5, 9, 10
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 08:05 (eight years ago) link
I took pains to determine the flight of crook-taloned birds, marking which were of the right by nature, and which of the left, and what were their ways of living, each after his kind, and the enmities and affections that were between them, and how they consorted together.
― сверх (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 April 2016 15:25 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/onlyloveHH/status/723616680929275905
― сверх (nakhchivan), Monday, 25 April 2016 20:47 (eight years ago) link
It is clear that Khan doesn’t think there is much merit in appearing close to Corbyn in any way, even now that he has won his election. But what will be interesting is how critical the new Mayor decides to be of his party leader. Labour moderates are hoping that at the very least he will be what one described as ‘another woodpecker at the tree’, chipping away at the party leadership with similar comments to the ones he made over the weekend about the importance of actually winning elections.
― nakhchivan, Monday, 9 May 2016 16:32 (eight years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/20/catalogue-doiseaux-review-pierre-laurent-aimard-aldeburgh-festival#img-2
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3649724/Hats-ladies-just-make-look-silly-Anna-Friel-hits-Royal-Ascot-pigeon-head-QUENTIN-LETTS-explains-isn-t-fan.html
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 15:58 (eight years ago) link
took like 30 binocular-zoomed photos of what i assumed was an exotic falcon species in cyprus recently, turns out it was a common kestrel
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
kestrels are dope tho
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
Yup. One thing I'll miss about living in methil is that one of the old guys here keeps pigeons,which I enjoyed hanging out with.
― inside, skeletons are always inside, that's obvious. (dowd), Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:04 (eight years ago) link
damn why wasn't i at that messiaen thing
yh obv it was still a beautiful bird posing magnificently before a lighthouse
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:04 (eight years ago) link
i might post a photo
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:05 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Ho4moUB.jpg
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:17 (eight years ago) link
dignified bird
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:22 (eight years ago) link
immensely so
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:24 (eight years ago) link
i saw a barred owl, during the day, on saturday. i had never seen an owl irl before in the wild.
im fostering a pomeranian right now and the owl looked at him in a way that caused me some panic.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 June 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link
on reflection it was possibly a barn owl
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 June 2017 16:43 (seven years ago) link
post pics of the pom, por favor!
― sarahell, Monday, 26 June 2017 16:59 (seven years ago) link
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/NAPOLEONROFL/dog/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-26%20at%2010.07.22%20AM.png
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 June 2017 17:11 (seven years ago) link
trying to work out which avians would be able to turn the aforepictured into lunch
― imago, Monday, 26 June 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
perhaps the very largest strigiforms
yeah he likely wouldn't have had much of a chance of eating him but he did stare at him quite intently. the dog didn't realize what was going on so i picked him up, the owl followed us for a short time - well we walked further along the trail and he flew from behind us to in front of us twice before deciding to stay perched on the branch and no bother with us anymore.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 June 2017 17:24 (seven years ago) link
adorable!
― sarahell, Monday, 26 June 2017 17:33 (seven years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50180781
Russian scientists tracking migrating eagles ran out of money after some of the birds flew to Iran and Pakistan and their SMS transmitters drew huge data roaming charges.After learning of the team's dilemma, Russian mobile phone operator Megafon offered to cancel the debt and put the project on a special, cheaper tariff.The team had started crowdfunding on social media to pay off the bills.The birds left from southern Russia and Kazakhstan.The journey of one steppe eagle, called Min, was particularly expensive, as it flew to Iran from Kazakhstan.Min accumulated SMS messages to send during the summer in Kazakhstan, but it was out of range of the mobile network. Unexpectedly the eagle flew straight to Iran, where it sent the huge backlog of messages.The price per SMS in Kazakhstan was about 15 roubles (18p; 30 US cents), but each SMS from Iran cost 49 roubles. Min used up the entire tracking budget meant for all the eagles.
After learning of the team's dilemma, Russian mobile phone operator Megafon offered to cancel the debt and put the project on a special, cheaper tariff.
The team had started crowdfunding on social media to pay off the bills.
The birds left from southern Russia and Kazakhstan.
The journey of one steppe eagle, called Min, was particularly expensive, as it flew to Iran from Kazakhstan.
Min accumulated SMS messages to send during the summer in Kazakhstan, but it was out of range of the mobile network. Unexpectedly the eagle flew straight to Iran, where it sent the huge backlog of messages.
The price per SMS in Kazakhstan was about 15 roubles (18p; 30 US cents), but each SMS from Iran cost 49 roubles. Min used up the entire tracking budget meant for all the eagles.
