General Chat

So it hadn't disappeared but does not say much for advance search does it.. I thought I had most of the title right and put in Do the birds know.. and GR gave me two pages of threads none of which was this one..

I thought I would tell you about Duncan... you can google him... he is a Kokako and whilst they look like they can fly they are amateurs at it and mostly hop along.. he disappeared from his home area and managed to travel quite a distance.

They say he left because his girlfriend spurned him, she fancied another kokako who had a bigger blue wattle at his throat.

What you have to realise is a lot of our native birds are endangered species so we look upon them a bit like family and get concerned when they aren't where they are supposed to be etc.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8675449/Fugitive-kokako-Duncan-recaptured

Persie

Here it is Perse. :-)

Jane I am so sorry to hear about Chester.

How lovely to have tame robins although not sure I would want them in the house.

We don't see a lot of birds here in Tenerife North but looking out from the apartment we do see frequently a couple of hawks and lots of swifts. This morning on the patio there was a blackbird carrying nesting material. We also see blue tits and tiny busy canaries, we can hear them singing too. We can also hear the para queers. I shall leave that in because it made me chuckle and I hope it does you too. I did of course mean paraqueets.

Morning everyone:))

Jane l am so sorry to read your sad news about Chester, sorry to that l have'nt been back on this thread.....l would have known sooner. How are you both? It takes a while to get used to losing our best friends!

KenSe...we've had the swifts/swallows too, we actually added water to a puddle couple of weeks ago, it was when it was warm and the puddle kept drying up....and we could see the birds picking up mud. Don't know where they have nested, they used to use the bungalow opposite but the man that lived there ripped the nests down:((((((5 - 6yrs ago now).

We've had a pair of Bullfinches call in everynow and then and we can see them eating the dandelions seeds, all the bits of white fluff blowing in the air, lovely:))

The woodpecker is back regularilly and the Jay most mornings, but l'm too late to see him. l heard him this morning, the dog frightened him off!!

jude x

The swifts have started nesting in the eaves of our house again.

It's nice to see the swifts and swallows back. Hope they are not finding it too cold this year.

Hi Jude ,Ann and everyone.
It has been ages since I posted and the last week or so when I have tried I just can't post :-S :-S :-S.I type out a long screed and then Poof it just disappears :-|
Just giving it another try now.
Lots of birds here and the sound at just after 5 in the morning is soooo lovely My Robins are being very cheeky and too tame.My favourite one I call Buster ,I'm having to stop coming into the house.I quite expect to see him sat at the table one day waiting to be fed lol.

Jude I lost my lovely Chester just over a week ago.We had to have him put to sleep due to Kidney failure :-( :-(

Oh we are all disappointed now Jude :-(

Could it be a Black East Indies duck

http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/bei.htm

Nah its not an American Black Duck, but still don't know what it is:(( will add photo to blog in 5 mins:))

jude :-|

Hi everyone
Not been on much lately but have been reading the threads.

Spring is late here in Berkshire. Still soggy too, but warmer.

Nice flock of birds when we came in from shopping at lunch time today.... the waxwings are back !! Only said a day or two back we hadn't seen them this year.

Hope you are all well

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

I wondered that Island, quite a way from Conwy.

I've got the impression you are in the south Jude? I wonder if it's the same one flown down from Conwy or if others have been taken off course?

Oh my gawd how exciting....going into town soon to get pics:))) its been there atleast a week now, so had better be there NOW!!!

No twitch yet, but it might do soon:)
jude :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Judes duck

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8607321.stm

get the kettle on :-D

Has it sparked a twitch Jude?

It's come a long way from Dakota if it's him or her ;-)

Just looked at the link.

Lovely to see different species tho isn't it.

2 Swans on the pond in the week, wasn't close enough to check out the ducks.....
and my silly phone had 'died' on me so was on charge at home.

I am really tempted to go back to my old phone, cos this Android just runs out of battery so quickly. :-|

nudge:)))

Just realised l asked you about this duck before......what am l like...LOL..anyways take a look at the link and let me know what you think:)...this is definately the bird in town:)

jude x

We have one of these in the river in town....going to take photo's tomorrow and will post onto blog:))))

http://sdakotabirds.com/species/american_black_duck_info.htm

l don't think they usually migraet this far??

jude