For WHO's birders

[Nurse Ratched]

"I thought you might like this video.



It's a compilation of different birds singing. Beautiful photography. If you expand the 'title' under the video it gives a list of species and the times they pop up in the video. Most of the species are familiar to us in the UK, but there are some 'exotics' (the cranes - wow, what a noise!) It was filmed in Belarus. The guy has a channel you can subscribe to. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and maybe it'll take your mind off you-know-what for a few blessed minutes."

[zebthecat]

Nurse Ratched 5:05 Mon Jul 27 That's lovely. My recent spot was a Red Kite. First one I have seen since moving here. Also Jays nibbling on the Bramleys in one of my apple trees.

[Nurse Ratched]

One of my goldfinch pairs has brought their four fledglings to my garden. My heart is full.

[Hammer and Pickle]

Got a problem Batz?

[Nurse Ratched]

*retches*

[lab]

It’s good to have Nurse back . Clearly lusting for my garlic breath .

[Hammer and Pickle]

Jolly good. Could you carry on not telling us please?

[Nurse Ratched]

I *did* predict the score. I just didn't tell you lot.

[gph]

I've always said* that the only reason we hardly ever win 4-0 is because Ratched predicts it. Note that in the next game charleyfarley played Ratched's role. *jokingly (note for the moron who takes jinxing seriously - he knows who he is)

[Moncurs Putting Iron]

What's the point of an historic one man Ratched if the person it is named after isn't here to celebrate it.

[Hammer and Pickle]

This begs the question: how do bats enjoy spaghetti? Do they all have to turn into vampires?

[Coffee]

Excellent!

[gph]

"Vampires have to spend some time in their natural form, and typing's very difficult with puny bat hands. ;-)"

[Nurse Ratched]

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[Coffee]

"Around us, there have been loads of bats. Far more than usual. One even flew into the dining room the other day. Strange. This forum's still missing one old bat."

[Tomshardware]

"Yesterday I heard a wren going absolutely berserk doing it's warning call. Went to see what was going on, found the wren under a lean to barn, had some flies in its beak. Seconds later a big tawny owl swoops down from the rafters and flies out the barn silently. Can only guess the wren has a nest in the vicinity and felt threatened, I think the owl just wanted some kip though."

[Hermit Road]

“ Look at a goose or a chicken and you are looking into the past.” Doesn’t that go for every living creature?

[gph]

"I imagine a T. rex in the colours of a blue tit, balanced on a bottle of milk. Of course, it's quite a large bottle."

[zebthecat]

"Birds are the surviving descendents of Dinosaurs and the oldest ones (Galliformes and Anatidae - chickens, geese, pheasants, swans, ducks) are very close to their ancestors. Look at a goose or a chicken and you are looking into the past."

[gph]

"It seems that T. rex had feathers. It also had the largest eyes of any known land animal, which probably meant it had extremely keen eyesight (the other alternative is that it had excellent night vision), and it could run as fast as a human sprinter, but for much longer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-jD7kQvyPs Unfortunately, I've been unable to find anything about the colours of its feathers."

[gph]

"It seems that T. rex had feathers. It also had the largest eyes of any known land animal, which probably meant it had extremely keen eyesight (the other alternative is that it had excellent night vision), and it could run as fast as a human sprinter, but for much longer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-jD7kQvyPs Unfortunately, I've been unable to find anything about the colours of its feathers."

[arsegrapes]

https://www.facebook.com/thedodosite/videos/wild-duck-brings-his-girlfriend-back-to-meet-the-guy-who-rescued-him/1231883600483058/

[Capitol Man]

Bernd Heinrich has written some great books on bird behavior. I’d start with Maine Woods and go onto The Mind of the Raven.

[gph]

"Reading something that tells me greenfinches and great tits are everywhere, including well within the Arctic Circle."

[JAC]

"Saw a couple of Kingfishers and a red kite while fishing last week. Amazing sight. Managed to top 2 magpies in my mates garden with air rifle, awful , vicious bastards, they kill so many young chicks/eggs. Played magpie call on YouTube and the fuckers come flying in from all directions."

[Mex Martillo]

"I not sure if anyone took it in, but I felt the disapproval of WHO’s birders when I said I scared the starlings away from roosting in my pine trees and they went to my neighbours, where they made awful noise and shat everywhere. I was at my neighbours having a beer last night and I was a bit shocked that he cut down his big mature pine trees, just to get rid of the starlings! I feel some righteous in my approach to the problem!"