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"The show at Warwick Castle last year was fantastic, everything from Condors to Sparrowhawks. My personal favourite is Barn Owls, but Little Owls are cuties!" That show sounds amazing especially as they had Condors, I dont think ive seen them before. One of my dreams is to see a Barn owl in the wild. Xx | |||
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"Birds of prey always look magnificent. I used to travel the motorway frequently and the sight of them either hovering or at rest was always uplifting.??????" Kestrel seem to frequently visit motorways, I see alot of Buzzards too that always look to be hovering  | |||
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"There’s a few barn owls and kestrels that fly around here. Amazing to watch" Gorgeous birds. Ive never seen merlins or hobbys though, they are on my list x | |||
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"There’s a few barn owls and kestrels that fly around here. Amazing to watch Gorgeous birds. Ive never seen merlins or hobbys though, they are on my list x" Just had to google an image of a hobby. Amazing looking bird | |||
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"Kept them and trained them years ago . Had kestrel sparrow hawk and then a Lanner falcon . Also worked as a volunteer at a bird sanctuary were they kept eagles, eagle owls , many different hawks & falcons . Best days of my life . Absolutely loved it " Omg im so jealous, id volunteer if we had a centre local. Lanner falcons are stunning. They all are. On holidays I always visit any bird sanctuary xx | |||
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"There’s a few barn owls and kestrels that fly around here. Amazing to watch Gorgeous birds. Ive never seen merlins or hobbys though, they are on my list x Just had to google an image of a hobby. Amazing looking bird" Kestrels hobbys and metlins are our smallest uk birds. Hobbys migrate in though . They are all so cute but deadly preditors too xx | |||
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"I have a little owl in my garden on a nightly basis... Lives in a box in a tree about 800 yards away in a straight line and my garden full of trees and shrubs is clearly a favourite hunting ground ????" Oh wow id love to see a photo of that. I saw my first long eared owl last week in the woods. It was incredible. Xx | |||
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"Buzzards. We have a family living on our land. Sometimes theres 5. She is forever coming really low over the house (that close you can see all her beautiful markings) - but always when I dont have my camera to hand. We did a training day a couple of years ago on remembrance Sunday- while we were stood in a circle in the field observing the silence she brought all her family down low. Beautiful And I'm bird phobic at that!" I absolutely love Buzzards, miniature eagles I call them lol. Id love to see a honey buzzard. Think they have them down south of England x | |||
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"Used to do public displays to the holiday makers then moved on to full time falconer doing bird control on air fields. Flown all manner of exotics & all the UK BoP at some point. Bred Peregrines, imprinted them, Spars too. Nothing better than training, flying, catching prey with a bird you've bred. " You have so much experience i envy you so much. Perrergines ate my hubbys favourite birds in the world. Did you see them in a stoop? Fastest in the world. Do you still train birds of prey ? | |||
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"I often have a tawny owl in the tree outside my house and kestrels are nesting nearby which is beautiful. I think I'd struggle to choose a favourite but a barn owl hunting in the twilight is one of my favourite things to see and I do love osprey too. I've had the fortune to see some amazing birds in the wild. White tailed sea eagles are also pretty amazing" Ive seen the famous ospreys towards north Wales. Monty and his family are amazing. I was meant to go to Scotland in May for my 50th to see golden eagles and sea eagles. Been a dream 40 years. Sadly lockdown prevented it. To see these incredible eagles in the wild would be a dream xx | |||
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"Used to do public displays to the holiday makers then moved on to full time falconer doing bird control on air fields. Flown all manner of exotics & all the UK BoP at some point. Bred Peregrines, imprinted them, Spars too. Nothing better than training, flying, catching prey with a bird you've bred. You have so much experience i envy you so much. Perrergines ate my hubbys favourite birds in the world. Did you see them in a stoop? Fastest in the world. Do you still train birds of prey ?" Sadly not, but still work my dogs for friends that do. Female Spars have to be my favourite, absolute nutters. Xena was an imprint I used to fly & she'd take out Magpies, Jackdaws & pigeons that were 3x her bodyweight. Phsychos if the bird world Accipiters are. | |||
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"Inspired from a similar named thread earlier today. RAPTORS, they are an absolute passion of mine. What's your favourite and what amazing stories do you have regarding these magnificent birds ?." Give me the sparrow hawk, ambushing at its best. | |||
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"Used to do public displays to the holiday makers then moved on to full time falconer doing bird control on air fields. Flown all manner of exotics & all the UK BoP at some point. Bred Peregrines, imprinted them, Spars too. Nothing better than training, flying, catching prey with a bird you've bred. You have so much experience i envy you so much. Perrergines ate my hubbys favourite birds in the world. Did you see them in a stoop? Fastest in the world. Do you still train birds of prey ?" You want to see them in West London chasing the ring tailed parakeets. I spent a month on top of Chiswick music museum doing the air con, they didn't get many, and had some damn good chases though. | |||
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"Used to do public displays to the holiday makers then moved on to full time falconer doing bird control on air fields. Flown all manner of exotics & all the UK BoP at some point. Bred Peregrines, imprinted them, Spars too. Nothing better than training, flying, catching prey with a bird you've bred. You have so much experience i envy you so much. Perrergines ate my hubbys favourite birds in the world. Did you see them in a stoop? Fastest in the world. Do you still train birds of prey ? Sadly not, but still work my dogs for friends that do. Female Spars have to be my favourite, absolute nutters. Xena was an imprint I used to fly & she'd take out Magpies, Jackdaws & pigeons that were 3x her bodyweight. Phsychos if the bird world Accipiters are. " Do u mean sparrow hawks? | |||
