Ornithology v dog lovers

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Churchill

#15
November 21, 2019, 11:47:43 AM
Quote from: Barry post_id=6811 time=1574331621 user_id=51
We've never had any woodpeckers in the garden, but saw a pair of green woodpeckers by the canal right next to Merry Hill shopping centre, of all places. We saw our first kingfisher by the canal, too. We love the birds!  :frit:


I see a Kingfisher very often when fishing on a local lake , also a Heron, Mallards , Coots , Egyptian Geese, flipping Cormorants too often the ever present Canada Geese, Crested Grebes in the summer, very occasional water vole, saw a Red Kite once last season, yes I like all wildlife
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Barry

#14
November 21, 2019, 10:20:21 AM
We've never had any woodpeckers in the garden, but saw a pair of green woodpeckers by the canal right next to Merry Hill shopping centre, of all places. We saw our first kingfisher by the canal, too. We love the birds!  :frit:
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Churchill

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November 21, 2019, 10:17:18 AM
Quote from: Barry post_id=6808 time=1574330826 user_id=51
My daughter used to live in Lewisham and the ring neck parakeets were incredibly noisy!

In our garden was quiet this morning, but yesterday had sparrows, pair of dunnocks, blue tits, ring neck dove, wood pigeon, magpie, goldcrest.

We have a local sparrowhawk which occasionally has a pigeon for tea.


Too many wood pigeons visit my garden every day, I put food out for the smaller birds in a feeder but the tree rats chewed through it to get the seeds, not as many blackbirds as last year , and the very occasional thrush , see Kestrels and Sparrow Hawks overhead quite frequently which the Crows mob,

Buzzards soar overhead occasionally.



Foxes all day and night, never seen a Dunnock , blue tits yes also finches and Magpies, have rare visits from Greater Woodpecker,
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Barry

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November 21, 2019, 10:07:06 AM
Quote from: Churchill post_id=6797 time=1574326713 user_id=69
To get this back on thread , in my back garden this morning I have a visit from a Green Woodpecker , some Sparrows who are not as common as they used to be, two young Crows a Jay and my resident Robin, and a whole pigging Squadron of Parakeets in next door willow tree noisy buggers ,

My daughter used to live in Lewisham and the ring neck parakeets were incredibly noisy!

In our garden was quiet this morning, but yesterday had sparrows, pair of dunnocks, blue tits, ring neck dove, wood pigeon, magpie, goldcrest.

We have a local sparrowhawk which occasionally has a pigeon for tea.
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papasmurf

#11
November 21, 2019, 09:35:27 AM
Quote from: Churchill post_id=6797 time=1574326713 user_id=69
To get this back on thread , in my back garden this morning I have a visit from a Green Woodpecker , some Sparrows who are not as common as they used to be, two young Crows a Jay and my resident Robin, and a whole pigging Squadron of Parakeets in next door willow tree noisy buggers ,


Sometimes  David Attenborough would be able to do a one hour long TV program about the wildlife in my back garden. (As long as none of my neighbours cats turned up.)
Nemini parco qui vivit in orbe

Churchill

#10
November 21, 2019, 08:58:33 AM
To get this back on thread , in my back garden this morning I have a visit from a Green Woodpecker , some Sparrows who are not as common as they used to be, two young Crows a Jay and my resident Robin, and a whole pigging Squadron of Parakeets in next door willow tree noisy buggers ,
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Wiggles

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November 18, 2019, 02:36:31 PM
Quote from: "patman post" post_id=6412 time=1574087030 user_id=70
Malaria carrying mosquitoes are carrying out their natural function, but we eradicate them where we can. Same with wasps nesting inconveniently in dwellings. When most things become pests, we try to control them. I see nothing wrong with treating cats in the same way — particularly if it aids the survival of other species. As for humans, they can be educated and trained and/or forced to respect the environment. Cats can't, so restricting them reduces, overall, the danger to other species...


If we decided to allow cats to die off naturally by castration of all the males I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Your suggestion of cruelty disgusts me though. To poison somebody's loved pet, and allow that person to watch it die a painful death, is just vile
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Churchill

#8
November 18, 2019, 02:25:05 PM
I like dogs but what I don't like is dog owners that are cruel towards them or neglect them , or do not clean up after them
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patman post

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November 18, 2019, 02:23:50 PM
Malaria carrying mosquitoes are carrying out their natural function, but we eradicate them where we can. Same with wasps nesting inconveniently in dwellings. When most things become pests, we try to control them. I see nothing wrong with treating cats in the same way — particularly if it aids the survival of other species. As for humans, they can be educated and trained and/or forced to respect the environment. Cats can't, so restricting them reduces, overall, the danger to other species...
On climate change — we're talking, we're beginning to act, but we're still not doing enough...

Wiggles

#6
November 18, 2019, 01:57:57 PM
Quote from: "patman post" post_id=6304 time=1574011264 user_id=70
Uncontrolled dogs can be trouble. But pet cats are worse — they are a big problem for wild life. I believe owners should be fined if they allow their cats to roam between dusk and dawn, and the rest of us should be allowed to put out poisoned bait (as we can do for rats), but only leave it there during the hours of darkness.

I could be persuaded to go further and ban cat ownership outside of built-up areas to protect birds, mammals and insects in the belief traffic should keep their numbers under control...



https://time.com/5382551/new-zealand-cat-ban/">https://time.com/5382551/new-zealand-cat-ban/


LOL. Yes cats are a bit of a problem for wildlife, but I suspect for every wildlife death a cat causes, our specie probably cause a million. Cats and dogs bring endless pleasure to millions of people, and to inflict pain on a cat because it is carrying out it's instincts is barbaric. We have domestic cats because human beings have them domestic. I get infuriated when people start ranting on about there being to many of a certain specie or another, when we have managed to cram 67m people into a small country. Let's get things into proportion shall we, it's not pleasant when a cat kills a rare bird, but who moans when it is a rat or a pigeon. Unfortunately we can't teach cats to only kill the things we don't like, so until then, let's just shut up.
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patman post

#5
November 17, 2019, 05:21:04 PM
Uncontrolled dogs can be trouble. But pet cats are worse — they are a big problem for wild life. I believe owners should be fined if they allow their cats to roam between dusk and dawn, and the rest of us should be allowed to put out poisoned bait (as we can do for rats), but only leave it there during the hours of darkness.

I could be persuaded to go further and ban cat ownership outside of built-up areas to protect birds, mammals and insects in the belief traffic should keep their numbers under control...



https://time.com/5382551/new-zealand-cat-ban/">https://time.com/5382551/new-zealand-cat-ban/
On climate change — we're talking, we're beginning to act, but we're still not doing enough...

Churchill

#4
November 14, 2019, 08:48:36 PM
:lol:



I am not a fan of cats they kill so many birds every year, I wish they would stick to rats and mice
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Barry

#3
November 12, 2019, 10:14:51 AM
An ID parade has been set up for your linked incident, Dynamis:

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/identify-gulls">//https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/identify-gulls

 :frit:
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Borg Refinery

#2
November 12, 2019, 01:37:24 AM
LOL!



The linked story, while even worse, is just a funny headline..



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49070562">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49070562



We're going to hell and there'll be angry chihuahuas waiting for us...with Jennifer Aniston first among them!
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Barry

#1
November 11, 2019, 09:40:12 PM
As a lover of birds of prey and having a bit of a downer on chihuahuas this story made me smile.

I know I shouldn't but just couldn't help it.  :lol:



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-50376499">//https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-50376499
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