Wildlife in your Garden

[COYBL25]

Went for a run along Oglett Shore yesterday and I saw more Skylarks than I`d seen in years.

Sounds mad, but I`d actually forgotten what they sounded like, as I`d heard them that seldom in the past few years.

Cracking little bird to watch as they soar high into the sky singing.

I`m guessing people not trampling all over the fields that they nest in and hardly any rain has played a part in their resurgence.

I remember when every field seemed to have a resident pair

One bird I haven`t seen for years now, which used to be common, is the Yellowhammer.

 

[Joey66]

My son with his technology photoed the wild life in my garden My Koi Carp and off springs - too many of them
Which Gnome is @COYBL25 ? lol

 

[COYBL25]

My son with his technology photoed the wild life in my garden My Koi Carp and off springs - too many of them
Which Gnome is @COYBL25 ? lol
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Am I the one with his arse out lol

 

[kev]

I still have Yellowhammers visiting the garden
Agree about the Skylarks though, used to be seen much more often than it is now.

 

[kev]

That's one thing I've never seen in my garden @Joey66 . Gnomes.

Mind you I've never put chickpeas out. Do you reckon that's what they eat? lol

 

[Joey66]

I still have Yellowhammers visiting the garden
Agree about the Skylarks though, used to be seen much more often than it is now.

I have wood pigeons after my fish hence the net over my pond........

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Went for a run along Oglett Shore yesterday and I saw more Skylarks than I`d seen in years.

Sounds mad, but I`d actually forgotten what they sounded like, as I`d heard them that seldom in the past few years.

Cracking little bird to watch as they soar high into the sky singing.

I`m guessing people not trampling all over the fields that they nest in and hardly any rain has played a part in their resurgence.

I remember when every field seemed to have a resident pair

One bird I haven`t seen for years now, which used to be common, is the Yellowhammer.

See plenty skylarks and yellow hammers up my way. Great birds. You could be right about the trampling there.

 

[Joey66]

See plenty skylarks and yellow hammers up my way. Great birds. You could be right about the trampling there.

When I was young in my Job we had a nest of swifts in the boiler house roof - a elegant bird....

 

[COYBL25]

When I was young in my Job we had a nest of swifts in the boiler house roof - a elegant bird....

Yet another bird whose numbers are dwindling- new buildings don’t suit their nest sites.

 

[Joey66]

Yet another bird whose numbers are dwindling- new buildings don’t suit their nest sites.

when I lived up near Clitheroe the bird that i seen often was the sparrow hawk - and the noise of the Curlew call was fantastic down by the river Ribble.....

 

[COYBL25]

when I lived up near Clitheroe the bird that i seen often was the sparrow hawk - and the noise of the Curlew call was fantastic down by the river Ribble.....

Curlew will up on the moors around Clitheroe Joey too, as that’s where they nest

Lovely part of the world around there - Trough of Bowland.

 

[Joey66]

Curlew will up on the moors around Clitheroe Joey too, as that’s where they nest

Lovely part of the world around there - Trough of Bowland.

Happy days for me & my good lady plus our new son - to think we would hike ten miles up there oh to be young again - I was on poor pay probably the happiest days of my life in those 3 years - plenty of herons about too on Downham estate - most favourite ride out was Clapham and Ingleton up there - We walked all over the place up there -
had a cup of tea in here -
not far from Clapham where a retired headmistress bred Ducks in Clapham - they used to walk into the village pub - Gods country -

 

[COYBL25]

Happy days for me & my good lady plus our new son - to think we would hike ten miles up there oh to be young again - I was on poor pay probably the happiest days of my life in those 3 years - plenty of herons about too on Downham estate - most favourite ride out was Clapham and Ingleton up there - We walked all over the place up there -
had a cup of tea in here -
not far from Clapham where a retired headmistress bred Ducks in Clapham - they used to walk into the village pub - Gods country -
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Considering how beautiful it is around there, it’s bizarre that it’s not really an area that’s on the map for tourism.

 

[jaycee]

I have wood pigeons after my fish hence the net over my pond........

They still getting bummed by frogs Joseph?

 

[Joey66]

They still getting bummed by frogs Joseph?

Seen a frog today outside the pond my method stops them spawning, less food for my fish this large ones eat the spawn within a day