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"Inspired from a similar named thread earlier today. RAPTORS, they are an absolute passion of mine. What's your favourite and what amazing stories do you have regarding these magnificent birds ?. Give me the sparrow hawk, ambushing at its best. " Footage of them flying through forrests are incredible. They fly through tiny gaps in trees with such speed x | |||
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"Used to do public displays to the holiday makers then moved on to full time falconer doing bird control on air fields. Flown all manner of exotics & all the UK BoP at some point. Bred Peregrines, imprinted them, Spars too. Nothing better than training, flying, catching prey with a bird you've bred. You have so much experience i envy you so much. Perrergines ate my hubbys favourite birds in the world. Did you see them in a stoop? Fastest in the world. Do you still train birds of prey ? You want to see them in West London chasing the ring tailed parakeets. I spent a month on top of Chiswick music museum doing the air con, they didn't get many, and had some damn good chases though. " Bet that was amazing to watch though. I love all birds but Raptors are my favourite xx | |||
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"Steppe eagles feeding of a camels carcass was an amazing sight.. And it's always nice to see the ospreys in Rutland " Ive not seen the ospreys at rutland. They are incredible hunters too. Stepp eagle are magnificent, seing them wild mudt be incredible. X | |||
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"Without a shadow of a doubt, my absolute favourite bird, nevermind bird of prey has to be the peregrine falcon. Fastest animal on record. I've witnessed them hunting many times and watching the male pass prey to the female in midair is an astonishing thing to see." I rem_mber our first dates going to see the peregtin in Aberdare. We would walk miles to get to that nest. You introduced me to them and its been amazing ever since x  | |||
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"I always see buzzards and kestrals flying about while I'm out walking, not so much the last few weeks for obvious reasons but akway up breacon red kite country, pink you have a stunning hobbie birds I mean "Ive visited Gigrin farm in mid Wales a few times. Theres also have a few Red Kites down my area. Thankyou, ive love them since age 10. Ive got a stunning birds of prey tattoo " Talons" dedicated to all birds of prey | |||
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"Hi , I’ve had an interest in birds from a single digit age and now find myself working for a family that breeds, trains birds of prey for falconry, it’s a big operation but have managed to talk to the people involved to get an insight absolutely love the times when this happens." Id love to spend time with them every single day. You are so lucky. Theres nothing near here. Id volunteer everyday if i could. X | |||
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"We’re luck where we are , barn owls seem to be doing well in this area , absolute gorgeous creatures " Ive never seen one in the wild. I spent a week on an owl sanctuary in Cornwall a few years ago. It was incredible. Got to hold some of them too x | |||
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"There was a young osprey hanging around on a fish farm that I was working on once. It got inside the heron netting somehow and was flying up and down getting spooked and spooking the fish. I was the only person man enough to tackle this bird so marched out full of bravado. I walked slowly towards a corner of the netting, pushing the bird towards two sides. With a crash bang and a squalk the bird was on the ground in front of me but wouldn't turn it's back on me. It had THE most impressive Arsenal of razor sharp tallens and a beak big enough and I'm sure powerful enough to go through my arm. I was fucking shitting myself at the thought of picking this bird up but fortunately before I could throw my jacket over it, it escaped through a hole and away unharmed. Two to three feet away is as close as anyone wants to get from a scared trapped wild osprey I'll tell you that now.!" Wow i cant imagine ever getting that close. They sre so stunning. Their talons are incredibly long and strong. Their hunting skills are outstanding. Yes their talons could have ripped you to shreads lol my heart was going just reading that lol | |||
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"Sometimes if I'm very lucky I see a hen harrier when I'm out on the bike over the fells of bowland....stunning! " Omfg a Hen Hsrrior WOW, Now im n incredibly jealous. Ive seen a female Marsh Harrier at Newport RSPB, that was incredible xx | |||
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"I ve a passion for all things and places wild...in fact I ve spent more time with nature than I ever have with people. I ve seen a peregrine on St Michaels Mount wear down a wood pigeon. Just chased it and chased it..we watched the pigeon getting desperate, its altitude dipping at every circuit. It tried to get sanctuary and breath in the tree canopy but the peregrine gave it a minute or so before putting it to flight again..playing with it..like a game. After a good few minutes the wood pigeon alighted in its final low branch..alas the lowness of the branch gave no protection at all and the peregrine ate that day. I think I ve seen every bird of prey in the Uk and often have to understand them as I do now. I manage a woodland sensitively, work but not work..love it too much. After 15 years of no residents in the owl boxes we finally have a tawny..so been keeping an eye on fledgling. Many summer days listening and watching buzzard ride the thermals...glorious "Wow that must have be an incredible sight to see. Im a huge nature freak too, I visit all the reserves. I belong to the RSPD, nature trust, woodland trust, bat trust , Wwt. I love walking outside and surrounding myself with nature. I love watching buzzards ride the thermals too as they go higher snd higher x | |||
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"We have lots of wild birds of prey all over the forest, a dusk owl watch is good fun and the buzzards and goshawks air fighting with the mob crows is epic during the day" I think ive seen one Goshawk, an incredible size and top hunter. Xx | |||
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"We’re luck where we are , barn owls seem to be doing well in this area , absolute gorgeous creatures Ive never seen one in the wild." Again I've been lucky enough to cycle alongside a wild barn owl that was working a hedge along a country lane. It was really early one morning (yes I was going fishing) and the bird was about 10 feet away from me for about 50 metres. Great sight. | |||
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"The starlings were roosting in a field of reeds one autumnal evening about 50feet from my fishing spot. The noise became so loud I decided to investigate. There was so many birds in the field that it moved as one massive brown wave. Mr (or Mrs) sparrowhawk was cruising the edges of the field occasionally spooking the flock and waiting for one to pop his head up. Sure enough one made a mistake and Mr Sparrowhawk went from cruising speed to a 100% flat out killing attack charge right, and I mean right on the trail feathers of the poor starling. I never saw the kill, or even if there was one but that scene will remain with me forever. " I love all wildlife but theres a thrill seeing a Raptor hunt. Its brutal and the poor animals thst are caught  but its survival and they have chicks to feed. I e seen and heard a sparrow hawk attack. The blsck bird didnt stand a chance
