Wildlife January 2012

[Hoy]

Ravens have always been here.
But it is some time since I saw the sea eagles

[Menai]

Ravens here too but I am not sure that they have managed to breed successfully for the last two years.
I was interested to see today that the goldfinches that had been squeezed off the nyger seed feeders were attacking the Clematis tangutica seed heads with relish. I haven't seen them there earlier so maybe the seed takes time to ripen sufficiently??

Anglesey cooler again but no frost at our level.

[Lori S.]

forgot to add saw two Ravens again today, they've been regular visitors for the last year or so & luckily haven't been blasted out of the sky by game keepers

Good grief!  What misguided notion would cause "gamekeepers" to be shooting ravens?

[Anthony Darby]

forgot to add saw two Ravens again today, they've been regular visitors for the last year or so & luckily haven't been blasted out of the sky by game keepers

Good grief!  What misguided notion would cause "gamekeepers" to be shooting ravens?

They can fly and they're black. What other reason would a gamekeeper need?

[angie]

Today woke up this morning to a hard frost but Robbie was happily singing away.

Angie 

[Roma]

What a cute picture,Angie.  A robin appears twice a day when I put down Melita's bucket.  She is a messy eater so there is always food for the robin and two crows which usually appear as well.

[mark smyth]

so true Anthony and any bird with a hooked bill

[Rob Potterton]

Sparrowhawk (i think??) waiting for dinner, photographed this morning as it sat on our rockery.

[Stephenb]

Ravens have always been here.
But it is some time since I saw the sea eagles

White-tailed Eagles are acually commoner here than Ravens despite the fact that ravens are quite common inland from here! In fact there was an Eagle soaring above the house this morning when I got up, so that I could record it in today's national garden bird survey!

[Martinr]

Ravens have always been here.
But it is some time since I saw the sea eagles

White-tailed Eagles are acually commoner here than Ravens despite the fact that ravens are quite common inland from here! In fact there was an Eagle soaring above the house this morning when I got up, so that I could record it in today's national garden bird survey!

Eh....since when did soaring overhead make it a garden bird

[Lesley Cox]

My goodness Angie, that robin's taking a great risk perching on a cat's ear!

[Hoy]

My goodness Angie, that robin's taking a great risk perching on a cat's ear!

Oh, now, it is pure calculation. When you sit on the cat you know where you have him. Much better than a sneaky cat behind you

[Maggi Young]

My goodness Angie, that robin's taking a great risk perching on a cat's ear!

Oh, now, it is pure calculation. When you sit on the cat you know where you have him. Much better than a sneaky cat behind you

Yes, smart these Scottish robins, eh? 

[Lesley Cox]

Do cats have a sneaky behind? (Sorry Trond, I do know exactly what you mean. )

[Peter Maguire]

Eh....since when did soaring overhead make it a garden bird

Martin, does this mean that swifts soaring above my garden in summer are not garden birds? They're eating my garden insects!