For WHO's birders

[Nurse Ratched]

"I thought you might like this video.



It's a compilation of different birds singing. Beautiful photography. If you expand the 'title' under the video it gives a list of species and the times they pop up in the video. Most of the species are familiar to us in the UK, but there are some 'exotics' (the cranes - wow, what a noise!) It was filmed in Belarus. The guy has a channel you can subscribe to. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and maybe it'll take your mind off you-know-what for a few blessed minutes."

[WHU(Exeter)]

"Blue tits make a right racket when they're near food which I've never really understood, I suppose it might be a call to others that foods on the go. To my next door's cat though it's more ""I'm here, try and get me""..."

[plankton]

"J.Riddle 3:16 Tue Jun 28 Re: For WHO's birders https://tinyurl.com/2bm3ury8 The Norwegian Blue prefers kippin' on it's back! Remarkable bird, id'nit, squire? Lovely plumage!"

[gph]

Hearing is the least important sense when it comes to tits. None are in the top ten for singing. https://www.bl.uk/the-language-of-birds/articles/the-top-10-british-birdsongs

[Nurse Ratched]

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[Mike Oxsaw]

Ag! Ag! Ag! Where would we be without WHO posters being to knock out an innuendo on demand?

[Lee Trundle]

"I don't think cats can even be arsed in this weather, Nursey. And thanks for talking about your great tits. *unzips*"

[Nurse Ratched]

"Hello. A young great tit came into my sitting room for his live mealworms a little while ago. Great tits mostly grab and go, compared to the robins who show more curiosity in the humans and surroundings. However, this young great tit chap stuck around a good 5-10 minutes, barely touching the worms, and doing the avian equivalent of panting. I think he needed the shade. Please be kind and put out SHALLOW dishes of water for the birds in your gardens today, unless you have a cat. Thank you."

[J.Riddle]

https://tinyurl.com/2bm3ury8

[Aalborg Hammer]

Currently ensconced on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. We're overlooking the sea across a barley field..we were delighted to see an osprey hovering over the field this evening. The local press have been touting it as a western osprey although my bird book doesn't mention it .Apparently they had a pair hatch in Poole harbour this year.That's one to tick off

[arsegrapes]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-61707476

[gph]

Careful out there https://www.darkododig.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/shark-bird.jpg

[Tomshardware]

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/bird-flu-seabirds-scotland-rspb-b2097369.html Very sad and worrying.

[gph]

Crows as intelligent as 7-yo humans? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aWL2iEb6y4

[WHU(Exeter)]

"That’s a fair point gph. I’ve known the cat in question for years now, ever since he was a kitten, he used to spend hours watching me gardening. He’s in his later years now and more often than not off his nut on catnip, so I do respect the fact that he’s still “got it”. Just wish he’d stick to mice… ( the robins have been back, the dunnocks haven’t :("

[Tomshardware]

Anyone see the hedgehog eating those Skylark chicks on Springwatch? Never knew they would predate birds.

[Tomshardware]

Anyone see the hedgehog eating those Skylark chicks on Springwatch? Never knew they would predate birds.

[gph]

"""Nature can be very cruel !!"" Strange, if humans do something similar in war, they are usually admired for their tactical astuteness."

[WHU(Exeter)]

"Have had a pair of dunnocks visit pretty much daily for the last few weeks. Really pretty birds with a way about them. Also get a pair of robins coming for mealy worms each day. The neighbours cat who on average seems to take out no more than a couple birds a year, was finishing off one yesterday morning. Unidentifiable. The thought that it’s one of the dunnocks or robins has really pissed me off."

[ironsofcanada]

Starlings in the eaves and robins in the garden. Neither than welcome.

[Eerie Descent]

"Did you set that up before or after you transitioned, Capitol They son?"

[Capitol Man]

https://birdsarentreal.com/

[ted fenton]

lab 4:49 Wed May 11 Re: For WHO's birders Magpies do a similar thing here I'm often chasing them off. Nature can be very cruel !! ;-(

[Tomshardware]

Springwatch is back on for anyone interested in nature.

[lab]

"This morning I was at Marble Bay inGuernsey . I could hear a fuss on the high rocks over to my right , an oyster catcher was chasing a crow away , the thing was this crow I believe was a decoy . Another crow swooped on the rocks a carried off a young chick from the wading birds nest . This happened twice while I was there ."

[Tomshardware]

Interesting stuff nurse.