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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Mon Jan 29, 18 2:04 pm Post subject: today's visitor, today's update |
 
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a very well dressed bullfinch 
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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They are the smartest birds around, I often think,
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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through a grubby window
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Nice. We have had a greater spotted woodpecker and two long tailed tits on our bird feeder recently. Didn't know either of them ate peanuts, but they were there.
Something else odd I saw at the weekend; pigeons eating ham. I thought they were seed eaters. If they are omnivores, why don't they eat the slugs in my garden? |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
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You eat ham?
You eat slugs?
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
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Nice picture DPack. Not often you see those guys are our way. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 18 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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today a friend popped round
it is always nice to say hello ren. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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yes that really is a tomato outside in york peeping from behind the pipe in january, the randoms are ace at rot proof although vile to eat.  |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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I don't eat ham that has been knocking around on the ground in a shopping centre Nick, and some people do eat slugs if they are follow some up market chefs.
Nice picture of the wren Dpack. Haven't seen or heard any recently, but did hear a thrush and a woodpecker in the woods yesterday. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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the little beasty was looking a bit chilled as it tried to work out where to go. anyway a quick warm in a hand and it was tucked into an improvised toad hall in the yard with a nice slug dinner . |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 18 8:05 am Post subject: |
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Good use for slugs. I thought toads hibernated during the winter. |
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 18 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| Mistress Rose wrote: |
| Good use for slugs. I thought toads hibernated during the winter. |
They do, generally, but like most other hibernating creatures, they can get disturbed by a variety of things, and have to move around to find a better place.
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 18 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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as mentioned they do but a warm day, such as we had, can wake them up ( along with their lunch) and if it drops chilly before they are back in toad hall or a nice hotel they can be in trouble.
this little beast was very much running cold and moving in slowmo. |
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Yes - a warm day was mentally included in 'a variety of things'. 
Henry |
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