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Found this beauty in my greenhouse today, it let me pick it up and posed
for this before releasing. Should have been cross as it has eaten all the male blackbirds over the last two weekswww.roselandhouse.co.uk/visitor.htm -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwallwww.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Is that a Merlin? Des I thought it was a sparrow hawk, but I am no expert, we only realy see Merlins at the coast, but I think they are bigger -- Charlie Pridham, I have never seen either that close so I cannot tell the difference from that view :-). *Merlins are smaller that Sparrowhawks and do eat birds. *Sparrowhawks are much commoner though and you had the thing in your hand so I will not argue that. The small looking size made me think Merlin. Des Remember that the male sparrowhawk is substantially smaller than the female; I think that's what you've got here. |
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"Sacha" wrote I'd rather like to put a nightcam out on the field and/or in the garden to see what patrols through during darkness. Sometimes the dogs wake up going mad and barking like maniacs so we suspect foxes or badgers crossing the lawn. A friend of ours has one of those night vision telescopes, his was very expensive but they are coming down in price drastically now, they make pitch black look like grainy green tinted daylight. Amazing thing for viewing what's hidden during the hours of darkness. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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On 17/4/08 17:34, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote: "Sacha" wrote I'd rather like to put a nightcam out on the field and/or in the garden to see what patrols through during darkness. Sometimes the dogs wake up going mad and barking like maniacs so we suspect foxes or badgers crossing the lawn. A friend of ours has one of those night vision telescopes, his was very expensive but they are coming down in price drastically now, they make pitch black look like grainy green tinted daylight. Amazing thing for viewing what's hidden during the hours of darkness. Yes, it's one of those luxury toys I don't need but I'd really enjoy! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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