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Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Oct 2021
10:58pm, 5 Oct 2021
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Red Squirrel
My favourite owl is the teet
bonners
bonners
Oct 2021
12:02am, 6 Oct 2021
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bonners
"My" young male sparrowhawk is back. Unfortunately, or fortunately, he is improving his hunting skills. I was alerted to his presence by the alarm calls of the sparrows. It looked like they'd all escaped as he was pottering on the ground with nothing. However he then dived into the hedge and came out with a male sparrow. Really interesting hunting, if a little sad. But I still cant get over just how small he is compared to any other sparrowhawk I've seen in the past. It seemed to be a bit of a struggle to take the sparrow off.
bonners
bonners
Oct 2021
2:06pm, 6 Oct 2021
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bonners
Grey wagtails back in the garden today. Plenty of buzzards around takingvin the clear skies
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Oct 2021
4:07pm, 6 Oct 2021
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Derby Tup
Male sparrowhawk are small; much smaller than female or a kestrel say

Several jay today plus kestrel and buzzard, which I don’t often see at home
Ness
Ness
Oct 2021
4:21pm, 6 Oct 2021
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Ness
That’s excellent, DT. My garden has been much more mundane in comparison. My mob of starlings returned today. Quite nice to see them with adult plumage. They hadn’t been in the garden for a while.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Oct 2021
7:07pm, 6 Oct 2021
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Rosehip
Big flock of returning lapwing :)
alpenrose
alpenrose
Oct 2021
9:18pm, 6 Oct 2021
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alpenrose
I was gardening this afternoon, heard mewling, looked up and saw a pair of buzzards flying around.
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Oct 2021
6:16pm, 7 Oct 2021
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Red Squirrel
I've moved next to a big, green cemetery with a nature reserve at the side of it. Lots of jays harvesting goodies from the trees. There are also green woodpeckers in residence. I saw one shooting through the air like a rocket, with its wings held to its side. I really love greenies.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Oct 2021
6:18pm, 7 Oct 2021
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Derby Tup
That sounds a great place to be Red. If you’re staying a while next spring should be good
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
Oct 2021
6:29pm, 7 Oct 2021
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Northern Exile
We had a jay in our back garden today, quite a rare occurrence despite there being plenty of woodland around.

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