That was an easy one
10-Jun-2015 22:19:01
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Drama! Danger! Disaster!
Enter stage left:
*jingle of heroically stirring music*
(resplendant in baggy, over-washed tracksuit & straggly ponytail)
Wandering up to feed the goldfish and sees Mummy chaffinch perched on fence calling raucously and urgently with a loud and plaintive cheep answering her. Ooooh, I thought, someone's just fledged then and baby's close by.
The closer I got to the pond, the more frantic became the calling, then her nerve broke and she flew away. Somehow the silly chick had managed to squeeze through the heavy metal we have covering the pond (bloody herons) and was drowning.
It's a big rigid sheet of 2" x 2" mesh and pretty heavy (for an old woman) but I managed to wrench it up with one hand and guddle about in the water to find him (he'd gone under). Dried him off and tucked him under a bush next to the pond (hid round the corner of the shed to keep watch for crows and such, he was too dazed to make an escape). Mum was in the woods circling the garden, still calling.
After about 10 minutes he made a dash for the trees, hit the fence on his first attempt but cleared the top second go.
Next day we saw an adult chaffinch with one offspring at the birth bath ~ I'd like to think that it was them and the little guy had made it.
Just a common chaffinch but, eyyyy .... ya know what I mean.
Enter stage left:
Superwea*le
*jingle of heroically stirring music*
(resplendant in baggy, over-washed tracksuit & straggly ponytail)
Wandering up to feed the goldfish and sees Mummy chaffinch perched on fence calling raucously and urgently with a loud and plaintive cheep answering her. Ooooh, I thought, someone's just fledged then and baby's close by.
The closer I got to the pond, the more frantic became the calling, then her nerve broke and she flew away. Somehow the silly chick had managed to squeeze through the heavy metal we have covering the pond (bloody herons) and was drowning.
It's a big rigid sheet of 2" x 2" mesh and pretty heavy (for an old woman) but I managed to wrench it up with one hand and guddle about in the water to find him (he'd gone under). Dried him off and tucked him under a bush next to the pond (hid round the corner of the shed to keep watch for crows and such, he was too dazed to make an escape). Mum was in the woods circling the garden, still calling.
After about 10 minutes he made a dash for the trees, hit the fence on his first attempt but cleared the top second go.
Next day we saw an adult chaffinch with one offspring at the birth bath ~ I'd like to think that it was them and the little guy had made it.
Just a common chaffinch but, eyyyy .... ya know what I mean.
Le Chat Guerrier
Bwian's Towel & Grief Shop
13-Jun-2015 09:20:49
Mhm.. this is very interesting.
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~ Mrs ~ "
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15-Jun-2015 09:20:03
Most of my birdwatching is done when I'm out with the dogs
on Saturday saw 3 tawny owl chicks in their nest
tonight heard tawny owl in a few places nearby not bad
red kite this morning and song thrush this evening only things of note
I'd have liked the Hen Harrier to have won purely because anything to help its cause is worth it look a bit bad with the national bird getting driven to extinction as a breeding bird.
Missed a rare bird earlier on in the week due to illness oh well
on Saturday saw 3 tawny owl chicks in their nest
tonight heard tawny owl in a few places nearby not bad
red kite this morning and song thrush this evening only things of note
I'd have liked the Hen Harrier to have won purely because anything to help its cause is worth it look a bit bad with the national bird getting driven to extinction as a breeding bird.
Missed a rare bird earlier on in the week due to illness oh well
21-Jun-2015 22:41:56
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