Captain America Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I wish I could have done this at my Ma's house. Last time I was sitting in my room revising, there was a dirty great hawk like bird (probably not a hawk but I have little to no knowledge of birds (the feathered kind) so that's how Im going to describe it) on a branch of a tree about 20 feet from my room in the wooded area behind my house.Sadly by the time I found my camera it flew away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Great photos Dave. Your garden is definitely very good for birds - GS Woodpecker, Blackcap, Redpoll and Goldcrest are all good ones to get. I was away this weekend (making recordings of ducks, swans and geese on the Solway) so didn't do the garden birdwatch. I don't actually get too much in my (shared) garden even though my house list (i.e. the birds I've seen from my flat, and not just in the garden) is around 90 species. It's amazing what you can see in beautiful Torry with the aid of powerful optical equipment.And, as you know, I'm interested in birds to an almost worrying extent, so would definitely make up for any assumed lack of interest from elsewhere on the forum. In other words, keep posting this stuff.No fucking way!!Well there you go Dave. Someone genuinely interested in feathery critters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 No fucking way!!Well there you go Dave. Someone genuinely interested in feathery critters.i had a suspicion that mr owl may appear in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Great photos Dave. Your garden is definitely very good for birds - GS Woodpecker, Blackcap, Redpoll and Goldcrest are all good ones to get. I was away this weekend (making recordings of ducks, swans and geese on the Solway) so didn't do the garden birdwatch. I don't actually get too much in my (shared) garden even though my house list (i.e. the birds I've seen from my flat, and not just in the garden) is around 90 species. It's amazing what you can see in beautiful Torry with the aid of powerful optical equipment.And, as you know, I'm interested in birds to an almost worrying extent, so would definitely make up for any assumed lack of interest from elsewhere on the forum. In other words, keep posting this stuff.thanks mr owl!although i'm obviously chuffed with the woodpecker i think the goldcrest is my favourite visitor just now. always had a soft spot for them and it's been years since i've seen one.obviously living in torry you have the advantage of being near the birding beacon that is the ness. you just need to persuade them to come and sit awhile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Goldcrests are really great Dave. There were quite a few last autumn along the coast which had just flown across the North Sea. It's always remarkable and rather humbling to see such tiny birds after they've crossed a rough sea. Firecrests are really great too. Maybe there'll be one or two this year - they're rare up here though.Actually I can't really understand why anyone would think birding is unlikely to attract much interest from people on a music forum. Artists like Sufjan Stevens, British Sea Power and quite a few others have claimed to be birders and birds crop up in one way or another in loads of songs. And birds are of course rather musical themselves (and maybe the origins of human music lie in bird music).By the way, if you want to read some amusing stuff about birding then just google the phrase 'mindless swearing'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Goldcrests are really great Dave. There were quite a few last autumn along the coast which had just flown across the North Sea. It's always remarkable and rather humbling to see such tiny birds after they've crossed a rough sea. Firecrests are really great too. Maybe there'll be one or two this year - they're rare up here though.Actually I can't really understand why anyone would think birding is unlikely to attract much interest from people on a music forum. Artists like Sufjan Stevens, British Sea Power and quite a few others have claimed to be birders and birds crop up in one way or another in loads of songs. And birds are of course rather musical themselves (and maybe the origins of human music lie in bird music).By the way, if you want to read some amusing stuff about birding then just google the phrase 'mindless swearing'.i'm sure i read that one of the members of british sea power was taking part in one of the bigger rspb events at the weekend. incidentally this is my favourite bird clip:YouTube - Amazing! Bird sounds from the lyre bird - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I seriously doubt there are enough people on this board interested in bird watching, let alone enough to necessitate an entire thread.Dave, wise up. The fact that this threat is now 4 pages long would sugget otherwise aye? Aye.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 A lot of venom for birdwatching. Weird.I fear putting a feeder in the garden would attract more cats than anything else, but thanks for sharing the photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 A lot of venom for birdwatching. Weird.I fear putting a feeder in the garden would attract more cats than anything else, but thanks for sharing the photos!you just have to be sensible where to put the feeders. try and get them away from anywhere a cat can hide and leap out at them. having them at a decent height helps as well.you can also get window feeders for if you live in flat or just want a close look at the birds.i'm always a little torn about the cat thing. i'm big on cats but also like birds. guess at the end of the day it's just nature taking it's course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 *thread. Just noticed that... lolx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 you can also get window feeders for if you live in flat or just want a close look at the birds.Cool, I'm going to get window feeders. It'll drive my cat mental! