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paulcook
paulcook
Dec 2021
1:14pm, 8 Dec 2021
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paulcook
We had an eagle owl on the North York Moors a couple of years back. Very much an escapee. From memory it caused some consternation in terms of wild vs introduced bird and its impact on the resident species.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Dec 2021
1:18pm, 8 Dec 2021
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Derby Tup
Goshawk was one I thought of and I’m sure I’ve read of eagle owl predating buzzard :-O
alpenrose
alpenrose
Dec 2021
6:31pm, 8 Dec 2021
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alpenrose
I glanced out of my side window yesterday and caught sight of what I decided was a young sparrowhawk as it seemed quite small. I've never seen one while I've been living here (over 12 years) but I'm sure they've always been about.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Dec 2021
11:54am, 12 Dec 2021
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Derby Tup
The birds know that for them spring isn’t actually that far away. Great tit teacher teachering yesterday at Parkrun, and again today here, plus this morning a blackbird singing. Isn’t nature wonderful?
J2R
J2R
Dec 2021
5:02pm, 15 Dec 2021
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J2R
Lovely view of a kingfisher today, flying ahead of me along the path as I was running (quite fast). Iridescence fully caught, quite beautiful.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Dec 2021
5:08pm, 15 Dec 2021
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Derby Tup
Pinkies over Haworth earlier today

bonners
bonners
Dec 2021
5:28pm, 15 Dec 2021
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bonners
Fantastic, how on earth can you tell? Experience or sounds, or something else?
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Dec 2021
5:36pm, 15 Dec 2021
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Derby Tup
Pinkies are like LTT, warblers or goldcrests - I usually hear them before I see them. Today’s were unusually quiet but one ‘honk’ is enough to set me off looking up
J2R
J2R
Dec 2021
5:39pm, 15 Dec 2021
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J2R
DT has good eyesight and can see the pinkness of a foot at 300 metres.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Dec 2021
5:47pm, 15 Dec 2021
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Derby Tup
:-)

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