Hillonearth Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 ETA- I quite like bustards, is that a real bird or fantasy like a bat? Nah, it's real - enormous big b*****d of a thing that looks a bit like a turkey. They were extinct in Britain, but they're reintroducing them on Salisbury Plain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Spooky. Saw a kingfisher today for the first time, well Mrs Mantis spotted it first, I'm blind as a bat. Also there's a mandarin duck been hanging around a pond in Portobello all winter. seeing as the definition of a mandarin is a Chinese Orangeman get thae bigoted ducks out of Porty! "Who are ye lookin' at pal" Neddy goosander seen on the canal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'll see your goosander Tam and raise you a bigoted Porty duck 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) The most common owl in Great Britain is the teat. Edited February 9, 2016 by Archie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'll see your goosander Tam and raise you a bigoted Porty duck IMG_1728.jpg IMG_8585.jpg Did you take those pictures? I thought I had some perfect snaps of the mandarin, but when I got them onto the laptop they were a bit blurred. The crazy plumage flatted a bit to deceive. Going to head to Porty and try again soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I was goImg to go slightly o t & post the Ainslie Park fox pic but I've had it up to here (points to above chest level) with bleeding foxes this week. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Did you take those pictures? I thought I had some perfect snaps of the mandarin, but when I got them onto the laptop they were a bit blurred. The crazy plumage flatted a bit to deceive. Going to head to Porty and try again soon. Aye but the light that day was v poor. Could do with going back. It spent weeks hiding on the island till about 3pm and only recently has been taking part in the breidfest 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Aye but the light that day was v poor. Could do with going back. It spent weeks hiding on the island till about 3pm and only recently has been taking part in the breidfest Very good colour and sharpness in both pics. I'm going down to Figgate to see if I can get anywhere near the quality of those. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Very good colour and sharpness in both pics. I'm going down to Figgate to see if I can get anywhere near the quality of those. Sorry, I meant the goosander was on a decent day but you might get a better mandarin today, decent forecast, mine was iso 1600. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I doubt this gardener will be joining the P&B Twitcher Club 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 You've got a bit of litter there mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 This wee dick landed in my front garden earlier. Looks gamey. What is it? ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1458998355.029261.jpg ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1458998372.488852.jpg I suggest you contact the good ladies of The Game Birds Calendar. They could probably identify your visitor and give you a few pointers on bush maintenance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Looks like a red-legged partridge 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 We've got lots of buzzards around us - they look great sitting on the top of lampposts waiting for their dinner to be killed. Watched out the landing window recently as a couple of crows knocked f**k out a buzzard just a few yards away from me. Crow b*****ds. I salvaged a robin that flew into my living room window the summer before last. Went down like a stone and I thought it was deid but it was still breathing when I picked it up. So I sat with it in the palm of my hand for about half an hour during which time it never said a word whilst I copped pelters from white van men in the passing. Eventually it decided it was better and just fucked off. Not a word of thanks. Cute though. I like most of them though - except crows when they're being bullies. But like most bullies they're fine when you meet them on their own. Same here, its a superb looking bird of prey, there was two of them feeding on a run over pheasant on the back road when I was coming home last week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I doubt this gardener will be joining the P&B Twitcher Club That's probably the worst thing I've ever seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Looks like a red-legged partridge Grey partridge at Musselburgh Lagoons. Wanting a square go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broon-loon Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Looks like a red-legged partridge ^^^kens his burds. Correct. Partridge Family..? Which one are you Mozza'..? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Partridge Family..? Which one are you Mozza'..? He'll be the wee fat ginger one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Grey partridge at Musselburgh Lagoons. Wanting a square go. Excellent. Did you photograph this, Shuggy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Excellent. Did you photograph this, Shuggy?Thanks.Yes, I took that one. I'm no good at spotting, but my wife is very good at seeing the good photo ops. I took the plunge and got a decent lens after seeing The Mantis's pics. Buyer's remorse, mitigated by the fact that I now get out more often to see some wildlife. To quote Only an Excuse, "Ye cannae beat it!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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