I laugh when a Raptor flies over and corvids mob it. The raptor is just minding its own business lol | |||
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"We’re luck where we are , barn owls seem to be doing well in this area , absolute gorgeous creatures Ive never seen one in the wild. Again I've been lucky enough to cycle alongside a wild barn owl that was working a hedge along a country lane. It was really early one morning (yes I was going fishing) and the bird was about 10 feet away from me for about 50 metres. Great sight." I need to get up early, id love too see one in the wild x | |||
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"We’re luck where we are , barn owls seem to be doing well in this area , absolute gorgeous creatures Ive never seen one in the wild. Again I've been lucky enough to cycle alongside a wild barn owl that was working a hedge along a country lane. It was really early one morning (yes I was going fishing) and the bird was about 10 feet away from me for about 50 metres. Great sight. I need to get up early, id love too see one in the wild x" Literally like a ghost. No sound just this big white bird flying along, your eyes see it but your ears don't hear it so your brain says no, and your body starts to shiver, you get goose bumps too. | |||
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"We’re luck where we are , barn owls seem to be doing well in this area , absolute gorgeous creatures Ive never seen one in the wild. Again I've been lucky enough to cycle alongside a wild barn owl that was working a hedge along a country lane. It was really early one morning (yes I was going fishing) and the bird was about 10 feet away from me for about 50 metres. Great sight. I need to get up early, id love too see one in the wild x Literally like a ghost. No sound just this big white bird flying along, your eyes see it but your ears don't hear it so your brain says no, and your body starts to shiver, you get goose bumps too. " Im so jealous , its like they are in stealth mode. No even the ptey hears them. Ive held many at sanctuaries, they are so light to hold, bloody beautiful though. I love hearing tawney owls at night. Pairs calling each other, especially Autumn and spring. They are marking territory. X | |||
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When ever a male makes a kill, plucks it and then calls the female to the plucking post, he's always wise enough to be well clear by the time she gets there. Yeah, suppose you could say it's an abusive relationship 
But, even a female sparrowhawk isn't always safe from her larger but rarer cousin, the Goshawk | |||
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"I now live on the edge of the piranean mountains and there's alsorts flying about. Looking down on vultures is quite cool. Buzzards, I find boring (they never do anything) and my favourite is still the little owls. They're not shy and quite funny looking chaps. " Wow you must see some incredible sights, I saw vultures once wild down the Falklands, sadly I lost my photos of what they were xx | |||
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"Without a shadow of a doubt, my absolute favourite bird, nevermind bird of prey has to be the peregrine falcon. Fastest animal on record. I've witnessed them hunting many times and watching the male pass prey to the female in midair is an astonishing thing to see. I rem_mber our first dates going to see the peregtin in Aberdare. We would walk miles to get to that nest. You introduced me to them and its been amazing ever since x " | |||
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"Sparrowhawks are incredible birds of prey. The females, as in most bird of prey species are much bigger than males. This makes them less agile but more able to take larger prey, such as pigeons and corvids whilst the male can take smaller but more tricky pretty such as tits, sparrows, etc. The female is a VERY brave, strong and fearless bird. However, her judgement can be a little...skewed. it's not unheard of for the female to hunt and kill (probably young females making a mistake) their own mate!
When ever a male makes a kill, plucks it and then calls the female to the plucking post, he's always wise enough to be well clear by the time she gets there. Yeah, suppose you could say it's an abusive relationship
But, even a female sparrowhawk isn't always safe from her larger but rarer cousin, the Goshawk"I had no idea about female sparrow hawks doing that. Glad im not a male then lol Your knowledge is incredible my darling. Youve taught me so much over the years x | |||
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"Sparrowhawks are incredible birds of prey. The females, as in most bird of prey species are much bigger than males. This makes them less agile but more able to take larger prey, such as pigeons and corvids whilst the male can take smaller but more tricky pretty such as tits, sparrows, etc. The female is a VERY brave, strong and fearless bird. However, her judgement can be a little...skewed. it's not unheard of for the female to hunt and kill (probably young females making a mistake) their own mate!
When ever a male makes a kill, plucks it and then calls the female to the plucking post, he's always wise enough to be well clear by the time she gets there. Yeah, suppose you could say it's an abusive relationship
But, even a female sparrowhawk isn't always safe from her larger but rarer cousin, the Goshawk
I had no idea about female sparrow hawks doing that. Glad im not a male then lol
Your knowledge is incredible my darling. Youve taught me so much over the years x "You've picked up a lot over the years on your own merit! You've taught me a few things too or at least helped me look at things a little differently xx | |||
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"Work colleague has a Harris Hawk which he visits workplaces to deter seagulls. The gulls all swooping on the hawk with the hawk giving 0 fucks "I work at a hospital its swamped in gulls and occasionally a man brings his Harris hawk in, its brilliant seeing the bird in action. The gulls and pigeons all come back later lol | |||
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"Sparrowhawks are incredible birds of prey. The females, as in most bird of prey species are much bigger than males. This makes them less agile but more able to take larger prey, such as pigeons and corvids whilst the male can take smaller but more tricky pretty such as tits, sparrows, etc. The female is a VERY brave, strong and fearless bird. However, her judgement can be a little...skewed. it's not unheard of for the female to hunt and kill (probably young females making a mistake) their own mate!
