wildlife

[Gail]

One of the benefits of having a scruffy lawn; I love dandelions and this evening two male and a female bullfinch were showing that they share my enthusiasm.

[ian mcdonald]

Your lawn looks like my front lawn Gail. I don,t have such colourful visitors to mine though.

[Maggi Young]

"Greetings from the Wild West - hope this message finds all you Scottish Rockers well in these strange times. 

We thought you & the club might enjoy a little diversion.

Steph said you had a section on the forum for wildlife in the garden & you’d be welcome to include this never-before-released ‘bonus material’ if you like on our behalf.
Looks like there just might be some kittens on the way. Fingers crossed she brings the little ones back for another leisurely wander through the alpines ...

Cheers from Calgary ~ Dave & Stephanie Ferguson"


 Short video was  attached meant to accompany the article linked below. .. but  sadly  I cannot  post  that to the  forum - I've  taken this screengrab though, which shows how  close the  bobcat  passed to the  Ferguson's window....



https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/30/wildlife-through-the-window-what-readers-have-spotted-during-lockdown-aoe

Two screengrabs from the  Guardian article  ....





Many thanks  to Stephanie  and  David  for  sharing this  with  us.  The  video  is  remarkable, the  bobcat  picks  her  way very  delicately  down through the  garden and  crosses  right  in  front of - and  very   close  to, the  Ferguson's  dining  room  window. What a  very  beautiful animal to be  able  to  observe  at close  quarters!

Two things came  to  mind  for  Ian and  I - firstly,  pretty  good  going that the  Ferguson's keep their  windows  clean enough to film through! (Couldn't  happen  here!)  and  secondly, what would  Molly  the  Wonder  Westie   do if  she  met  such a  critter  in her  garden? (We  hope that wouldn't happen!)

Beats  the  blazes  out of  our  fox here  in Aberdeen!

[Maggi Young]

 A Short video was  attached meant to accompany the article linked below. .. but  sadly  I cannot  post  that to the  forum - but  I've  loaded  it  to Facebook - it will show  here :

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Many thanks  to Stephanie  and  David  for  sharing this  with  us.  The  video  is  remarkable, the  bobcat  picks  her  way very  delicately  down through the  garden and  crosses  right  in  front of - and  very   close  to, the  Ferguson's  dining  room  window. What a  very  beautiful animal to be  able  to  observe  at close  quarters!

[ruweiss]

A buzzard, a rare visitor at our neighbors roof.

[ArnoldT]

Rudi:

Loos to be some kind of raptor with that hooked beak.

[Steve Garvie]

Common Buzzard is the European equivalent of Red-tailed Hawk Arnold.

We have a noisy pair nesting in a tall oak 60 metres from the house. The nest has been in use for the last 7 years.
Here is one above the garden:

[ArnoldT]

Got it.  Thanks for the clarification.

[Yann]

A buzzard, a rare visitor at our neighbors roof.

i also have a couple playing in the garden at early morning and i'm always surprised they don't fear us.

[Leucogenes]

I have no talent for photographing such fast birds...I prefer the slow animals...

[Yann]

hihihi 

[ruweiss]

Dear friends, many thanks for your comments and the fine pictures.

[ian mcdonald]

There is an interesting short film about our wildlife at contact@standforthetrees

edit by  maggi - I think the  film is  reached  via this link : https://standforthetrees.org/   

[ian mcdonald]

Thanks Maggi. It is warm and sunny here today. I have just seen two swifts, the first of the year for me.

[Steve Garvie]

Saw my first Swifts and House Martins whilst in town doing the food shop yesterday.
Sitting in the garden now with Swifts and House Martins overhead. Blackcaps singing like crazy with three different birds to be heard from the garden and Chiffchaff singing earlier this morning but quiet now in the afternoon heat. It all seems louder and more vibrant in the lockdown!