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Loads of birds come to my garden - unfortunately nane o the scantily clad variety . I dinna ken the names of most of the birds that visit - there's loads of wee brighly couloured spurdies, pigeons, magpies, blackbirds and thrushes and occasionally birds of prey .I will try to take some photos . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I prefer to eat birds than spy on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Cool, I'm going to get window feeders. It'll drive my cat mental!Good plan!! ha ha I love winding up my cat...she loves it too plus I think it'll maybe encourage her to do more exercise....no birds will be harmed as she is an indoor cat...in fact they will be quite the opposite....fed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 The only drawback I've thought of is that birds may use them while I'm trying to sleep and the cat will make very loud noises at them.It's bad enough that he already thinks when all the lights get switched off and I'm in bed, that it's a sign for him to start running laps round the flat and meow as loud as he can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 The only drawback I've thought of is that birds may use them while I'm trying to sleep and the cat will make very loud noises at them.It's bad enough that he already thinks when all the lights get switched off and I'm in bed, that it's a sign for him to start running laps round the flat and meow as loud as he can.Stevie does that too, wee bugger!! or pays with her carrier bag...(yup she loves it bestest toy!! doesn't do too much with her cat toys, bags n boxes all the way)She's quite good in the morning tho, she's taken to lying next to me and battering my face with her tail (aye there is no bum in my face btw she's lying down), then will stand onthe floor with two front paws on the bed and paw my face coupled with lots of meows....FOOOOOD MUM.....FOOOD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 then will stand onthe floor with two front paws on the bed and paw my face coupled with lots of meows....FOOOOOD MUM.....FOOOD!!Yeah Gizmo does that to me. Only once my alarm goes off though and he thinks he might get a favourable response. Then I actually go and put food in his dish and he doesn't eat. Just looks at me as if to say "Go-Cat again? Thanks, I'll maybe have some later." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yeah Gizmo does that to me. Only once my alarm goes off though and he thinks he might get a favourable response. Then I actually go and put food in his dish and he doesn't eat. Just looks at me as if to say "Go-Cat again? Thanks, I'll maybe have some later."(sorry for thread hijack last one promise!)Yeah I get the same look when asking if food in dish, but some stroking and talking to her she starts to eat...weird but works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 here's the results by the way:Results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 How do you know that you're not counting the same bird more than once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 How do you know that you're not counting the same bird more than once?you only count the most you have in the garden at one time. so if you have 5 starlings then they fly off and in ten minutes you have another 4 starlings all sitting in your garden you don't add anything to your total. if you then get 6 starlings in your garden all at once then you add 1 more starling to your total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Ah, I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 No, I don't think he did. And I don't think people making unnecessarily hostile comments on the thread subject is in any way helpful or conducive to the friendly atmosphere we're trying to propagate on the site. If you're not interested in birdwatching, don't bother contributing to the thread. I really don't want to see a situation arise again where people are afraid to discuss topics for fear of being trolled.HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHwhat a load of nonsense, its ok to tear three layers of shit out of a dead person, its ok to take the piss out of youngesters who have had kids, all really generating a great atmosphere. The wind up thread was allowed to carry on with insults flying about everywhere and tons of unneeded comments that added nothing to the discussion but as soon as your mate starts a bird watching thread you come across with this crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHwhat a load of nonsense, its ok to tear three layers of shit out of a dead person, its ok to take the piss out of youngesters who have had kids, all really generating a great atmosphere. The wind up thread was allowed to carry on with insults flying about everywhere and tons of unneeded comments that added nothing to the discussion but as soon as your mate starts a bird watching thread you come across with this crap.dave and i aren't friends. sorry to kill your wacky conspiracy there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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