When ever a male makes a kill, plucks it and then calls the female to the plucking post, he's always wise enough to be well clear by the time she gets there. Yeah, suppose you could say it's an abusive relationship
But, even a female sparrowhawk isn't always safe from her larger but rarer cousin, the Goshawk
I had no idea about female sparrow hawks doing that. Glad im not a male then lol
Your knowledge is incredible my darling. Youve taught me so much over the years x
You've picked up a lot over the years on your own merit! You've taught me a few things too or at least helped me look at things a little differently xx"The best parts of my day ate going out with you wildlife spotting. We've seen amazing sights over the years haven't we. We both still get so excited my darling | |||
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"Work colleague has a Harris Hawk which he visits workplaces to deter seagulls. The gulls all swooping on the hawk with the hawk giving 0 fucks
I work at a hospital its swamped in gulls and occasionally a man brings his Harris hawk in, its brilliant seeing the bird in action. The gulls and pigeons all come back later lol"The Hawk just sits on a wall and takes a dive bombing. I’m like eh hawk get stuck into them ya lazy fook | |||
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"Work colleague has a Harris Hawk which he visits workplaces to deter seagulls. The gulls all swooping on the hawk with the hawk giving 0 fucks
I work at a hospital its swamped in gulls and occasionally a man brings his Harris hawk in, its brilliant seeing the bird in action. The gulls and pigeons all come back later lol
The Hawk just sits on a wall and takes a dive bombing. I’m like eh hawk get stuck into them ya lazy fook "Yes its funny to watch as the Harris hawk doesn't really do much lol. Everyone expects a great show pmsl | |||
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"Quite a few years ago when still in the Airforce, I came across a barn owl at work that must have flown into the fence line, as I found it seemingly expired on the ground. Picking it up I couldn’t believe how light it was for the size of the bird, I’ll always rem_mber how soft the feathers where. Just as I was going to put it down I saw the owl blink; up to that point it was as though rigor mortis had set in. Gingerly carrying it back to the office, expecting any minute to have a finger or two savaged off, I found a cardboard box and placed the new “shift mascot” in it. I eventually managed to track down a bird rescue centre who came and collected it. About a month later it was brought back and I got to release it and watch him fly off. Awesome sight. " Omg that's incredible I had a happy eyes watering moment then. We have s bird rescue centre in Caerphilly, they do an incredible job. Its a charity and they show all their stories on FB xx | |||
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"Heard a real commotion at the front of my property once, when I looked it was two magpies squawking at a big bird of prey which had a female blackbird in it's talons, it ignored the magpies and flew off. Checked later and almost certainly a buzzard" Its amazing seeing this, not for the black bird though ooops. Buzzards do tend to go for small creatures or road kill. I love seeing them in the summer in groups of about 6. All family I presume and riding the thermals xx | |||
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"Heard a real commotion at the front of my property once, when I looked it was two magpies squawking at a big bird of prey which had a female blackbird in it's talons, it ignored the magpies and flew off. Checked later and almost certainly a buzzard Its amazing seeing this, not for the black bird though ooops. Buzzards do tend to go for small creatures or road kill. I love seeing them in the summer in groups of about 6. All family I presume and riding the thermals xx" Yes I read up on them, falconers don't like them as they consider them lazy, which just means difficult to train I think, they are pretty big and impressive up close though | |||
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"Whats a glorious thread to read before I get up and head to work, thank you! In Canada many moons ago I saw a Bald Eagle on its nest and I was blown away, actually gobsmacked and last year whilst camping very high up a Welsh mountain, the birds were so low, I swear I could touch them. I love how, when they are on display at a show, they consider us with such disdain. " Thankyou lovely, ive wanted to do this type of thread for along time. Im in love with them. Ive seen Bald eagles at a few Bird of prey centres. They are blooming huge and so stunning. I wouldn't want to upset one though lol | |||
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"I often have a tawny owl in the tree outside my house and kestrels are nesting nearby which is beautiful. I think I'd struggle to choose a favourite but a barn owl hunting in the twilight is one of my favourite things to see and I do love osprey too. I've had the fortune to see some amazing birds in the wild. White tailed sea eagles are also pretty amazing Ive seen the famous ospreys towards north Wales. Monty and his family are amazing. I was meant to go to Scotland in May for my 50th to see golden eagles and sea eagles. Been a dream 40 years. Sadly lockdown prevented it. To see these incredible eagles in the wild would be a dream xx" It will be magical when you do. I've had great sightings of both on Mull and of goldies on Skye. So graceful. | |||
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"Before moving up to Devon recently I lived a couple of miles away from both the Cornish birds of prey centre and the Screech Owl sanctuary, and stupidly never got round to visiting either! " Scteetch owl sanctuary is where I stayed for a week. Beautiful place just rained for a week x | |||
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"I often have a tawny owl in the tree outside my house and kestrels are nesting nearby which is beautiful. I think I'd struggle to choose a favourite but a barn owl hunting in the twilight is one of my favourite things to see and I do love osprey too. I've had the fortune to see some amazing birds in the wild. White tailed sea eagles are also pretty amazing Ive seen the famous ospreys towards north Wales. Monty and his family are amazing. I was meant to go to Scotland in May for my 50th to see golden eagles and sea eagles. Been a dream 40 years. Sadly lockdown prevented it. To see these incredible eagles in the wild would be a dream xx It will be magical when you do. I've had great sightings of both on Mull and of goldies on Skye. So graceful." Its the highlands ive dreamed of going and Skye. To see them wild would be a dream x | |||
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"I love watching the birds of prey, we have loads here, but my favourite is the red kite " Red kites are absolutely beautiful birds, for such a size they have very weak talons. Ive seen the white one up in Gigrin farm x | |||
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"We have a resident Red Kite round our way , magnificent to watch the serenity of these birds . I was a YOC m_mber as a kid so I'm pretty clued up on birds "Ive learnt alot over the years but my hubby is a walking bird encyclopedia its amazing learning about them xx | |||
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"I love all birds but raptors are special. I often see Sparrowhawks which are incredible birds. So good to see Red Kites making such a comeback too. Although a corvid a pair of ravens have nested near me this year, they are impressive birds, one even landed in a huge tree in next doors garden the other day. Every bird in the neighbourhood was up in arms, I’ve never heard so many alarm calls. " Corvifs ate one of the most intelligent birds on the planet. They are all incredible in their own right x | |||
