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Old 24 July 2014, 19:37   #21
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Ravens are harassing the Peregrine at the moment..................
A Peregrine cleared out nextdoor's dovecote recently. 22 in total.
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Old 24 July 2014, 20:24   #22
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A Peregrine cleared out nextdoor's dovecote recently. 22 in total.
Yer - there's a Jay gone M.I.A. here too...
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Old 24 July 2014, 20:31   #23
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A Peregrine cleared out nextdoor's dovecote recently. 22 in total.
Yes there a magnificent predator, they feast on Puffin and Shearwater round here, Greater Black backs consume more shearwater though, annually taking 2.000 + from just one of the Islands, but numbers always return.
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Old 24 July 2014, 21:13   #24
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Getting loads of bats at the new place, and also an owl which keeps time better than the Parish church bells.
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Lovely wife puts out bird food and we had a pair of Jays last year, they're back and have a couple of babies this year - very entertaining and good looking birds.
Yep they look real cute .... Just when the bead of my benelli gets under 'em .... And their family of friends mostly jack daws and crows and magpies here feking hate those maggies
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had this lady drop in for a snack recently.
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Old 27 July 2014, 10:03   #27
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The lads are clearly in training now for the big push south. Many more local pals are turning up for the training sessions. Not long now before it's 'see ya next year'. ;-)
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had this lady drop in for a snack recently.
Very cool. :-)
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