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Ringed Sparrow?
WE have lots of feeding stations around the garden and have lots of birds.
We also have a veranda across the back of the house and in all of the foul weather yesterday, we had a great deal of birds taking the food from the floor 'in the dry'. Some were very close, just the other side of the patio doors from where I sit at the computer. I feel sure there was a Sparrow with a ring on its leg. Kept on visiting but too close for me to get my binos on and just too far and too quick moving to give a close examination. (About 5 feet away from me) Have they been ringed? Mike -- The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy Reunion Bournemouth August/September 2007 www.rneba.org.uk |
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Ringed Sparrow?
On 14 May, 10:38, "'Mike'" wrote:
WE have lots of feeding stations around the garden and have lots of birds. We also have a veranda across the back of the house and in all of the foul weather yesterday, we had a great deal of birds taking the food from the floor 'in the dry'. Some were very close, just the other side of the patio doors from where I sit at the computer. I feel sure there was a Sparrow with a ring on its leg. Kept on visiting but too close for me to get my binos on and just too far and too quick moving to give a close examination. (About 5 feet away from me) Have they been ringed? Dunno. The one I've found in my youngest bedroom yesterday morning didn't have a ring, nor a head. I found the beak when I vaccumed ... This is the third one. The massacre has begun. My she cat is impossible. There's nothing I can do. I just cross my fingers that she won't get any offsprings fledgling from Mr and Mrs Robin (who took up residency in my ivy). |
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Ringed Sparrow?
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... WE have lots of feeding stations around the garden and have lots of birds. We also have a veranda across the back of the house and in all of the foul weather yesterday, we had a great deal of birds taking the food from the floor 'in the dry'. Some were very close, just the other side of the patio doors from where I sit at the computer. I feel sure there was a Sparrow with a ring on its leg. Kept on visiting but too close for me to get my binos on and just too far and too quick moving to give a close examination. (About 5 feet away from me) Have they been ringed? Quite possibly. See http://www.bto.org/ringing/ringinfo/ras/index.htm Sparrows are amongst the species studied. |
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Have they been ringed? Quite possibly. See http://www.bto.org/ringing/ringinfo/ras/index.htm Sparrows are amongst the species studied. We had quite a number of swallows ringed last year, the swallows are back but my eyes are not sharp enough to see if any of them are ringed. kate |
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Ringed Sparrow?
In message . com, La
Puce writes Dunno. The one I've found in my youngest bedroom yesterday morning didn't have a ring, nor a head. I found the beak when I vaccumed ... This is the third one. The massacre has begun. My she cat is impossible. There's nothing I can do. I just cross my fingers that she won't get any offsprings fledgling from Mr and Mrs Robin (who took up residency in my ivy). Your cat won't eat a second robin, they make cats sick. -- Sue ] |
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Ringed Sparrow?
On 15 May, 20:32, MadCow wrote:
Your cat won't eat a second robin, they make cats sick. Really?! Well that's good to know ;o) |
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"MadCow" wrote in message ... In message . com, La Puce writes Dunno. The one I've found in my youngest bedroom yesterday morning didn't have a ring, nor a head. I found the beak when I vaccumed ... This is the third one. The massacre has begun. My she cat is impossible. There's nothing I can do. I just cross my fingers that she won't get any offsprings fledgling from Mr and Mrs Robin (who took up residency in my ivy). Your cat won't eat a second robin, they make cats sick. It might not eat a second robin, but might well still stalk and kill one, just for fun. Cats love hunting - I watched one yesterday evening, which had climbed to the roof of a two storey house opposite, and was lying on the end ridge tile, trying to get at nests constructed under the roof tiles (the birds gain access by way of deteriorated mortar grouting along the eaves). It wasn't doing that because it was hungry, judging by its size and condition. |
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