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"I had lunch with a beautiful pair of Buzzards swooping effortlessly over head on Sunday. Am hoping to get to see Storks in Sussex later this year, first time there breeding again in UK "Thats incredible both regarding the Buzzards and storks xx | |||
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"We have a resident Red Kite round our way , magnificent to watch the serenity of these birds . I was a YOC m_mber as a kid so I'm pretty clued up on birds
Ive learnt alot over the years but my hubby is a walking bird encyclopedia its amazing learning about them xx"All nature is amazing , it's just sad that not everyone feels that way | |||
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"Inspired from a similar named thread earlier today. RAPTORS, they are an absolute passion of mine. What's your favourite and what amazing stories do you have regarding these magnificent birds ?." 100% with you on this. If you get the chance to visit a kite farm, do it!! I Went to Bellymack Hill farm in Scotland a couple of years ago. Must have been 100 or so kites flying around. Awesome sight. | |||
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"We have a resident Red Kite round our way , magnificent to watch the serenity of these birds . I was a YOC m_mber as a kid so I'm pretty clued up on birds
Ive learnt alot over the years but my hubby is a walking bird encyclopedia its amazing learning about them xx
All nature is amazing , it's just sad that not everyone feels that way "Id have cracked up if it wasnt for nature. Its a huge happy for me xx | |||
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"Inspired from a similar named thread earlier today. RAPTORS, they are an absolute passion of mine. What's your favourite and what amazing stories do you have regarding these magnificent birds ?. 100% with you on this. If you get the chance to visit a kite farm, do it!! I Went to Bellymack Hill farm in Scotland a couple of years ago. Must have been 100 or so kites flying around. Awesome sight. " I went to gigrin farm in mid Wales for my honeymoon, 100s there feeding. They are filling so well now x | |||
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"Is it possible the Red kite might get overpopulated and affect the eco balance? They are flourishing and spreading." I dont believe they will ever affect the eco balance. They deserve their place here xx | |||
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"Birds of prey are my passion and love photographing them I'm lucky there's a tropical house that has birds of prey close to me have some great photos of black kites owls and a favourite of mine that they have a white backed Vulture that I have had the pleasure of holding also love going for walks and taking photos of them in the wild " Id absolutely love to see a Black kite, sounds amazing where you are xx | |||
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"Worth searching Knepp estate rewilding for a really interesting nature project" I will have a look xx | |||
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"Birds of prey are my passion and love photographing them I'm lucky there's a tropical house that has birds of prey close to me have some great photos of black kites owls and a favourite of mine that they have a white backed Vulture that I have had the pleasure of holding also love going for walks and taking photos of them in the wild Id absolutely love to see a Black kite, sounds amazing where you are xx" I'm in Sheffield and the place is at Aston xxx | |||
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"We have a resident Red Kite round our way , magnificent to watch the serenity of these birds . I was a YOC m_mber as a kid so I'm pretty clued up on birds
Ive learnt alot over the years but my hubby is a walking bird encyclopedia its amazing learning about them xx
All nature is amazing , it's just sad that not everyone feels that way
Id have cracked up if it wasnt for nature. Its a huge happy for me xx"Me too . Whenever I take Pooch out I love seeing the squirrels and birds go about their daily chores | |||
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"Birds of prey are my passion and love photographing them I'm lucky there's a tropical house that has birds of prey close to me have some great photos of black kites owls and a favourite of mine that they have a white backed Vulture that I have had the pleasure of holding also love going for walks and taking photos of them in the wild Id absolutely love to see a Black kite, sounds amazing where you are xx I'm in Sheffield and the place is at Aston xxx" The photo you showed me was amazing x | |||
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"No stories to tell but I live in an area with loads of red kites, see them every day. Also there's ospreys nearby. " To be near ospreys would be incredible, its not easy to see them where I live x | |||
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"We have a resident Red Kite round our way , magnificent to watch the serenity of these birds . I was a YOC m_mber as a kid so I'm pretty clued up on birds
Ive learnt alot over the years but my hubby is a walking bird encyclopedia its amazing learning about them xx
All nature is amazing , it's just sad that not everyone feels that way
Id have cracked up if it wasnt for nature. Its a huge happy for me xx
Me too . Whenever I take Pooch out I love seeing the squirrels and birds go about their daily chores "Do you have red or grey squirrels where you are. We have grey, They are classed as pests but not to me. They now have their place here I think. They are a beautiful sight when out walking x | |||
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"Is it possible the Red kite might get overpopulated and affect the eco balance? They are flourishing and spreading." It's a legitimate concern for any animal whose numbers grow fairly quickly but, it's unlikely. Firstly, red kite's talons are incredibly weak. But, they, along with buzzards, corvids and gulls are incredibly important for scavenging. Though, they are less likely to cause the issues that gulls and corvids cause. In fact, they're more likely to get damaged, even killed by these two groups of birds. They're not very efficient hunters and often lose out to birds like buzzards and crows. But, their roll is vital in keeping rotting carcasses, etc from causing issues. Other than the few feeding stations across the UK kite's find it quite difficult to find food, particularly in harsh conditions so the natural mortality rate is likely to control their population effectively enough. Not to mention the poisoning, sh**ting and other forms of persecution that they and other raptors are still subjected too. | |||
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"Used to the peregrine. Was obsessed with seeing one when I was a teenager, amd I rem_mber spending hours doing a pencil drawing of one in art class. Little did I think I'd finally see one in the urban environment of Birmingham (BT Tower)! Would love to see an osprey or sparrowhawk.or red kite. But I think my favourite now might bebthe humble buzzard. " Im the same , the common buzzard is strikingly beautiful. Sejng them ride the thermsls and their little distinctive sound of the "mew". Its absolutely beautiful. They will always be my favourite x | |||
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"Is it possible the Red kite might get overpopulated and affect the eco balance? They are flourishing and spreading. It's a legitimate concern for any animal whose numbers grow fairly quickly but, it's unlikely. Firstly, red kite's talons are incredibly weak. But, they, along with buzzards, corvids and gulls are incredibly important for scavenging. Though, they are less likely to cause the issues that gulls and corvids cause. In fact, they're more likely to get damaged, even killed by these two groups of birds. They're not very efficient hunters and often lose out to birds like buzzards and crows. But, their roll is vital in keeping rotting carcasses, etc from causing issues. Other than the few feeding stations across the UK kite's find it quite difficult to find food, particularly in harsh conditions so the natural mortality rate is likely to control their population effectively enough. Not to mention the poisoning, sh**ting and other forms of persecution that they and other raptors are still subjected too. " I agree here. Theres still many parts that dont have kites . I just prey Gigrin runs for many years. The kites now rely on this food source x | |||
