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[Soulandy]

4 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Just had a very exciting few minutes here in North Manchester. Armed robbery pursuit. Stolen car crashes into unmarked police car outside the house, armed robber jumps over my 6ft garden gate with armed police officer in pursuit whom crashes through the gate and disappeared over my back garden fence snapping a tree in the garden. In minutes more armed bobbies, helicopter and cars everywhere. Then CID and SOCO two offenders taken in to custody. Waiting on repairs to the back gate. Hopefully a new one

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Bloody hell, wildlife of a different nature tonight then Hope all is ok 

[Winsford Soul]

58 minutes ago, Soulandy said:

Bloody hell, wildlife of a different nature tonight then Hope all is ok 

Thanks Andy. All well and safe mate, certainly broke the monotony 

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Flower Moon . Pollinating the Stars 

[Guest]

Help with song.....bird song that is....just been woken up by a tweeting bird singing "chip chip chip...di...derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......chip chip chip...Di...derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr", over and over.....  Any ideas?  I've never heard that "track" before?

Looked out of the window but it's not quite light. Can't see the feathered fluffball responsible for the din.  I'm hoping it might be something rare and exotic, but it's probably just a sparrow or something. It's very loud, drowning all the other tweetings out. I wish I could see it.

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[Veedub]

Here you go, click on any of these and they'll play you a song .  Try the Finches to start with ? Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch . Click on the A to Z list.

https://www.british-birdsongs.uk/

Edited May 8, 2020 by Veedub

[Widnes63]

Magpie ?

Ste.

[Soulandy]

2 hours ago, Veedub said:

Here you go, click on any of these and they'll play you a song .  Try the Finches to start with ? Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch . Click on the A to Z list.

https://www.british-birdsongs.uk/

Thanks for that link.  Just found out we were listening to the short eared owl 2 nights ago

[Winsford Soul]

7 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Help with song.....bird song that is....just been woken up by a tweeting bird singing "chip chip chip...di...derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......chip chip chip...Di...derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr", over and over.....  Any ideas?  I've never heard that "track" before?

Looked out of the window but it's not quite light. Can't see the feathered fluffball responsible for the din.  I'm hoping it might be something rare and exotic, but it's probably just a sparrow or something. It's very loud, drowning all the other tweetings out. I wish I could see it.

It could have been the amazon amateur bad boys choir sent to wake you after their bungled picture robbery at mine yesterday . That,s how they respond to a failed attempt instead of sending the Avon ladies with beards later with the goods

You said it was dark and you could,nt see it. Did you remember to remove your sleeping beauty mask

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[Winsford Soul]

Last nights full moon. ( flower moon )

Guess it,s called the flower moon because its the time of year that flowers are in bloom on the  grasslands of North America

 

 

Edited May 8, 2020 by Winsford Soul

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

It could have been the amazon amateur bad boys choir sent to wake you after their bungled picture robbery at mine yesterday . That,s how they respond to a failed attempt instead of sending the Avon ladies with beards later with the goods

You said it was dark and you could,nt see it. Did you remember to remove your sleeping beauty mask

No, I didn't, it's a heavy duty one, and the pliers are in the garage.  X

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Widnes63 said:

Magpie ?

Ste.

No, it wasn't a magpie. I'm very familiar with those, they make a right racket.  It was probably a small bird to be honest. It sounded small but really shrill.  I've been through all the finches from the link Veedub kindly posted but no luck yet! 

[Winsford Soul]

10 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

No, I didn't, it's a heavy duty one, and the pliers are in the garage.  X

That will be why it was still dark Mrs. 

I,m really at a loss as to what this bird could be especially with your very explicit description  ( is explicit the right word ) ? X

Just now, Flamingemeralds said:

No, it wasn't a magpie. I'm very familiar with those, they make a right racket.  It was probably a small bird to be honest. It sounded small but really shrill.  I've been through all the finches from the link Veedub kindly posted but no luck yet! 

