That's reminded me of something I haven't heard at all this year.....A Grasshopper Warbler.

Never seen one (that I know of)...But the call is very distinctive......Guess what it sounds like.

Cheers - Phil.

Quote from: Techno II on 22 September 2021, 05:28:03 PM
That's reminded me of something I haven't heard at all this year.....A Grasshopper Warbler.
Never seen one (that I know of)...But the call is very distinctive......Guess what it sounds like.
Cheers - Phil.

Never seen... or heard... or heard of... before. Cheers!

This absolutely disgusted me...

It's, weight wise, smaller than a sheep....are the folk/police of Bottle really that pathetic

Let's get our guns out boys, and have some target practice.

I genuinely give up.

I take it you mean Rare white deer shot dead on Bootle street by police.

Aye, very sad.

Sorry Phil, but what are you referring to?

Sorry, Guys...I was SO frigging angry, I didn't put the link in.

Try again.

Martyn (Raider4) got the right story...Well done, Matey. 

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58718085

Fuming of Wales.

And now I hurt.......(A LOT)

Our young friends....up the road ...half  a mile way.

Their young son..three ?...Far, far too much energy .....Hellfire..I'm older than his Granddad.

I was very proud of the younger of the 'labs', who was getting smacked in the face..and basically didn't react, at all.

I got ticked of, by Von, for trying to control the small person, by simply holding him....(You'll hurt your back !!)

He'll be a prop forward for Wales in fifteen years time.

Quote from: Techno II on 28 September 2021, 05:39:37 PM
And now I hurt.......(A LOT)

Our young friends....up the road ...half  a mile way.

Their young son..three ?...Far, far too much energy .....Hellfire..I'm older than his Granddad.

I was very proud of the younger of the 'labs', who was getting smacked in the face..and basically didn't react, at all.

I got ticked of, by Von, for trying to control the small person, by simply holding him....(You'll hurt your back !!)

He'll be a prop forward for Wales in fifteen years time.

That would have annoyed me intensely.  The Dog was very good, but i would not have blamed the dog if he had got cross in some way.

Quote from: Raider4 on 28 September 2021, 03:51:18 PM
I take it you mean Rare white deer shot dead on Bootle street by police.

Aye, very sad.

F*** that's so B****y stupid!  
Maybe 'end of shift'!

Now, Kids and Dogs ... or Cats...
"Where's Tigger? I want Tigger!"
"Tigger wants to be quiet".
"There's his tail !"...
"Oh, you little S***! "  

Greedy Sod !!

I was pleased to see a Jay had returned a few days ago...having a go at the peanuts.

It was back again yesterday, and I watched it having another feed.
Now....The peanut holder on the shed door has a bit of broken wire towards the bottom, big enough for single peanuts to fall into a small 'tray' on the base.
The smaller birds have this sussed, so instead of pecking at the peanuts through the wire, they take whole peanuts, one at a time and then fly off...Presumably back to their nests, or to store them.

The Jay however,  was doing the equivalent of "how many gobstoppers can you fit in your mouth."
I didn't see it arrive...so I don't know how long it had been there when I first noticed it......I counted 16 peanuts going into its gob, before it spotted me and flew off !
I wonder where it's storing them ?....
Years ago magpies were taking five or so at a time and hiding them in molehills....I only found this out when I kicked a molehill flat and found dozens of the 'nuts'.

No wonder we're getting through so many peanuts.

I'm only half filling that 'broken' holder now..and using another one that the birds HAVE to peck through.
Stitch that Mr Jay.

Cheers - Phil.

Never seen a Jay, local... only when patrolling nature reserves around Gateshead. Magpies annoy by demolishing about half a fat filled Coconut in one go... or pulling off twig onto ground for the Slugs!

Join the club, Keith !
S*dding corvids. 

The magpies and jackdaws (as well)..are horrid little piggies.

Cheers - Phil 

We regularly have a Jay in the garden

Although I really, REALLY, couldn't be bothered,...( And Dog did not help!)... carefully managed to work my way down embankment of old railway line / bridle track, to collect and bin 3 beer cans, 1 plastic bottle and 1 glass bottle. (Bin within 20 yards... and not kicked over!).  You DO feel better for it! Would feel better if I could take a Bat to the  teen ********! lol.