longboard Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 There's a right commotion in our garden this morning, with a flock of redwing trying to devour the ripe rowan berries. Our resident blackbirds are not happy about it at all. I'll try and get some photos but I can't promise anything, as none of them seem to want to stand still for a picture... Masses of redwings and fieldfares piling into the country in the last few days. Lots of pink footed geese on the move. Whooper swans moving though Calderdale this am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Masses of redwings and fieldfares piling into the country in the last few days. Lots of pink footed geese on the move. Whooper swans moving though Calderdale this am. Saw a huge flock of fieldfare yesterday at White Gap on the road from Little Weighton to High Hunsley. There were scores of them. Later on at Walling Fen there was the elegant sight of a little egret flying just overhead, "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 There have been waxwings in Halifax in the last three weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Wire Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 A pair of Mandarin ducks has reappeared on the lake at Golden Acre. Amazing looking creature, the male. (not my pic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Striking birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C H Calthrop Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Striking birds. Too right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I've just seen a bumble bee flying around outside. On Christmas Day!! The world's gone mad. "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I've just seen a bumble bee flying around outside. On Christmas Day!! Personally, I think has slightly more fitting lyrics... "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my missus Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 we had a big fat wasp trying to come in through the kitchen door just the other day, "i dealt with it" Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Wasps...... b'stards!!!! "I love our club, absolutely love it". (Overton, M 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Personally, I think has slightly more fitting lyrics... Pfft You can see three ships any Christmas Day if you take a stroll down the docks. And the version Ritchie Blackmore and his mrs did is loads better. "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I was in a car a couple of days ago,in Farndale (Yorkshire) and there were partridges everywhere. Never seen so many in one short stretch of road before. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I was in a car a couple of days ago,in Farndale (Yorkshire) and there were partridges everywhere. Never seen so many in one short stretch of road before. Futtocks, were they grey, or red legged, or both? Anyway, good news for the gamekeepers and shooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Futtocks, were they grey, or red legged, or both? Anyway, good news for the gamekeepers and shooters. I'm pretty sure they were the red legged variety. Good eating. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I'm pretty sure they were the red legged variety. Good eating. They are the commoner and slightly larger species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Saw only my second ever woodpecker on the willow tree alongside Barmston Drain today, absolutely chuffed to bits I was. I also saw goldfinches and a couple of wrens but I was rather less enamoured to see a robin. Not bad for a rather urban part of North Hull. "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) The firken Squirrel had eaten through a door into the cupboard that I keep the birdfood in. Next doors cat was sitting on the top of the cupboard and lo and behold when I opened the door the little burgger ran out. Does anyone know if squirrels are "homing"? If I trap it how far away would I have to release it to stop it coming back? Any advice on traps? Edited January 16, 2017 by Bearman Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Bearman said: The firken Squirrel had eaten through a door into the cupboard that I keep the birdfood in. Next doors cat was sitting on the top of the cupboard and lo and behold when I opened the door the little burgger ran out. Does anyone know if squirrels are "homing"? If I trap it how far away would I have to release it to stop it coming back? Any advice on traps? Squirrels are tree rats so I would have no qualms about putting a trap down that doesn't require you to release whatever you caught back into the wild, as it were. "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I saw a dead fox in the churchyard, on the way back from Lidl today. The bucolic rural paradise of North London, folks... "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Futtocks said: I saw a dead fox in the churchyard Sounds like it was in a bit of a grave situation. "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C H Calthrop Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Bearman said: The firken Squirrel had eaten through a door into the cupboard that I keep the birdfood in. Next doors cat was sitting on the top of the cupboard and lo and behold when I opened the door the little burgger ran out. Does anyone know if squirrels are "homing"? If I trap it how far away would I have to release it to stop it coming back? Any advice on traps? Squirrel traps are usually designed to kill them. If it is chewing through a barrier you could daub some Bitrex on it to keep them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Old Frightful said: Saw only my second ever woodpecker on the willow tree alongside Barmston Drain today, absolutely chuffed to bits I was. I also saw goldfinches and a couple of wrens but I was rather less enamoured to see a robin. Not bad for a rather urban part of North Hull. One of the little bleeders was on our feeders yesterday. I hope you told it to clear off back to its own side of the river. "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Bearman said: The firken Squirrel had eaten through a door into the cupboard that I keep the birdfood in. Next doors cat was sitting on the top of the cupboard and lo and behold when I opened the door the little burgger ran out. Does anyone know if squirrels are "homing"? If I trap it how far away would I have to release it to stop it coming back? Any advice on traps? Squirrel traps are available on the interweb IIRC. Just set one up in an area said critter is likely to access and put peanuts in the cage. We had to remove some squirrels who were living in the loft in the west wing of Longboard Towers. It didn't take long before they dandered into the cages. My understanding is that if you trap grey squirrels you have to kill them but I am not certain of the law. There's not a lot of meat on a squirrel, so if you and yours are considering eating them you'll need one each at least. It might be worth trying ecureuil en brochette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 8 hours ago, Old Frightful said: Saw only my second ever woodpecker on the willow tree alongside Barmston Drain today, absolutely chuffed to bits I was. I also saw goldfinches and a couple of wrens but I was rather less enamoured to see a robin. Not bad for a rather urban part of North Hull. A great spotted woodpecker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, longboard said: Squirrel traps are available on the interweb IIRC. Just set one up in an area said critter is likely to access and put peanuts in the cage. We had to remove some squirrels who were living in the loft in the west wing of Longboard Towers. It didn't take long before they dandered into the cages. My understanding is that if you trap grey squirrels you have to kill them but I am not certain of the law. There's not a lot of meat on a squirrel, so if you and yours are considering eating them you'll need one each at least. It might be worth trying ecureuil en brochette. I have eaten squirrel, and it was quite tasty. Plenty of recipes online. I'd recommend casseroling the little beggars. Edited January 17, 2017 by Futtocks "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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