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Post by brianbutler on Nov 18, 2020 21:21:38 GMT
Saw some wild turkeys on my ride this afternoon. Maybe they are preparing for Thanksgiving:
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Post by franco on Nov 18, 2020 22:15:21 GMT
Did you get one Brian? Cut the middleman out.
I pass pheasants regularly. I love birds though, always stop to watch the Lapwings, Buzzards, Skylarks...
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Post by dracco on Nov 20, 2020 19:13:43 GMT
I pass pheasants regularly too. They take the form of amorphous lumps of feathery goo by the side of the road, having taken it into their tiny brains that they WILL cross the road, whetever's coming down it at 60mph. It's annoying, because I often have to pull out to avoid them, thereby putting ME into the path of whatever's coming down the road at 60mph.
Lapwings are amazingly aerobatic, and we have a load or Red Kites around here, since they were reintroduced as a conservation project by Yorkshire Water and the Harewood Estate. Since a few pairs were released about 20 years ago, they've proliferated and spread, and you can see them soaring above the centre of Leeds at times, as well as out in the country.
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Nov 20, 2020 19:38:06 GMT
We have a lot of quail. The little guys are not very smart and run out in front of you.
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Post by franco on Nov 20, 2020 20:41:08 GMT
I pass pheasants regularly too. They take the form of amorphous lumps of feathery goo by the side of the road, having taken it into their tiny brains that they WILL cross the road, whetever's coming down it at 60mph. It's annoying, because I often have to pull out to avoid them, thereby putting ME into the path of whatever's coming down the road at 60mph. Lapwings are amazingly aerobatic, and we have a load or Red Kites around here, since they were reintroduced as a conservation project by Yorkshire Water and the Harewood Estate. Since a few pairs were released about 20 years ago, they've proliferated and spread, and you can see them soaring above the centre of Leeds at times, as well as out in the country. Lapwings are fascinating aren’t they, their call and flight especially. Not seen any Red Kites around here yet which is a shame, can remember back when there were only about three pairs left in Wales, a great success story how they have spread again.
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Post by cusqueno on Nov 23, 2020 10:02:18 GMT
I loved seeing lapwings, typically when getting near to the north of England when heading off for a walking holiday. Numbers seem to ghave fallen massively - it used to be that whole fields would be full of them, now only a few at a time. They have a long list of alternative names: Lapwing, Green Plover, Peewit, Peesweep (the latter 2 obvs onomatopoeic).
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Post by franco on Nov 23, 2020 14:29:23 GMT
I loved seeing lapwings, typically when getting near to the north of England when heading off for a walking holiday. Numbers seem to ghave fallen massively - it used to be that whole fields would be full of them, now only a few at a time. They have a long list of alternative names: Lapwing, Green Plover, Peewit, Peesweep (the latter 2 obvs onomatopoeic). I heard it’s because of modern farming methods. Same with Yellowhammers, Skylarks and Corn Buntings, hardly see or hear any now compared to years ago.
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Dec 19, 2020 15:29:45 GMT
This week, this little kitty was caught on camera in my neighborhood. This one looks young, maybe 100+ pounds. Adult males can reach 220 pounds. I have four dogs that will keep them away (and most everything else); but single dogs do not stand a chance and are on their menu.
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