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Northern Exile
Northern Exile
Jun 2019
9:09am, 17 Jun 2019
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Mr Jay came calling again this morning. Getting to be a regular visitor :-)
Rosehip
Rosehip
Jun 2019
10:08am, 17 Jun 2019
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It took the young starlings about 15 minutes to empty the seed feeder this morning - I'm not sure I can afford to feed them and my family at this rate ;)

Barn owl out and about ~ 6.30 this morning
um
um
Jun 2019
10:17am, 17 Jun 2019
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Talking of emptying feeders, was at MiL's the other day, and saw this ...

1) Innocent?


2) Squirrel proof ?


He (or she?) seemed to leap across, into and out of with ease ...
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
Jun 2019
10:46am, 17 Jun 2019
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That squirrel would be an easy shot when inside the bird feeder.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Jun 2019
10:50am, 17 Jun 2019
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Jun 2019
1:52pm, 17 Jun 2019
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I have a couple of those feeders and thankfully our squirrel seems to be too large to squeeze through the bars.

However, he or she is making a determined effort to chew through the thick plastic dustbin I keep the bird seed in.
J2R
J2R
Jun 2019
5:52pm, 17 Jun 2019
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Heard a cuckoo calling yesterday. Seems quite late to me. When do they normally shut up shop?
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Jun 2019
5:56pm, 17 Jun 2019
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I heard one yesterday as well.
J2R
J2R
Jun 2019
6:21pm, 17 Jun 2019
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I may have heard them in mid-June before, I can't recall. I just tend to think of them as birds of May and the beginning of June, more spring than summer birds (not that we're really getting summer weather, which may of course be connected).
flyingfinn
flyingfinn
Jun 2019
6:36pm, 17 Jun 2019
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There was a Cuckoo calling as I climbed Wansfell Pike on Saturday and I had the same thoughts about it being a bit late.

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