Av just chased 5 grrrr why can't they just leave ma wee birds tae eat in peaceSnappyMac wrote: Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:10 am Better than no activity...I guess !
I might have been able to find a pigeon...
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Pardon the Scottish accent
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Yes, SM pigeons are cute (I raised them in my younger days) but not these glorified furry rats!
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My resident shrew is getting bolder and drinking at the pond during the day.
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I've never considered ickle furry beasties needing to drink... quite a perilous position!
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Great video Nick, it is so quick darting about.Nick wrote: Wed Sep 24, 2025 8:07 am My resident shrew is getting bolder and drinking at the pond during the day.
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This is unbelievable!!!
My wife and I dug out the gooseberry bush roots and tilled the ground deep in front of our balcony today due to previous rat problems there.
Now it was 19:25 and sunset was at 19:10 but it was still light out. So I was out on the balcony bringing in the bird feeders and sweeping the balcony deck of any stray seed.
I looked out over the balcony for any new rat holes and there sitting by our garden edge was this hudge, strong White-Tailed Eagle, brown with a yellow beak. We had quite the stare-down contest but then he turned his back to me and slowly flew away over the lawn to the south! It was then that I saw his white tail feathers! Truely Amazing!!!
But I hope the Tits living in the cherry laurel bushes next to where he was are OK! But my rat problem is now solved!
Something had landed so hard on the outside edge of my balcony's berry pergola the other evening as to tilt the pergola slightly with a loud thud. That must have been what it was!!! Heavens!
They live over in the industrial park and on the high voltage towers at the edge of the fields just south of me. The German state news agency 'NDR' also had reported about White-Tailed Eagles lately coming inland to small towns here in Schleswig - Holstein.
My wife and I dug out the gooseberry bush roots and tilled the ground deep in front of our balcony today due to previous rat problems there.
Now it was 19:25 and sunset was at 19:10 but it was still light out. So I was out on the balcony bringing in the bird feeders and sweeping the balcony deck of any stray seed.
I looked out over the balcony for any new rat holes and there sitting by our garden edge was this hudge, strong White-Tailed Eagle, brown with a yellow beak. We had quite the stare-down contest but then he turned his back to me and slowly flew away over the lawn to the south! It was then that I saw his white tail feathers! Truely Amazing!!!
But I hope the Tits living in the cherry laurel bushes next to where he was are OK! But my rat problem is now solved!
Something had landed so hard on the outside edge of my balcony's berry pergola the other evening as to tilt the pergola slightly with a loud thud. That must have been what it was!!! Heavens!
They live over in the industrial park and on the high voltage towers at the edge of the fields just south of me. The German state news agency 'NDR' also had reported about White-Tailed Eagles lately coming inland to small towns here in Schleswig - Holstein.
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Managed to get out today as there was hardly any rain. Did come across a common lizard in the usual spot.
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Nice find William. The only lizzard I have seen locally was being carefully held by a kestrelWillpar wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 1:29 pm Managed to get out today as there was hardly any rain. Did come across a common lizard in the usual spot.
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The milder weather has woken up at least one of my frogs. Unless frost intervenes their numbers should go to 20 to 30 in a very short time. 