probably aware. Forgot that I did see wildlife yesterday. A bat along a country lane and a pair of brimstone butterflies as well as several single male brimstones.

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