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"Got surrounded by red kites when wild camping in Wiltshire. " Im jealous | |||
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"Had anyone ever been to Jemima parry Jones International bird of prey centre in Gloucester. Its got to be the best selection of Raptors ever. Its cleans and fun for the family, loads of breeding programmes there too. Shes incredibly famous and does displays too xx" Yes, kitty got me a hands on falconry experience day there a few years back, was awesome. Everything from burrowing owls and kookaburras to a condor and secretary bird. | |||
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"Had anyone ever been to Jemima parry Jones International bird of prey centre in Gloucester. Its got to be the best selection of Raptors ever. Its cleans and fun for the family, loads of breeding programmes there too. Shes incredibly famous and does displays too xx Oh wow thats the best place ever for a bird of prey experience . Youve given me a great idea for a future birthday present. Did u meet jemima? Yes, kitty got me a hands on falconry experience day there a few years back, was awesome. Everything from burrowing owls and kookaburras to a condor and secretary bird." | |||
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"I have been fortunate to have been on a number of wildlife holidays in Scotland and had great views of Golden Eagles, White Tailed Sea Eagles and Ospreys. Two years ago I moved from Hampshire to Lincolnshire and one of the first things I did was visit Rutland to see the Osprey. Quite often see Buzzards and Kestrels when I'm driving around the Lincolnshire countryside. I love it "I should have been there in May. You are so lucky to have seen all youve seen and again im well jealous xx | |||
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"Had anyone ever been to Jemima parry Jones International bird of prey centre in Gloucester. Its got to be the best selection of Raptors ever. Its cleans and fun for the family, loads of breeding programmes there too. Shes incredibly famous and does displays too xx Oh wow thats the best place ever for a bird of prey experience . Youve given me a great idea for a future birthday present. Did u meet jemima? Yes, kitty got me a hands on falconry experience day there a few years back, was awesome. Everything from burrowing owls and kookaburras to a condor and secretary bird." No I didnt but had a great day flying some of the birds they had there. At home we have a few pairs of buzzards nesting round the area as well as red kites moving their way over from Oxfordshire. | |||
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"Birds of prey are my passion and love photographing them I'm lucky there's a tropical house that has birds of prey close to me have some great photos of black kites owls and a favourite of mine that they have a white backed Vulture that I have had the pleasure of holding also love going for walks and taking photos of them in the wild Id absolutely love to see a Black kite, sounds amazing where you are xx I'm in Sheffield and the place is at Aston xxx The photo you showed me was amazing x" Thank you it's one thing I will never get bored off | |||
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"Birds of prey are my passion and love photographing them I'm lucky there's a tropical house that has birds of prey close to me have some great photos of black kites owls and a favourite of mine that they have a white backed Vulture that I have had the pleasure of holding also love going for walks and taking photos of them in the wild Id absolutely love to see a Black kite, sounds amazing where you are xx I'm in Sheffield and the place is at Aston xxx The photo you showed me was amazing x Thank you it's one thing I will never get bored off " I never go out without my binoculars. Seen some incredible wildlife through them. X | |||
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"I was driving near the outskirts of Haverfordwest once and saw two eagles, talons locked together, came crashing to the side of the hedge. I couldn't believe the size of their wingspan, lovely creatures. " We dont have eagles in Wales lovely, do you mean buzzardd? Or were they wearing jessies? | |||
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"Lol, could be buzzards, they were big though. " Buzzards are similar size to a Raven. Eagles especially those in Scotland have a wing spam of about 7ft. Theres no mistaking these birds x | |||
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"Wowzer !! What a thread
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"I saw an Eagle Owl once at a bird of prey exhibition (part of a local summer fete). It's the most amazing bird of prey I've ever seen." They are stunning. Im sure they are in the top 3 larges Owls in the world xx | |||
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"The sparrow hawk with its amazing agility and dive speed, if am ever reincarnated I'd want to come back as one "ive seen them fly over our garden with such speed | |||
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"Buzzards. We have a family living on our land. Sometimes theres 5. She is forever coming really low over the house (that close you can see all her beautiful markings) - but always when I dont have my camera to hand. We did a training day a couple of years ago on remembrance Sunday- while we were stood in a circle in the field observing the silence she brought all her family down low. Beautiful And I'm bird phobic at that!" where abouts in Rotherham I may have to come and sit around with my camera | |||
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"You also have the peregrine flacon that can hit speeds of upto 200mph "The peregrine is the fastest creature on the plant. It hits those kind of speeds whilst in a stoop. For those who dont know a stoop is when the peregrine is above its food sourse and flying towards earth with its wings pulled in close and its like free falling. It strikes its prey killing it instantly from impact. Ive see lana and sakor falcons at shows perform similar but with food on a lure. They are super fast. X | |||
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"My best ever bird of prey experience was sitting on a crag in Scotland and hearing the unmistakable screams of a falcon. I looked up and it took a few seconds to figure out, there was a falcon mobbing a much larger bird. I instantly thought the falcon was a peregrine but then couldn't figure out the size difference before it dawned on me that the bird being mobbed was a golden eagle. The falcon broke off as they came overhead and the eagle dropped into the little Glen below where I was sat. It circled lazily for about 5 minutes flying almost directly below me with each pass, all the rich golds on its back glowing in the sun. A holiday I'll never forget and an experience that'll stay with me forever. Mr" I so need to GB o to Scotland to see them. To see them sore across the skies its a top dream of mine . What an incredible experience you have xx | |||
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"We have a lot of raptors where we live. Anything from sparrow hawks to kestrels, my favourite is a pair of buzzards that breed every year, stunning to see the young hunting with their parents." I always see buzzard families here. They are incredible all in the sky together and calling to each other "mew" such a beautiful sound x | |||
