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The Joy of Nature - big bird watch and surprising behaviour of a cow!

Marianne72

Here are two things to cheer you! Take part in the Big Garden Bird Watch this weekend. This is a joyous thing to do, knowing you will be part of a much-needed citizen science project by RSPB. The second is amazing behavour of a farmyard cow, using tools. Enjoy!

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  • Nice post Marianne!!

    I love birds, especially birds of prey. I've had some amazing encounters with buzzards. I have a wood and fields on the edge of our housing estate.

    I'm going to watch the film H is for  Hawk tomorrow too. It's about a Goshawk. I'm not sure I agree with falconry though. It's a true story about dealing with grief.

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  • Nice post Marianne!!

    I love birds, especially birds of prey. I've had some amazing encounters with buzzards. I have a wood and fields on the edge of our housing estate.

    I'm going to watch the film H is for  Hawk tomorrow too. It's about a Goshawk. I'm not sure I agree with falconry though. It's a true story about dealing with grief.

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  • in reply to Lonehare12

    Have you read Chris Packham's, Fingers in the sparkle jar, and his relationship to his kestrel? Will have to check it that film. 

    There were golden eagle released in our region but one's already been killed. (There is an article about it going to roost then mysteriously disappearing tag and all). Really sad what the landed rich do to our native wildlife to support their blood sports.

    We've been to Islay and Mull, decades ago, such a multitude of birds of prey. Got soaked to the skin on an rspb walk on the 'O' on Islay to see Eagles but it was worth it. Mull was better for white tails but Islay was were we saw hen harriers.

    We did enjoy lots of passerines we hadn't seen before too on both! Would love to go again and to the islands and places like Skye and the Cairngorms. Crested tit and crossbill are high on my list of wanting to see, along with wild goshawk and marsh harrier.

  • in reply to Lonehare12

    We're lucky with the numbers of birds of prey round here, we have buzzards, kestrels, sparrow hawks, peregrine falcons and I think marsh harriers. We don't have Red Kites, I'm not sure if theres a lack of suitable nest sites on the island in general or if they've just not come over here yet? Some terrible people, killed the two golden eagles that were introduced to Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), if I ever meet those people they will die a horrible death like the one they inflicted on the eagles.

    When I was on Skye I used to see lots of golden eagles, I once saw a pair teaching their young how to ride the air currents. One parent was high above and demonstrating what to do for the youngsters, whilst the other parent was lower down, below the youngsters, probably to help if they made a mistake?