Wildlife in your Garden

TXRick · May 6, 2020

Just had a coyote run through my front yard as I was sitting on the porch. No sign of a roadrunner

tommye · May 6, 2020

Just been out to do a board up on two windows. Spotted three Northface Ninjalids nestled in the bushes of the garden.

lol

LinekersLegs · May 6, 2020

A Western Tanager just visited on migration north but sadly not long enough for a personal photo

Efcjake · May 6, 2020

I just learned that they don't call them tits over here but chick-a-dees.

Efcjake · May 6, 2020

Trying to dig a garden to plant some vegetables this year. Waited months for the snow to finally go away and cleaned a tilled a nice patch of soil in the sun. Not one day went by before the Turkeys decided to pat it down and form the beginning of a nest.

Had to chase them off again this morning.

kev · May 7, 2020

Efcjake said:
I just learned that they don't call them tits over here but chick-a-dees.

That could have led to some embarrassment.

Chewbacca · May 8, 2020

Woke up to find this beauty in our kitchen this morning

Jacob · May 8, 2020

COYBL25 said:
Saw my first Swallow today.

It’ll be interesting to see wether the lock down has benefited birds and wildlife in general, with public access limited to a lot of areas such as mountains, moorland, forests etc

I think it must have generally given birds and especially wildlife the chance to flourish. Still doesn't prevent the lurking moron getting through... the poor swan shot and killed whilst protecting her nest at Stadt Moers Park, Prescot. God...the insanity of that. Vile horrible sadist...should be taught a lesson and not via a fine.

COYBL25 · May 8, 2020

Jacob said:
I think it must have generally given birds and especially wildlife the chance to flourish. Still doesn't prevent the lurking moron getting through... the poor swan shot and killed whilst protecting her nest at Stadt Moers Park, Prescot. God...the insanity of that. Vile horrible sadist...should be taught a lesson and not via a fine.

It`s the fact that someone has purposely gone out with a gun to kill a beautiful bird sat on her nest.

What on earth would possess you to do that ???

kev · May 8, 2020

Jacob said:
swan shot and killed whilst protecting her nest at Stadt Moers Park, Prescot.

I hadn't heard about that. :rant:

What pleasure can these sicko's possibly get from shooting a beautiful animal that would have been basically a sitting target.

Jacob · May 8, 2020

COYBL25 said:
It`s the fact that someone has purposely gone out with a gun to kill a beautiful bird sat on her nest.

What on earth would possess you to do that ???

Its disgusting. Her and her mate have nested there for several years apparently and a member of the public found her. The RSPCA took her to a vets nearby (possibly ours) where she was found to have taken four pellets to the head and had to be put to sleep. I'd ban them and the law should stamp them out....yet you get weak idiots buying their halfwit teenagers them. Morons.

ClausThomsen · May 8, 2020

Jacob said:
Its disgusting. Her and her mate have nested there for several years apparently and a member of the public found her. The RSPCA took her to a vets nearby (possibly ours) where she was found to have taken four pellets to the head and had to be put to sleep. I'd ban them and the law should stamp them out....yet you get weak idiots buying their halfwit teenagers them. Morons.

Some horrible rats round there. I used to live right by Stadt Moers and it's a lovely spot - especially after some of the work done in the last few years.