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"We have a lot of raptors where we live. Anything from sparrow hawks to kestrels, my favourite is a pair of buzzards that breed every year, stunning to see the young hunting with their parents. I always see buzzard families here. They are incredible all in the sky together and calling to each other "mew" such a beautiful sound x" I’ll show you mine if you show me yours... pictures I mean... okay I’ll stop digging. | |||
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"Have two stories. Grew up on a farm and we had a very very pale buzzard who used to fly to post to post in front of the car. So could see it really up close. In my workplace, there's a perch used by some peregrine falcons. So can get a decent view of them eating their kill. " Id love to witness a plucking post scene . Barbaric I know but seeing them rip the food with their very sharp beak whilst held in their talons is amazing x | |||
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"love birds of prey i could watch them for hours golden eagles are amazing probably my fav" Have you seen Golden eagles in the wild? | |||
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"We have a lot of raptors where we live. Anything from sparrow hawks to kestrels, my favourite is a pair of buzzards that breed every year, stunning to see the young hunting with their parents. I always see buzzard families here. They are incredible all in the sky together and calling to each other "mew" such a beautiful sound x I’ll show you mine if you show me yours... pictures I mean... okay I’ll stop digging. "You have bird of prey photos? | |||
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"I am quite partial to a goshawk, myself!" Omg Goshawks are incredible. I want to see one fly through a pine forest. Its skill and speed is phenomenal x | |||
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"love birds of prey i could watch them for hours golden eagles are amazing probably my fav Have you seen Golden eagles in the wild?" no i wish, but im planning a trip to scotland to go an adventure an hopefully get my first glimps of the beaut. how about yourself op ?? | |||
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"I just looked into the largest bird of ptey in the world. I thought it was the Harpy Eagle it is infact the Andean Condor. Its frigging huge . Go google it x" just about to watch on youtube, will report back | |||
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"love birds of prey i could watch them for hours golden eagles are amazing probably my fav Have you seen Golden eagles in the wild? no i wish, but im planning a trip to scotland to go an adventure an hopefully get my first glimps of the beaut. how about yourself op ??" I was all set to go May to the Highlands and Isle of Skye but covid stopped that. It was for my 50th. Id been planning it for years. Ive wanted to see the Golden eagles up there since age 10 x | |||
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"Inspired from a similar named thread earlier today. RAPTORS, they are an absolute passion of mine. What's your favourite and what amazing stories do you have regarding these magnificent birds ?." I used to hunt with Harris Hawks. A timid male and an absolute killer of a female who would tackle anything that moved! Watched her try and take down a young deer on her own, go after a house cat, went for my son once in a completely unprovoked attack and in the end managed to smash through a partition in her aviary, killed and ate the male!! | |||
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"Upto 14 species of birds of prey were present in our county in may, an extraordinary count of 35 buzzard congregating at a field being worked by a farmer along with one red-footed falcon briefly one evening, I,m still to see my first red kite in derbyshire the first and only red kites I,ve seen were part of the relic population of birds that still existed in wales in 1976 before the Introductions began here they are seen most months now here so with luck I should see one one day... "How do you have a red footed falcon in your area? I hope you get to see Red Kites seeing them flying their long wings are stunning x | |||
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"love birds of prey i could watch them for hours golden eagles are amazing probably my fav Have you seen Golden eagles in the wild? no i wish, but im planning a trip to scotland to go an adventure an hopefully get my first glimps of the beaut. how about yourself op ?? I was all set to go May to the Highlands and Isle of Skye but covid stopped that. It was for my 50th. Id been planning it for years. Ive wanted to see the Golden eagles up there since age 10 x" You,d be around 14 years old when I went up there with my parents for two weeks we stayed on skye for a while and travelled the highlands while up there well some at least thou went back up to the highlands at other times the lochs were endless, I had brief views of a golden eagle on skye and one day while alongside the loch at fort william I could see two dots high in the sky above the loch and with my binoculars I could see them as golden eagles something you never forget but bird watching is a lot about luck in what you see usually. | |||
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"Upto 14 species of birds of prey were present in our county in may, an extraordinary count of 35 buzzard congregating at a field being worked by a farmer along with one red-footed falcon briefly one evening, I,m still to see my first red kite in derbyshire the first and only red kites I,ve seen were part of the relic population of birds that still existed in wales in 1976 before the Introductions began here they are seen most months now here so with luck I should see one one day...
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"love birds of prey i could watch them for hours golden eagles are amazing probably my fav Have you seen Golden eagles in the wild? no i wish, but im planning a trip to scotland to go an adventure an hopefully get my first glimps of the beaut. how about yourself op ?? I was all set to go May to the Highlands and Isle of Skye but covid stopped that. It was for my 50th. Id been planning it for years. Ive wanted to see the Golden eagles up there since age 10 x You,d be around 14 years old when I went up there with my parents for two weeks we stayed on skye for a while and travelled the highlands while up there well some at least thou went back up to the highlands at other times the lochs were endless, I had brief views of a golden eagle on skye and one day while alongside the loch at fort william I could see two dots high in the sky above the loch and with my binoculars I could see them as golden eagles something you never forget but bird watching is a lot about luck in what you see usually. " You are so lucky firstly to visit Skye and the Highlands but to see golden eagles whilst there is even more amazing Some go there and come away seeing nothing. Loch ness is on my list too x | |||
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"We used to have a Harris hawk, an American kestrel (smaller than british) and a lanner falcon. Unfortunately we lost the land we used to fly them on so had to re home all of them. There was nothing better than going for a walk with the hawk and training the a.k. we didn't get far with the lanner before having to re home her though." Thats gutting for you lovely
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"Upto 14 species of birds of prey were present in our county in may, an extraordinary count of 35 buzzard congregating at a field being worked by a farmer along with one red-footed falcon briefly one evening, I,m still to see my first red kite in derbyshire the first and only red kites I,ve seen were part of the relic population of birds that still existed in wales in 1976 before the Introductions began here they are seen most months now here so with luck I should see one one day...
