My little bit of heaven

[smallblueplanet]

On the way back from the Chippy last Night I had a Tawny owl fly at me out of the dark...

Have you detailed your 'close encounter'?

Tawny Owls - Autumn Survey 2009

[Bigmallly]

Managed to get out to the greenhouse toady & noticed a Red Kite circling the house. What a beautiful bird, so glad they are venturing into the cities.

[smallblueplanet]

How cool Bigmally - maybe it was after the turkey carcasses?!

[nick the grief]

Have you detailed your 'close encounter'?

Tawny Owls - Autumn Survey 2009

certainly have

[Hans Mum]

Managed to get out to the greenhouse toady & noticed a Red Kite circling the house. What a beautiful bird, so glad they are venturing into the cities.

I think these are the ones that Harewood House did a reintroduction a few years ago with the RSBP & its been really succesful, we sit on the lottie & watch them regularly its a fantastic sight

[Bigmallly]

I think these are the ones that Harewood House did a reintroduction a few years ago with the RSBP & its been really succesful, we sit on the lottie & watch them regularly its a fantastic sight

I believe so HM........It was worth waiting over 50 years to see one.

[jacob marley]

Coming back from the village this morning with a load of bakery baps for the dickey birds ( out of date free) on the road was a Covey of Partridge i haven,t seen any for ages.
It was Pheasants yesterday i think some body must be feeding them..jacob

[jacob marley]

Whilst going on walkabout this morning i saw a Muntjac Deer the first one i have seen since last september a nice surprise him in the corner did not see it he was hiding behind me some body had fired a shotgun some where and he don't like bangs .
When it moved away and i carried on walking he smelt where it had been it got him a bit exited....jacob

[SueA]

Don't blame your dog for hiding Jacob, wonder if the owner of the shotgun was after the muntjac? They're pretty little things aren't they, I've never seen one though, I don't think they've spread as far as here yet.

[jacob marley]

Saw the Muntjac again this morning we might be having a young one again this year only saw it twice last year the young one that is...jacob

[jacob marley]

I have just seen the first baby Rabbit of the year he/she must have been in the nest under the snow.
It makes you wonder where she found the food to make the milk to feed them.
I just remembered some thing i saw when the snow was here a Magpie having a snow bath i could not work out what it was doing but it was having a snow bath i have never seen that before..jacob

[jacob marley]

The noisiest little bird in the woods returned back today The Chiff Chaff nice little bird but noisy..jacob

[winstonwobble]

Just found this thread how lovely i regularly see deer as i walk my dogs usually on a morning see loads of phesant and some partridge loads and loads of hares they seam to be pairing up at the moment not seen them boxing yet though not very good with bird types but some that have come the last couple of days are black and white with longish tail feathers they seam to eat of the floor as i'v not seen them on the feeders and there is something very noisy building a nest in the barn will have to try and get a look and report back

[jacob marley]

I saw the first Peewit (lapwings) that i have seen for about 4 years on a field that has been freshly ploughed .
Other people may see them all the time but they have gone scarce around here .And have not heard the Curlew yet this year rather unusual..jacob

[jacob marley]

Well had a good week wildlife viewing 3 fox's 1 badger the first 1 for ten years and a muntjac all within 200 yards of marley towers...jacob