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Offline Nemesis

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1320 on: June 07, 2017, 03:21:27 pm »
When I was on the computer yesterday two Jackdaws had one heck of a scrap and the aggressive one flew off with part of the wing of the other and appeared to be eating it on my front lawn

OMG That's gross ! :puke2: :puke2: :puke2:
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« Reply #1321 on: June 07, 2017, 03:38:22 pm »
On the BBC Springwatch programme the other night, they showed Jackdaws taking young chicks from nests. Although they are not known for taking chicks, it does happen.

Then I imagine that a mob killing of a sizeable bird is certainly not their normal behaviour then?
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« Reply #1322 on: June 07, 2017, 05:26:37 pm »
One for Jack?

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1323 on: June 07, 2017, 06:02:36 pm »
I think it could be a speckled wood, but not sure.

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« Reply #1324 on: June 07, 2017, 07:29:26 pm »
Spot on Steve - speckled wood

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« Reply #1325 on: June 07, 2017, 07:32:47 pm »
Indeed Merddin,  and I can find no references to Jackdaws killing other birds!

I was watching Springwatch the other night and Jackdaws were taking young swallows out of the nest and in my garden I have seen them attack and kill sparrows. Also saw a gang of them kill an injured feral pigeon. They seem to opportunistic killers.

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« Reply #1326 on: June 07, 2017, 08:31:49 pm »
Thanks for that Jack,   This behaviour is at odds with Wikipedia articles.

I always thought that the only animals who kill for the sake of it, (I.e.not for food), were humans!
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1327 on: June 07, 2017, 11:05:47 pm »
Snap ! Hollins.
Taken last week in my garden - could be the same one as yours!

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« Reply #1328 on: June 08, 2017, 08:09:10 am »
Thanks for that Jack,   This behaviour is at odds with Wikipedia articles.  I always thought that the only animals who kill for the sake of it, (I.e.not for food), were humans!

I suspect a fair number do. Cats, certainly, Foxes and others, I think. A Fox will decimate a field of young lambs and leave them. Cats will often toy with mice instead of killing them directly.
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1329 on: June 13, 2017, 08:44:19 am »
Huh ! Jackdaws ! I have just been attacked by one whilst watering a pot on my front doorstep. Luckily it missed my eye, but my head is pretty sore. :o
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« Reply #1330 on: June 13, 2017, 09:42:26 am »
How strange, we have jackdaws here, who mingle in with the visiting pigeons with no great problems really, I've certainly never been attacked by one. But it is the breeding season and hormones are causing havoc in birds at the moment!
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1331 on: June 13, 2017, 11:15:52 am »
Seems to be a gathering of them around, think there could be a nest in one of the chimneys.
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1332 on: June 14, 2017, 11:06:07 am »
I've got shitehawks nesting on next doors chimney, can't cut the lawn due to dive bombing gulls.

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« Reply #1333 on: June 15, 2017, 08:22:28 pm »
Just a few photos of the wildlife we saw on Bardsey Island yesterday.   On our way back we passed a nesting colony of sea birds and saw many varieties of birds there including Puffins.    In one spot where the currents met there must have been loads of Sand eels  there because the sea birds including many Gannets were going into a frenzy looking for food.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1334 on: June 15, 2017, 08:25:16 pm »
Bardsey Island