I have a bird war going on now. I'm standing up for the woodpeckers. I open the door and yell boo at the starlings! Then all the woodpeckers, juncos, and others get a chance too. ?
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I leave them to it. Our woodpeckers are very good at seeing the starlings off. The starlings seem a bit afraid of being pecked by them.
It's supposed to come in tomorrow and I have no where I have to be except on my bum...? we'll see ?
We have a weather warning in place for heavy rain and strong winds tomorrow.
It's been pretty wet since Oct. - maybe we'll evolve to grow flippers!
For some reason the woodpeckers here won't. The starlings scare off the other native birds and won't let them have at least their fare share. Once I say boo! the woodpeckers, juncos, etc...fly back over to the tree. It's funny that they don't fly away with the starlings. They patiently wait.?on me.
I love snow if I don't have to be anywhere but looking out a picture window. If I would have to be outside with strong winds then then rocks would be a great Christmas present. .
Back from our trip over to Delaware’s Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Saw lots of Snowy Egrets, Tundra Swans, Canada Geese, many UI ducks & a few hawks. We also found this little hunter on the prowl.
Beautiful animal!
Sadly our resident UK morons will have started their fox hunting season even though it is illegal. They tell us the dogs are trained to follow scents that have been dragged, but in reality they train them to follow foxes by dragging cloths soaked in fox urine and by sending out thugs to dig and drive out foxes so the dogs can rip them apart. ?
This year a lot of landowners have refused to grant them licenses though because of a very damning zoom meeting that was filmed and made public where they spoke about what they were doing and how to deal with hunt saboteurs. They really are a just posh yobs!
Beautiful animal!
Sadly our resident UK morons will have started their fox hunting season even though it is illegal. They tell us the dogs are trained to follow scents that have been dragged, but in reality they train them to follow foxes by dragging cloths soaked in fox urine and by sending out thugs to dig and drive out foxes so the dogs can rip them apart. ?
This year a lot of landowners have refused to grant them licenses though because of a very damning zoom meeting that was filmed and made public where they spoke about what they were doing and how to deal with hunt saboteurs. They really are a just posh yobs!
Yes, during my multi-year stay at the Game Keeper’s Cottage, I witnessed many a hunt on the grounds around our estate. Always a big hunt on New Years Day. All the huntsman dressed up, horses all decked out, the sound of the horn, etc. Like bull fighting, that part of the sport is in the past.
It should be - but there are still many Hunts that think they are above the law.
Last year my sister was attacked by hunt supporters, pushed into a hedge, and another one drove his big 4x4 right up to her to block her path and scare her when she was walking back to her car.
She came across the hunt on her way home from the shops last year and got out to protest. Even though her coat was torn and she was covered in scratches and had bruising, no police action was taken as she was alone so it was her word against all the supporters. They are all thugs!
Ooohh... what did the fox say??? ???
Check this video/news out - thousands of turtles hatching in Brazil.
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Thousands of Endangered Turtles Hatch on Brazilian Beach
Over 92,000 giant river turtle hatchlings were born on a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil, with the babies making a dash towards the surf shortly after birth. (Reuters)
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Very easily. LOL
East Coast heads up for today!
Whahahaha that is funny. LOL not fully back though. As not only am I still recovering from covid, but I am also still trying the get the books reconciled for the last 5 years of the complex. That is how much of a bad job the previous volunteers have been with looking after the finances of the complex. I am also having to fight with residents about money that they still need to pay for their levies which was not brought to their attention by previous treasurers. It is a thankless job and gets ugly, because some of the people don't seem to understand simple math. e.g. the one lady had to pay in the amount of R2640 and then R3440 for 2019 and 2020, she always pays three months in advance. Anyway for 2019 she only paid in R1980 and for 2020 she only paid in R3000. But the more I explain that she has not paid these two years in full yet, the more she argues that she always pays in advance and has fully paid her levies. I am at my wits end, as I do not know how to simplify it for her any further than I have already done. I have done her account for her in 4 different way trying to explain to her and she still does not get it.
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aaahhh I always love your photo's of the wildlife.
Pretty soon you are going to become the resident wild life photographer.
