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Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 21 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We may have a new robin in the 'yard' in the woods. It seems to be a young one as it is quite tame. It likes the crumbs from my home made biscuits, and yesterday, for a moment, sat on my knee. It won't take food from our hand, and I had to explain to it that it lives outside, and the shed is forbidden ( a few messes from birds in the past), but I live in hopes we may become friendly.

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 21 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    



mrs hammi sammison is delighted to meet you

paralympic parcour is only one of her talents, a charming"get yer nuts out"is one mind meld she has managed, "talk to the mutt"was another

there are "does my tail look short in this?"photos, but we will not share

this mouse will vogue for cashews
most mice will vogue for cashews

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 21 4:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    



use the landscape

at my scale she would be a tiny shadow in the shadows of the bricks, at her scale she is having a sneaky peek from a cave in the hills
a big lens brings the two together, as do the cashews that are just out of shot

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 21 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nice pictures Dpack. The robin is very much in charge in the yard. It was shouting defiance at another Robin on Sunday, and also popping into the shed in defiance of my prohibition. We have been chatting to each other, but it seems it understands me as little as I understand it, judging by its behavior.

Shan



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 21 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Some great shots pack. Also, love the Woodpecker, Shane.

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 21 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

one of this years sparrow crop has thin red legs, huge feet but no tweed type speckles

they are not as variable as canines, but they do seem to try "options" in most generations

darwin and the finches make sense if one imagines sparrows arriving at isolated islands

that makes me wonder if the US sparrows(introduced) are similar to the root stock from here? have they adapted to different habitats? and are any looking like they might not quite be sparrows as we know them?

150 yrs or so is a short time, but evolutionary pressures can be forceful in less generations

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 21 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Certainly I think behaviour evolves relatively quickly, if not genetic adaptions. There are a number of woodland species that have evolved alongside management by man, but with lack of management over the last 60 or so years, many of these are finding it hard to re-adapt. Peregrine falcons are also finding tall buildings useful for nests, bats tunnels for roosts etc.

sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 21 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Great shots there DPack and Shane.

I've taken one of the mouse living in our shed, Genavieve I have call it. I've sexed it as well, so I hope she doesn't mind.




dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 21 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

nice photo, long tails are loads of fun

i am told raw cashew nuts are rather nice, broken bits take a while to collect

dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 21 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

long tails are good for balance as well, i might not show hammi that photo

sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 21 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Tail envy.

Thanks, I'll pick up some cashews, just to give her variety.

It's a real pleasure to sit there and watch her. I'm hoping she slowly gets used to me.

Can you tell from the photo which sort she is?

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 21 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

long tail harvest mouse, same as the sammisons

she already knows you and considers you safe at that distance

sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 21 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks DPack. I'm very excited we have one of those.

Ahhhh nice, that's good to hear. I need to dig my camera out to get some better close up shots of her. That one was done on my phone.

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 21 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

be careful there is nothing that might be harmed or harmful in mouse range in the shed

they are far more tidy than many rodents

have you found any of the "grain silos"?
doing so helps predict what routes they may take

ace critters

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 21 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

re nuts

raw cashew good
raw almond bad
sunflower kernels good
wheat good, they can be picky about quality


roasted or toasted seems wrong as they are built for raw, dry or retarded sprouting

that said cashews are a recent addition to the wood mouse clan's diet

not keen on raw peanuts, nor were the birds

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