Really Shrill. Try a Wren 

[Guest]

Well, I too am at a loss? I've done all the finches, the sparrows, thrushes, blackbird, wren, robin....drawn a complete blank. I've never heard that song before. Next time I see you, I'll sing it, as long as you don't laugh....which you will....but I'll pretend you're not. .  Thanks for everyone's inputs. I'll keep listening in the hope the ornithological alien reappears to re-tweet!

[Winsford Soul]

33 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Well, I too am at a loss? I've done all the finches, the sparrows, thrushes, blackbird, wren, robin....drawn a complete blank. I've never heard that song before. Next time I see you, I'll sing it, as long as you don't laugh....which you will....but I'll pretend you're not. .  Thanks for everyone's inputs. I'll keep listening in the hope the ornithological alien reappears to re-tweet!

Mrs. Me laugh, as if i would. Anyway we will have that much catching up to do we will probably forget , you may even forget to sing.  Its part of the dawn chorus what ever it is and may i suggest that you set your alarm before the birds get up and sing to them to see if they like getting woken by a big bird (5ft  7 1/2" ) and as your already awake you could record the offending bird song and post it on here to see if anyone can identify the culprit. X

Edited May 8, 2020 by Winsford Soul

[Guest]

That's a frightfully corking idea wing commander Winsford! I shall do just that!

[Winsford Soul]

15 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

That's a frightfully corking idea wing commander Winsford! I shall do just that!

I've got no likes left for today. (Never enough likes in my world ) I've had to reply so as i don,t seem ignorant, not that you think i am anyway. Just saying like Mrs. X

[Mustang]

14 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Help with song.....bird song that is....just been woken up by a tweeting bird singing "chip chip chip...di...derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......chip chip chip...Di...derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr", over and over.....  Any ideas?  I've never heard that "track" before?

Looked out of the window but it's not quite light. Can't see the feathered fluffball responsible for the din.  I'm hoping it might be something rare and exotic, but it's probably just a sparrow or something. It's very loud, drowning all the other tweetings out. I wish I could see it.

Pretty sure that is a Wren,part of their song is the derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,like a mini jack-hammer,

there is a a good video and audio of the song on youtube.

[Guest]

Spot the Mrs!

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Steve Lane said:

Spot the Mrs!

That's brilliant!!!

[Veedub]

Great photo Steve ! 

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Mustang said:

Pretty sure that is a Wren,part of their song is the derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,like a mini jack-hammer,

there is a a good video and audio of the song on youtube.

I've listened to a few tracks by Wren on You Tube now, and it does say they're a little bird with a big voice, unlike me....a big bird with a very little voice! 

Of all the bird song I've investigated since I heard it "played out" this morning, it's a strong contender. I've set my alarm for 4am and I'm going to go and lie in the garden with a hot water bottle and a sleeping bag to see if I can witness a live performance, which I'll try to record.  Thanks Mustang

[Soulandy]

Spot the tree creeper chick. Saw 4 of them on the oak tree and managed to get one on the camera phone. Also saw 2 parakeets but no photo. Tonight 

[Winsford Soul]

13 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

I've listened to a few tracks by Wren on You Tube now, and it does say they're a little bird with a big voice, unlike me....a big bird with a very little voice! 

Of all the bird song I've investigated since I heard it "played out" this morning, it's a strong contender. I've set my alarm for 4am and I'm going to go and lie in the garden with a hot water bottle and a sleeping bag to see if I can witness a live performance, which I'll try to record.  Thanks Mustang

I,m sure i mentioned the wren earlier.

 

[Winsford Soul]

Buzzard and Goldfinch from the back garden and tonight,s Sunset

 

 

[Alison H]

Hi Guys & Gals 

Here is a picture that I’ve extracted from a 2 second I-phone video that I took of a little Robin that visits us quite a lot. It struggles to get on the feeders with its little legs so usually waits for other birds (blue tits & goldfinches like the one pictured) to knock seeds onto the floor but I guess that day it couldn’t be arsed waiting 

Edited May 9, 2020 by Alison H

[Guest]

It's a wren!!! The song wasn't quite the same, but it chirruped and then the drilling sound.  It landed on a branch of the laurel. Teeny tiny thing with hardly any tail feathers.  So thanks to Mister Winsford and Mr Mustang, the puzzle is solved. I'm still in the garden with a hot water bottle and a beast of a blanket, clasping a steaming hot cup of Tetley.....yeah!!!! 

