Big Merv's nature watch.
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I hand reared some mammaries when I was a little boy.
Well one blue bieber to be exact as the other 7 snuffed it after the mum had abandoned the nest in our garden bird box.
I can still hear a blue mammaries call above any other bird and I have learned that it basically translated means, "hurry up and feed me before we all die you fecker."
Well one blue bieber to be exact as the other 7 snuffed it after the mum had abandoned the nest in our garden bird box.
I can still hear a blue mammaries call above any other bird and I have learned that it basically translated means, "hurry up and feed me before we all die you fecker."
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Very fond of the little nuthatch; lovely bird. Best sighting was of a stoat in full winter plumage, very visible as winter was late and no snow about.
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On the subject of bird watching, I used to see Kate Humble quite regularly when I was out shopping as she used to live in the same area of London I'm in.
She was fit, but how shall I put it... her skin has taken a bit of a battering from all of those outdoorsy programs she does...
She was fit, but how shall I put it... her skin has taken a bit of a battering from all of those outdoorsy programs she does...
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I still would.mikerob wrote:On the subject of bird watching, I used to see Kate Humble quite regularly when I was out shopping as she used to live in the same area of London I'm in.
She was fit, but how shall I put it... her skin has taken a bit of a battering from all of those outdoorsy programs she does...
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Me too.
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Weasily spotted then?Setanta wrote: Best sighting was of a stoat in full winter plumage, very visible as winter was late and no snow about.
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Trouble is Swiss don't recognise the difference between rabbits and hares, never mind weasels and stoats!
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They're stoopid then - apart from (as merv says) one being weasily spotted, the other's stoat-ally different.Setanta wrote: Trouble is Swiss don't recognise the difference between rabbits and hares, never mind weasels and stoats!
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I lived in Africa for a while, where I took up bird watching. On my first trip home, I remarked to my dad that there were a lot of magpies about. He said he didn't think there were more than usual. Took me a minute, then I realised that I was just seeing things I'd never noticed before. Getting out of this wee place opens our eyes to see things that we never saw before. If I could, I'd make living overseas for a couple of years compulsory for everybody in NI!
Never thought I'd get the chance to tell that story on a rugby forum.
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A Horseshoe Whipsnake crossed my path this morning down at the beach. First time I've ever seen a live snake in Spain
Not dangerous to humans.
Also found €5 so a good day so far.
Not dangerous to humans.
Also found €5 so a good day so far.
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Saw 2 buzzards shredding a young greyback crow yesterday and 2 other greybacks attempting to attack the buzzards, nature at work, messy etc but it's how things work.
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Saw one outside the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona one daybig mervyn wrote:A Horseshoe Whipsnake crossed my path this morning down at the beach. First time I've ever seen a live snake in Spain
Not dangerous to humans.
Also found €5 so a good day so far.
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Greater Spotted Woodpecker in Morland's Meadow down at the towpath. An interesting spot - supposedly no woodpeckers in Ireland since the last ice age until about 2004/05.
About the size of a thrush and looks like this (not my photo). You'll hear him before you see him.
About the size of a thrush and looks like this (not my photo). You'll hear him before you see him.
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