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

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.

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.

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.

I'm not a member currently, used to be a member of a wildlife trust down south, and it was cool as there were some more secluded reserves that weren't open to the public, but members could access the hides. 

Thanks for the book recommendation, I've just added it to Spotify library.

Very sad to know about the golden eagle. 

I was considering joining the RSPB, I've recently had an email from them with a list of all the coach trips they have for members. I keep putting it off, I must get organised and make myself a member.