[Widnes63]

43 minutes ago, Alison H said:

Hi Guys & Gals 

Here is a picture that I’ve extracted from a 2 second I-phone video that I took of a little Robin that visits us quite a lot. It struggles to get on the feeders with its little legs so usually waits for other birds (blue tits & goldfinches like the one pictured) to knock seeds onto the floor but I guess that day it couldn’t be arsed waiting 

Nice photos Alison !!!

I hope that all is well with you and yours 

Ste.

[Widnes63]

24 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

It's a wren!!! The song wasn't quite the same, but it chirruped and then the drilling sound.  It landed on a branch of the laurel. Teeny tiny thing with hardly any tail feathers.  So thanks to Mister Winsford and Mr Mustang, the puzzle is solved. I'm still in the garden with a hot water bottle and a beast of a blanket, clasping a steaming hot cup of Tetley.....yeah!!!! 

Mystery solved,

Mr -Winsford soul- Smith will be pleased to hear ( or should I say smug?) that he was correct in saying that it was a wren .

Ste.

[Guest]

54 minutes ago, Widnes63 said:

Mystery solved,

Mr -Winsford soul- Smith will be pleased to hear ( or should I say smug?) that he was correct in saying that it was a wren .

Ste.

He's a very clever wily old Winsford!  Just like Hector.

Mind you, Mr Mustang came up with the goods too...so two smug Saturday soul dudes to deal with.

Weird sighting lying here just now was seeing two huge black birds (probably crows) above me in the sky, escorting another much paler browny bird of similar size and wing span, making a sqwuaking noise? Looked like a bird of prey!  The three of them flew together, closely, with the browny one sqwuaking it's bonce off. It's all happening in the garden!  I'm not sure I can take much more of this wild excitement!  It was like they were bouncers escorting it off the premises. And now I'm being dive bombed by Angela and Alphonse, the wood pigeons. They probably want to land but think I'm a giant grizzly, which I always am first thing in the morning

[Guest]

[Veedub]

Just spotted a Sedge Warbler at the pool with his stripey badger face !! Flitting from bush to bush Also a Heron and a Peacock Butterfly .

 

[Veedub]

4 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Steve will be delighted at that !  Glad the mystery solved 

[Mustang]

4 hours ago, Alison H said:

Hi Guys & Gals 

Here is a picture that I’ve extracted from a 2 second I-phone video that I took of a little Robin that visits us quite a lot. It struggles to get on the feeders with its little legs so usually waits for other birds (blue tits & goldfinches like the one pictured) to knock seeds onto the floor but I guess that day it couldn’t be arsed waiting 

Great photos,Robins love the suet pellets with mealworm mixed in,

they really like a 50/50 mix of plain and berry suet pellets,good point

around the small bird access when feeding,to help with this i have a

tray feeder on the bottom of the peanut feeder,i put a mix of all kinds

in for all the birds,they all love it and all look really healthy.

The robins watch and a particular buddy/mate comes really close and

waits till i drop some suet pellets on the floor and picks them up excitedly.

[Mustang]

Run out of up votes at the moment folks,will update when back.

[Mustang]

4 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

It's a wren!!! The song wasn't quite the same, but it chirruped and then the drilling sound.  It landed on a branch of the laurel. Teeny tiny thing with hardly any tail feathers.  So thanks to Mister Winsford and Mr Mustang, the puzzle is solved. I'm still in the garden with a hot water bottle and a beast of a blanket, clasping a steaming hot cup of Tetley.....yeah!!!! 

A great story,love your determination to find out which bird it was,well done.

