It's probably an ideal time to start the 2022 Odds & Sods thread off, with some squabbling starlings....
To view the 2021 thread, click HERE
This pair of starlings were having a right old go at each other, whilst another nipped in to the coconut shell for a food
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Lot to learn
i love robins said:Love the bird bath Mike, it looks like the Magpie does as well
So do the wood pigeons.
gaynorsl said:The heggie is chancing it's luck, a fox can roll them over easily enough if they are hungry enough.
They can, but all the evidence here, initially they were very cautious of the hoggies, keeping a distance and cautious eye on them, as though they'd had a prickly experience before....
Now they just feed alongside. I've just uploaded some more vids from the same trailcam.
Some more video from the same trailcam.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peak-rambler/51982322718/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peak-rambler/51982533099/
Watch the hedgehog go into defensive mode as the fox moves around.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peak-rambler/51982245651/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peak-rambler/51982308528/
Late to the party (as always) - wishing you all the best with the various surgeries Hazy. Hopefully you will be delighted with the results
I think your lovely looking tree with the Buzzard is a weeping Larch
Athletic Maggie - just wish they would stop taking the feeders off - haven't managed a photo of the Jays using the feeders yet
Cin J
Hazel, just to wish you well with your up coming operation, We will miss you while your away and in recovery and look forward to welcoming you back when your ready to return.
More from the magpie and bird bath, this time enjoying a drink.
Is it safe?
Looks nice and clear, even though there are some bits of dirt at the bottom!
Here goes, bottoms up....
Slurrrrrrp....
Time enough for one last slurp.....
It seems Mrs BB prefers the pond fountain for a bathe, rather than the bird bath.....
Apologies for the poor quality, it was very dull out and they were taken through the kitchen window, with rain drops on (which teased the AF ), and heavily cropped because the pond isn't that close.