― Xia Nu del Vague (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 26 October 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
looool
― imago, Saturday, 26 October 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
they are getting louder during this time of quarantine
― sarahell, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52779727Plucky water bird stabs eagle in heart with beakCanada v US: Loon stabs eagle through heart
― What fash heil is this? (wins), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 09:09 (four years ago) link
i wonder what the most outrageous birdfight upset of all time is. inevitably unseen by human eye. 45,000 years ago a sparrow offed a swan, kind of thing
― imago, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 09:53 (four years ago) link
lots of baby seagulls around where I live now. a bit too far away for me to get good pictures but they look like this:
http://wildlifeambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gull-chicks.jpg
― Temporary Erogenous Zone (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 20:06 (four years ago) link
'ello
― imago, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
what fine little fellows
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/02/sandringham-royal-estate-linked-to-many-deaths-and-disappearances-of-protected-birdsThe Guardian has documented 18 cases of alleged shootings, poisonings and disappearances of rare birds and related incidents linked to the Sandringham estate or surrounding land owned by the king2003Red kite found dead, poisoned by two highly toxic insecticides on farmland owned by Sandringham. No suspect identifiedDecember 2005Tawny owl was put down after being badly injured in an illegal trap. The owl had significant levels of toxic rat killer in its body. A Sandringham gamekeeper fined £500 and £470 costsMay 2007A marsh harrier found dead on the boundary of Sandringham estate, suspected poisoning by toxic pesticides. No suspect identifiedOctober 2007Two female hen harriers were shot over Sandringham estate. The police searched part of the estate. Prince Harry, a friend and the head gamekeeper were interviewed by police. The birds were not recovered and no one was prosecutedOctober 2009A sparrowhawk found on Sandringham estate poisoned by an insecticide, next to a dead pigeon laced with it. The police and Health and Safety Executive searched Sandringham buildings. They did not find the same substance but uncovered “significant safety issues” with pesticides rule breaches. Warning letter sent to SandringhamAugust 2014A female montagu’s harrier, Britain’s rarest bird of prey, disappeared on land owned by Sandringham. It was fitted with a satellite tag, which also disappeared. No offence could be detectedAugust 2016A goshawk died near Sandringham House. Its body was incinerated by estate staff before it could be examined. Its satellite tag was posted back to the British Trust for Ornithology. No offence could be detectedSeptember 2016Up to 40 dead wood pigeons were found piled up near Sandringham estate visitors centre. One was alive and had blood coming from its beak. The next morning the birds had been removed before they could be examined by Natural England. No offence could be detectedMarch 2017A dead stock dove was found close to where the dead wood pigeons were found in September 2016. Because of that previous case, it was investigated but believed to have died of natural causesAugust 2017Another female montagu’s harrier disappeared near the site of the first missing montagu’s harrier. Its satellite tag also disappeared. No offence could be detectedMay 2020A little owl was found dead in a Fenn trap, designed to catch stoats, on the Sandringham land. Those traps were no longer authorised for that purpose. Police said no offences were committed but the RSPCA gave advice to the head keeper to prevent this happening againDecember 2020Further Fenn traps and poisons were found by anti-snaring campaigners, who complained to Norfolk police. No offence recordedJanuary 2021A fox was reported “spinning around” in distress in a snare on Sandringham, which led anti-snaring campaigners to be concerned about the estateJanuary 2021A pet dog was trapped around its neck by a snare on Sandringham land. The dog owner complainedMarch 2021A dead red kite was found on Snettisham beach, very close to Sandringham. Rat poisons and a shotgun pellet were detected by tests. Investigators could not identify a suspectJuly 2021More Fenn traps, river traps and snares, some with poisons, on Sandringham estate were reported to Natural England, and then followed up by the HSE. No action takenAugust 2021Rat poisons allegedly left in the open on Sandringham land. The HSE did not visit the rat poison locations, so no samples were analysed, but the case was added to its databaseAugust 2022More allegedly unauthorised traps found on Sandringham. Norfolk police investigated and stated they “don’t seem to comply with best practice at the very least”
― Grandall Flange (wins), Sunday, 2 July 2023 16:07 (one year ago) link
avian best practices
― sarahell, Sunday, 2 July 2023 16:40 (one year ago) link
a friend told me that he used to have a male duck that died because it couldn't put its dick away? Is this a common thing?
― sarahell, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 19:09 (eleven months ago) link
louis qk
― Boris Yitsbin (wins), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 19:45 (eleven months ago) link