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Wood Pigeon
Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner.
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Wood Pigeon
On 03/05/2013 09:43, David Hill wrote:
Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay If you were close enough to photograph it you were close enough to shoot it. They are the number one pest here. I recently dug out some brassicas and left them on the surface. Next morning the greenery had all been eaten. They breed like rabbits, it is one of the few birds that breed all year round. |
Wood Pigeon
On 2013-05-03 09:43:22 +0100, David Hill said:
Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay Lovely photos, David. The blossom just makes it. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Wood Pigeon
On 03/05/2013 09:48, Broadback wrote:
On 03/05/2013 09:43, David Hill wrote: Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay If you were close enough to photograph it you were close enough to shoot it. They are the number one pest here. I recently dug out some brassicas and left them on the surface. Next morning the greenery had all been eaten. They breed like rabbits, it is one of the few birds that breed all year round. But it would ruin the glass in the window. |
Wood Pigeon
On 03/05/2013 10:19, David Hill wrote:
On 03/05/2013 09:48, Broadback wrote: On 03/05/2013 09:43, David Hill wrote: Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay If you were close enough to photograph it you were close enough to shoot it. They are the number one pest here. I recently dug out some brassicas and left them on the surface. Next morning the greenery had all been eaten. They breed like rabbits, it is one of the few birds that breed all year round. But it would ruin the glass in the window. LOL! I shall think of that all day now! :~)) -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 2013-05-03 10:10:13 +0100, Chris Hogg said:
On Fri, 03 May 2013 09:43:22 +0100, David Hill wrote: Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay Some years ago we had quite a few collared doves nesting in the immediate neighbourhood. Then a family of buzzards set up home in nearby pine trees, and all the doves mysteriously disappeared. The buzzards reared three healthy and very noisy offspring! At present, we've got the lot! Wood pigeons, collared doves and a buzzard which shot past me just above my head and took to the heights mewing as it went. Minutes later, 4 were overhead. That has never happened before. We often see buzzards on top of a telegraph pole or fence post, however. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 03/05/2013 22:31, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-05-03 10:10:13 +0100, Chris Hogg said: On Fri, 03 May 2013 09:43:22 +0100, David Hill wrote: Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay Some years ago we had quite a few collared doves nesting in the immediate neighbourhood. Then a family of buzzards set up home in nearby pine trees, and all the doves mysteriously disappeared. The buzzards reared three healthy and very noisy offspring! At present, we've got the lot! Wood pigeons, collared doves and a buzzard which shot past me just above my head and took to the heights mewing as it went. Minutes later, 4 were overhead. That has never happened before. We often see buzzards on top of a telegraph pole or fence post, however. To that we can add Peregrine Falcons, Sparrow hawks and Kestrels as well as Buzzards and the occasional Red Kite, still hoping to see a Merlin |
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On 03/05/2013 22:45, David Hill wrote:
On 03/05/2013 22:31, Sacha wrote: On 2013-05-03 10:10:13 +0100, Chris Hogg said: On Fri, 03 May 2013 09:43:22 +0100, David Hill wrote: Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay Some years ago we had quite a few collared doves nesting in the immediate neighbourhood. Then a family of buzzards set up home in nearby pine trees, and all the doves mysteriously disappeared. The buzzards reared three healthy and very noisy offspring! At present, we've got the lot! Wood pigeons, collared doves and a buzzard which shot past me just above my head and took to the heights mewing as it went. Minutes later, 4 were overhead. That has never happened before. We often see buzzards on top of a telegraph pole or fence post, however. To that we can add Peregrine Falcons, Sparrow hawks and Kestrels as well as Buzzards and the occasional Red Kite, still hoping to see a Merlin We have buzzards aplenty here, not done much to reduce the wood pigeon population sadly.What does amuse me is to watch the rooks chase off the buzzards, even just one rook, though it is smaller. |
Wood Pigeon
On 2013-05-03 22:45:43 +0100, David Hill said:
On 03/05/2013 22:31, Sacha wrote: On 2013-05-03 10:10:13 +0100, Chris Hogg said: On Fri, 03 May 2013 09:43:22 +0100, David Hill wrote: Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay Some years ago we had quite a few collared doves nesting in the immediate neighbourhood. Then a family of buzzards set up home in nearby pine trees, and all the doves mysteriously disappeared. The buzzards reared three healthy and very noisy offspring! At present, we've got the lot! Wood pigeons, collared doves and a buzzard which shot past me just above my head and took to the heights mewing as it went. Minutes later, 4 were overhead. That has never happened before. We often see buzzards on top of a telegraph pole or fence post, however. To that we can add Peregrine Falcons, Sparrow hawks and Kestrels as well as Buzzards and the occasional Red Kite, still hoping to see a Merlin We often see Sparrow hawks and Kestrels but never a Peregrine or a Merlin! I've just seen a dipper as we were sitting in a pub near a bit of the Dart. I've often heard of them round here but have never seen one until today. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Wood Pigeon
"Chris Hogg" wrote in message ... On Fri, 03 May 2013 09:43:22 +0100, David Hill wrote: Couldn't resist this, then it was joined by its partner. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps07d0f216.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc9a58f0b.jpg David@ a sunless end of Swansea Bay Some years ago we had quite a few collared doves nesting in the immediate neighbourhood. Then a family of buzzards set up home in nearby pine trees, and all the doves mysteriously disappeared. The buzzards reared three healthy and very noisy offspring! Had the same problem but with sparrowhawks, I lost all the collared doves. They are now just starting to get back. |
Wood Pigeon
Christina Websell wrote:
Had the same problem but with sparrowhawks, I lost all the collared doves. They are now just starting to get back. Speaking of which .. I woke up this morning to a collared dove flying into my bedroom window (closed, thunk). Then another. Then they both flapped about trying to get through the glass. THen they went up to the roof, I think. (or into the eaves and we have doves in the loft). Then an hour or so later the same thing happened again! (just 1 this time) It was very odd. |
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