Local Wildlife

[Blodyn]

I found a snail in my bedroom yesterday!!! 

I can only think that it hitched a lift on a bag which I took to the allotment!

Bellringer, the finches sound lovely.  I did see a single goldfinch in my garden the other day, so I wonder whether some niger seeds would tempt it back to join my two sparrows, two bluetits and one blackbird?  I also get some visits from a very smart pair of woodpigeons, which ME would like. 

[hollins]

What do you grow on your allotment Blodyn?
Is it an allotment with a view?!!!!!

[Blodyn]

Yes, Hollins, it is actually an allotment with a view!  I'll say a bit more about it under the gardening thread. 

[Merddin Emrys]

I found a snail in my bedroom yesterday!!! 

I can only think that it hitched a lift on a bag which I took to the allotment!

Bellringer, the finches sound lovely.  I did see a single goldfinch in my garden the other day, so I wonder whether some niger seeds would tempt it back to join my two sparrows, two bluetits and one blackbird?  I also get some visits from a very smart pair of woodpigeons, which ME would like.

Yes, I do love wood pigeons, we have a few here and rooks too! Plus all of the usual birds D)

[Bellringer]

My wife's attention was drawn this morning to a tremendous racket going on outside the house. Dozens of jackdaws, crows and gulls all dive bombing and attacking something on the ground. The object of their aggression was this young tawny owl.

The owl is now in our garden shed awaiting advice as to what is best to do with it.

[DaveR]

Have you given these people a ring, Stan? They deal with Owls on a daily basis.
http://www.northwalesbirdtrust.co.uk/

[Bellringer]

Thank you Dave, I am waiting for a call back from them.

The youngster seems quite perky despite its ordeal but I don't think it's at the competent flying stage yet.

[Hugo]

It's a good job that you were able to rescue it as it looks a lovely bird.

[Bellringer]

An RSPCA inspector has just been and given it the 'once over'. It seems to have recovered from its ordeal and he decided to leave the shed door open and see what happened. It promptly flew out and away as if nothing had happened, so presumably the rest must have been all it needed. Good result.

[Blodyn]

That's good news, I'm glad there was a happy ending. 

[Fester]

I would imagine that he realised that he was at the wrong Forum member's house... and he has now flown to Rhos to move in with Merddin!

[Merddin Emrys]

Cute though he is, my pigeons and Fluff the dove would not be too keen!

[Hugo]

For the last few days we have enjoyed watching a male and female Greater Spotted Woodpecker taking it in turns to come to our garden and feed on the peanuts and fatballs.
They must be nesting in the nearby woods as we heard Woodpeckers  tapping on the trees a couple of months ago.

[Yorkie]

. . . . . . . we heard Woodpeckers  tapping on the trees a couple of months ago.

Nah!  That was the local natives calling each other on their mobile logs!     L0L

Probably a trunk call!     

[TheMedz]

A pair of goldfinches have been setting up a nest about a foot away from our dining room window. Fabulous just watching them at work.