[Winsford Soul]

5 hours ago, Alison H said:

Hi Guys & Gals 

Here is a picture that I’ve extracted from a 2 second I-phone video that I took of a little Robin that visits us quite a lot. It struggles to get on the feeders with its little legs so usually waits for other birds (blue tits & goldfinches like the one pictured) to knock seeds onto the floor but I guess that day it couldn’t be arsed waiting 

Thats lovely Ali. Good to see you on this dark and dodgy thread. Ooops sorry thats just me. Hope your keeping safe and well love. XXX

[Winsford Soul]

3 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

He's a very clever wily old Winsford!  Just like Hector.

Mind you, Mr Mustang came up with the goods too...so two smug Saturday soul dudes to deal with.

Weird sighting lying here just now was seeing two huge black birds (probably crows) above me in the sky, escorting another much paler browny bird of similar size and wing span, making a sqwuaking noise? Looked like a bird of prey!  The three of them flew together, closely, with the browny one sqwuaking it's bonce off. It's all happening in the garden!  I'm not sure I can take much more of this wild excitement!  It was like they were bouncers escorting it off the premises. And now I'm being dive bombed by Angela and Alphonse, the wood pigeons. They probably want to land but think I'm a giant grizzly, which I always am first thing in the morning

Why thank you Mrs wellie boats. Smug Saturday soulie Ste here.  I hope you managed to survive all that excitement in the early hours and you stayed safe from any creatures of the night. It sounds like to crows escorting a bird of prey away from their territory . Where the wings like fingers sticking out at the end if so it would probably been a Buzzard. See my earlier post for clue, if they where more ponited it would probably be a female sparrowhawk , that,s going off the similar size clue. X

[Winsford Soul]

4 hours ago, Veedub said:

Just spotted a Sedge Warbler at the pool with his stripey badger face !! Flitting from bush to bush Also a Heron and a Peacock Butterfly .

 

 

 

Love Sedge warblers, probably be too late for me too see any this year the way things are going but you never know. always the optimist

[Winsford Soul]

5 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

 

Thats Dedication Mrs. X

[Guest]

Brilliant view of Venus in a gorgeous evening sky the other night and as we sat in the garden this afternoon a cheeky chubby baby blackbird getting bathing lessons, its mum was sat watching nearby, this went on for a good 10 minutes and us being there didn`t bother them at all.

[Winsford Soul]

1 hour ago, Steve Lane said:

Brilliant view of Venus in a gorgeous evening sky the other night and as we sat in the garden this afternoon a cheeky chubby baby blackbird getting bathing lessons, its mum was sat watching nearby, this went on for a good 10 minutes and us being there didn`t bother them at all.

Great pictures Steve

[Guest]

I love that bird bath!

[Guest]

River Wyre, random tree, Morecambe Bay (taken by a friend, not me) and....a newly furrowed field near Nicky Nook, Scorton.  Fab walk last night. Set off at 7pm, back at around 9:45.  

[Fish Fingers]

Sorry, poor quality photo. Snapped it a while back as it was a strange looking bird. Quite big, even though it looks young?

Just wondering if any of the bird experts on here can tell me what it is....? 

[Amsterdam Russ]

8 minutes ago, Fish Fingers said:

Sorry, poor quality photo. Snapped it a while back as it was a strange looking bird. Quite big, even though it looks young?

Just wondering if any of the bird experts on here can tell me what it is....? 

Looks like a juvenile blackbird, although it's difficult to be sure. 

[Ncfc]

Bike ride Sunset in Norfolk

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On 08/05/2020 at 20:58, Flamingemeralds said:

That's brilliant!!!

Thought could see a figure . Quality 

[Fish Fingers]

1 hour ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Looks like a juvenile blackbird, although it's difficult to be sure. 

It was big though. Much bigger than an adult blackbird. 

I suppose it could have very fluffed up feathers if it was a juvenile? 

[Amsterdam Russ]

16 minutes ago, Fish Fingers said:

It was big though. Much bigger than an adult blackbird. 

I suppose it could have very fluffed up feathers if it was a juvenile? 

Beak shape suggests a blackbird, but yes, I did think it looked a bit too big. Could have fluffed up its feathers, if it was cold. Maybe someone else will have a better idea of what it is.

[Winsford Soul]

3 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Looks like a juvenile blackbird, although it's difficult to be sure. 

With you on that one Russell