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"Well it’s not the same but a Robin flew into the back of my head while gardening the other day. I just wanted to tell some one lol "Ouch, was the bird ok? Sorry bird lover before human lol Was you camouflaged? | |||
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"Well it’s not the same but a Robin flew into the back of my head while gardening the other day. I just wanted to tell some one lol
Ouch, was the bird ok? Sorry bird lover before human lol
Was you camouflaged? "I was not silly thing was following me around as I cut down some very over grown bush’s was enjoying the moths that I had disturbed. It was fine and continued to follow me around lol was quite amusing. We have had loads in and around our gardens this year. He was a young one there’s about 4 of them about at the moment. Me and the neighbours have been amazed this year at the number of pairs of them we have seen as you will very rarely see more than one. I think they have loved all the extra gardening we have been doing they have almost become tame At the moment any of us are out there And there they are waiting for worms, moths, ants, ear wigs to be disturbed for their lunch lol The also very much like a tortilla | |||
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"Well it’s not the same but a Robin flew into the back of my head while gardening the other day. I just wanted to tell some one lol
Ouch, was the bird ok? Sorry bird lover before human lol
Was you camouflaged? I was not silly thing was following me around as I cut down some very over grown bush’s was enjoying the moths that I had disturbed. It was fine and continued to follow me around lol was quite amusing. We have had loads in and around our gardens this year. He was a young one there’s about 4 of them about at the moment. Me and the neighbours have been amazed this year at the number of pairs of them we have seen as you will very rarely see more than one. I think they have loved all the extra gardening we have been doing they have almost become tame At the moment any of us are out there And there they are waiting for worms, moths, ants, ear wigs to be disturbed for their lunch lol The also very much like a tortilla "Ah ok, im seeing loads of young house sparrow now bloody gorgeous. Robins are lovely but in adulthood they defend their territory and can fight to the death. Its their garden not yours lol | |||
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"Well it’s not the same but a Robin flew into the back of my head while gardening the other day. I just wanted to tell some one lol
Ouch, was the bird ok? Sorry bird lover before human lol
Was you camouflaged? I was not silly thing was following me around as I cut down some very over grown bush’s was enjoying the moths that I had disturbed. It was fine and continued to follow me around lol was quite amusing. We have had loads in and around our gardens this year. He was a young one there’s about 4 of them about at the moment. Me and the neighbours have been amazed this year at the number of pairs of them we have seen as you will very rarely see more than one. I think they have loved all the extra gardening we have been doing they have almost become tame At the moment any of us are out there And there they are waiting for worms, moths, ants, ear wigs to be disturbed for their lunch lol The also very much like a tortilla
Ah ok, im seeing loads of young house sparrow now bloody gorgeous.
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"Well it’s not the same but a Robin flew into the back of my head while gardening the other day. I just wanted to tell some one lol
Ouch, was the bird ok? Sorry bird lover before human lol
Was you camouflaged? I was not silly thing was following me around as I cut down some very over grown bush’s was enjoying the moths that I had disturbed. It was fine and continued to follow me around lol was quite amusing. We have had loads in and around our gardens this year. He was a young one there’s about 4 of them about at the moment. Me and the neighbours have been amazed this year at the number of pairs of them we have seen as you will very rarely see more than one. I think they have loved all the extra gardening we have been doing they have almost become tame At the moment any of us are out there And there they are waiting for worms, moths, ants, ear wigs to be disturbed for their lunch lol The also very much like a tortilla
Ah ok, im seeing loads of young house sparrow now bloody gorgeous.
Robins are lovely but in adulthood they defend their territory and can fight to the death. Its their garden not yours lol well they have certainly loved it this year across 4 of the gardens do not go a hour with out seeing a least a couple of them "All wildlife seems to be thriving right now, its beautiful x | |||
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"I love watching the birds of prey, we have loads here, but my favourite is the red kite Red kites are absolutely beautiful birds, for such a size they have very weak talons. Ive seen the white one up in Gigrin farm x" White? I didn’t know about that, I’ll have to look it up | |||
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"Sad story this morning . I know its nature but our local Red Kite has torn a poor Dove to shreds and left it on the path by our back gate . It could be a fox though as we have them too , . It was saddening to see but that's nature "Are you sure it was the kite, they normally eat the stuff that’s already dead | |||
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"Sad story this morning . I know its nature but our local Red Kite has torn a poor Dove to shreds and left it on the path by our back gate . It could be a fox though as we have them too , . It was saddening to see but that's nature
Are you sure it was the kite, they normally eat the stuff that’s already dead "Agree - would suspect foxes or the local cats - the two that live with me are forever bringing them in | |||
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"Sad story this morning . I know its nature but our local Red Kite has torn a poor Dove to shreds and left it on the path by our back gate . It could be a fox though as we have them too , . It was saddening to see but that's nature
Are you sure it was the kite, they normally eat the stuff that’s already dead "It's been killing shitloads of birds lately , but then so have the foxes so I cant be sure either way  | |||
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"Sad story this morning . I know its nature but our local Red Kite has torn a poor Dove to shreds and left it on the path by our back gate . It could be a fox though as we have them too , . It was saddening to see but that's nature
Are you sure it was the kite, they normally eat the stuff that’s already dead
Agree - would suspect foxes or the local cats - the two that live with me are forever bringing them in "You live with foxes. You foxy bugger you. I heard that domestic cats were responsible for the death of more birds than any other single cause of death. | |||
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"Sad story this morning . I know its nature but our local Red Kite has torn a poor Dove to shreds and left it on the path by our back gate . It could be a fox though as we have them too , . It was saddening to see but that's nature "It could be a cat, A redkite kills to eat and wouldn't have left its dinner there. Its also got very weak talons. Fox possibly but would eat it or take it away. Cats kill for sport. Its a harsh side to nature but they cant all go to tesco food shopping lol Was it plucked? | |||
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"I am lucky to live in the countryside where we have Red Kites, Buzzards, Kestrals, Perigrin Falcons, Sparrow Hawks and Owls. It is a pleasure to see them soaring over the house. " You have a lovely variety where you live. I saw my first wild owl only last week, it was a long eared owl, bloody stunning x | |||
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"Sad story this morning . I know its nature but our local Red Kite has torn a poor Dove to shreds and left it on the path by our back gate . It could be a fox though as we have them too , . It was saddening to see but that's nature
It could be a cat, A redkite kills to eat and wouldn't have left its dinner there. Its also got very weak talons. Fox possibly but would eat it or take it away. Cats kill for sport. Its a harsh side to nature but they cant all go to tesco food shopping lol
Was it plucked? "No , it was mutilated, cats dont bother eating them as far as I know so I'm assuming it was the Kite or a Fox . I've witnessed this Kite preying on small birds so it could be | |||
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