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Makov Animal Rescue Station
One of our favourites.
The Pond cam has remained throughout the year, with new-to-us maturing cygnets and fawns still at the bottle-feeding stage:
No table manners !!!
The second cam has been a White Stork nest, which I have not been following during Osprey season. The nest is very close to the ground because the Storks can't fly!
Today I find that the second cam has reverted to the birdie feeder we love - except it's been totally refurbished! (Wish they'd zoom out just a teeny tad.) Improved sound !!! And look who popped in a few seconds after I started the download
This was an incidental I came across on BirdwatchingHQ (you know how he hosts lots of cams unrelated to his own):
"Nocturnal thieves..."
IMAGICAT
From a couple of days of Makov feeder.
The Middle-spotted Woodpecker under a fleeing Great Tit:
Blue Tit not looking pretty, looks like it's ringed:
There are "hundreds" of Spadgers every day. shame that just these few were transfixed - they were gone a split second later, along with all the other birds in the area except the ones in the dangling "house" feeder. who just wondered what all the fuss was about:
First in @ 07:00 - a couple of poses while it found food and kept an eye out for threats:
Jays were in and out nicking the peanuts:
Definitely more than one, I wonder how numerous they are?
Reminding me to say that very few Greenfinches are visiting lately, this was an oddment:
But then there were at least 4 togeher yesterday late afternoon.
Glaslyn
23/24 October night:
These 4 were swimming on the river for hours:
Then 2 sailed in from under the bridge and joined them:
Dang we have a spider:
And a web - but shortly after this snap it rained heavily and afterward the web could not be seen:
The regular Mule Swan couple in harmony:
Eek! What happened to the LG Feeder cam? After an hour or so (?) it restarted itself correctly:
I was calling the Crestie a bully until a thorough investigation showed that it was minding its own business until the Coal tit provoked it - the Coalie was chased out of the picture and Crestie returned to enjoy its session:
Not long before nightcam the Treecreeper spent a few minutes eating (after that, a Crestie, then nightfall):
Magpie @ Makov:
Many thanks Scylla for the Makov, Glaslyn & LG feeder updates, am enjoying them very much!
2013 photos & vids here
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WendyBartter said:am enjoying them very much!
Glaslyn - the 25th looked like a lovely day.
Goosander? They never did focus perfectly:
One half of the Mute Swan couple, half under, feetz paddling:
The 26th was a cloudy day leading to a misty evening, I didn't spot any "good" captures.
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LotL !!!
It came to my notice on the 25th that the cam was live again
First day, the Raven visited a couple of times and there were a lot of ducks congregating and moving down the Loch:
How can I be expected to spot a Tawny on the nest with this lot flickering away?
Next day, it looked as tho the ducks were panicked - was there an otter maybe? There was still disturbance on the surface after most of the ducks had gone:
Wonderful 'snaps' all . Thank you. . Loved the Goosanders and Mute Swan and Ducks . Love em all loved just everything and, I also grabbed a snap of the Point Croesor Osprey nest nest on that great close up (doesn't often happen)
PS what a great 'panic' video ! - maybe an otter ?? or a dog of course , although I would have thought not as likely. Any other suggestions anyone?
Unknown said:maybe an otter ??
That's what I thought/wondered.
There's no freeze in this video - whatever was so fascinating to the squirrel?
Makov
I've been meaning to "do" the Nuthatch for ages, this time it was still for just long enough - and I'm intrigued by its bottie pattern - is there an evolutionary reason for it?
Greenfinches have been back in force (but not as many as sparrows):
Unlisted video because it's a charming little helper again:
Bravo for the greenfinches but please could we have more sparrow videos ( no pressure of course )
Thank you Scylla
27 October
LotL
Sparrowhawk ???
Mystery flyer-by:
Next day, this Jay arrived with morsel, stayed 30 seconds, left with morsel:
I had flu & covid jabs on Tuesday, been swollen, sore and knackered (more than usual) ever since - I've been thru the cams for anything unusual...
Yes a sparrowhawk I reckon scylla. I wondered about a goshawk but then un-wondered. Thanks for the puzzle