Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[tikay]

Who, Tom?

guitarist with the shadows stupid

Hank Marvin, even stupider?

Now Celtic's throwing curve-balls, & Tighty's been whooshed. A first, surely?

[The_duke]

pretty number for the Duke to wear during footy (with matching hand bag)

No tat mind -- pure designer gear only (oh and a horseshoe in the bag for violent emergencies)

[technolog]

pretty number for the Duke to wear during footy (with matching hand bag)

No tat mind -- pure designer gear only (oh and a horseshoe in the bag for violet emergences)

fyp

[Laxie]

Adding horseshoe to list now...sigh.   

[RED-DOG]

Noodle is my favourite. I assume 2-D is Damon, yes? I see Murdoch as a sort of Slash - him formerly (where now?) from Guns 'N Roses.

NURSE!!!  Time to up his medication again.

[celtic]

Who, Tom?

guitarist with the shadows stupid

Hank Marvin, even stupider?

Now Celtic's throwing curve-balls, & Tighty's been whooshed. A first, surely?

 

[TightEnd]

Absolutely Marvinellous. Whoosed by Calenti.

[celtic]

Absolutely Marvinellous. Whoosed by Calenti.

i'm smiling!!!!!!!

[tikay]

Absolutely Marvinellous. Whoosed by Calenti.

As bad as it gets Rich - sorry, gotta be said.

We ought to have "Whoosh" Award at bB6.

And the contenders are......

KingPoker

Laxie

Tighty








Damn. I dare not list the rest.

[Claw75]

Slash - him formerly (where now?) from Guns 'N Roses.

here now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_revolver

[Rod Paradise]

Here's something for those many folk on her that know much more about birds (feathered) than I do.

I went up to Wollaton park to hit some golf balls on the practice ground today and saw something which I have never seen in nearly twenty years in that location. I saw a heron flying across the practice ground persued and then picked on by at first one crow and then two, and then a couple more. They seemed to have forced it to ground and I was about to go over the 200 yards or so to investigate when the crows seemed to have lost interest so I resumed hitting golf balls.

So are herons and crows territorial ? That area does sort of "belong" to the crows as sometimes they get mischievious and start to steal golf balls there, but although there is a lake on the far side of the course I've never ever seen a heron in Wollaton park.

Q: Why did the crows attack a buzzard?



A: This behaviour is known as mobbing. It is a defence response to a perceived threat from a predatory bird.

Crows have few predators in the UK but are aggressive birds that are fiercely territorial. The buzzard is seen as a potential threat to the crow, its young and territory and they can often be seen interacting in this way.

Mobbing usually involves more than one bird in pursuit and the targets are usually birds of prey, buzzards in particular but also owls. Even herons can be on the receiving end of hostile attention.

From a crow info site.

From an old (2005  ) thread:

And the best one, my Dad suggested we go for a walk down the Vennel (a steep gully near us), into Kirkconnel, have a couple of beers then get Mum to come get us. We used to do this walk a lot when I was living at home, it's one of our favorites. We came over the brow of the hill & were walking along the top of the gully when I saw jackdaws, crows, rooks, ravens, a couple of kestrels & a buzzard, all swooping down at something downhill from us that we couldn't see.

I thought we'd find a couped sheep (when they've not been sheared, but it's getting near shearing time they can roll onto their backs trying to scratch & the weight of the fleece can trap them, then the birds attack their eyes & start eating them while they're alive). So we were heading towards whatever they were swooping at when, about 100 feet below us, up flew a golden eagle. My dad says he'd not seen a look like I had on my face since I was a little kid. I'm not religious, in fact I'm anti-religious, but moments like that I certainly do feel a religious awe. We watched it fly off, right across the valley.

My dad told me later that he'd heard there was a juvenille eagle that had wandered over to our area from Galloway. I'd seen one from a distance in the Highlands, but never that close & on 'my own turf'. He hadn't told me because he wanted it to be a surprise. I bought the drinks that day.

[RED-DOG]

Here's something for those many folk on her that know much more about birds (feathered) than I do.

I went up to Wollaton park to hit some golf balls on the practice ground today and saw something which I have never seen in nearly twenty years in that location. I saw a heron flying across the practice ground persued and then picked on by at first one crow and then two, and then a couple more. They seemed to have forced it to ground and I was about to go over the 200 yards or so to investigate when the crows seemed to have lost interest so I resumed hitting golf balls.

So are herons and crows territorial ? That area does sort of "belong" to the crows as sometimes they get mischievious and start to steal golf balls there, but although there is a lake on the far side of the course I've never ever seen a heron in Wollaton park.

Q: Why did the crows attack a buzzard?



A: This behaviour is known as mobbing. It is a defence response to a perceived threat from a predatory bird.

Crows have few predators in the UK but are aggressive birds that are fiercely territorial. The buzzard is seen as a potential threat to the crow, its young and territory and they can often be seen interacting in this way.

Mobbing usually involves more than one bird in pursuit and the targets are usually birds of prey, buzzards in particular but also owls. Even herons can be on the receiving end of hostile attention.

From a crow info site.

From an old (2005  ) thread:

And the best one, my Dad suggested we go for a walk down the Vennel (a steep gully near us), into Kirkconnel, have a couple of beers then get Mum to come get us. We used to do this walk a lot when I was living at home, it's one of our favorites. We came over the brow of the hill & were walking along the top of the gully when I saw jackdaws, crows, rooks, ravens, a couple of kestrels & a buzzard, all swooping down at something downhill from us that we couldn't see.

I thought we'd find a couped sheep (when they've not been sheared, but it's getting near shearing time they can roll onto their backs trying to scratch & the weight of the fleece can trap them, then the birds attack their eyes & start eating them while they're alive). So we were heading towards whatever they were swooping at when, about 100 feet below us, up flew a golden eagle. My dad says he'd not seen a look like I had on my face since I was a little kid. I'm not religious, in fact I'm anti-religious, but moments like that I certainly do feel a religious awe. We watched it fly off, right across the valley.

My dad told me later that he'd heard there was a juvenille eagle that had wandered over to our area from Galloway. I'd seen one from a distance in the Highlands, but never that close & on 'my own turf'. He hadn't told me because he wanted it to be a surprise. I bought the drinks that day.

That was worth a re-read Rod, It's a fantastic story. and you tell it with such feeling.

In that short piece it all comes across. Your love of nature, that landscape, raptors, your father... (I must meet him someday)

I wish you would post more.

[RED-DOG]

This is what I like to see. A woman on her knees.

[kinboshi]

Is the heron a member of the buzzard family then ?

I've only ever seen a few Herons close up, "in the flesh". Always near water, on golf courses, & once at Tom's place.

Driving down the M1 today (for the third time today, sigh....) a heron crossed the M1 - flying very low. I thought they'd keep away from such areas.

We had a heron in our back garden.  Amazing sight really when it's standing there only 10 feet from the kitchen window.  Marvellous creatures.

As for them flying low over the M1, many water birds get confused by large areas of tarmac and mistakenly think they're water.  That might account for it flying low, thinking it's coming in on a fishing trip.

[RED-DOG]

It might catch a motor-pike.....