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Wildlife On Your Doorstep
About Group
I thought I would start a group about "Wildlife" as there seems to be quite a few of us into birdwatching.
Here in Liverpool UK there's not much of it but I do what I can to encourage it.
I have flown a few birds of prey and owned them too.
Here the birds of prey that are wild are....
Sparrowhawks
Kestrels
Tawny,Barn and Little Owls.
Buzzards (Common)
In some parts of the UK there are Peregrine Falcons which are just amazing to watch.
Nice one Apostrophe, I shall take a peek.
I posted some new critter pics here: http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/photo_albums/2223/photos
Nice one apostrophe
Photos are of a Wild Sparrowhawk eating a Pigeon. My brothers Peregrine Falcon and a friends Harris Hawk.
Riding my bike through a local conservation area down the road from my place today & found a few deer wandering around.
This shot is not the best from my cell but they ran after taking it.
Excellent posts all. I got some Buzzard pics and a few other bits and pieces to show.
Will post em up asap.
Keep em' coming guys.
not exactly in your backyard, but cool nonetheless:
Wild & Weird: Amazing Technicolor Dream Toad
Finally, after months of trekking through high-elevation Borneo rainforests, this summer Malaysian researchers spotted a trio of the toads up three different trees. One scientist took the first-ever photograph of the species -- in living color. Still, the toad's bizarrely bright neon splotches and splatters defy the beholder's belief (especially in these days of Photoshop).
Tragically, the Borneo rainbow toad could disappear again -- this time forever -- due to habitat loss, climate change, collection and other threats. It's our duty to find and conserve the world's lost amphibians -- even if (or because) they look like an eccentric '80s manicure.
Read more in The Ne…Read more
not exactly in your backyard, but cool nonetheless:
Wild & Weird: Amazing Technicolor Dream Toad
Finally, after months of trekking through high-elevation Borneo rainforests, this summer Malaysian researchers spotted a trio of the toads up three different trees. One scientist took the first-ever photograph of the species -- in living color. Still, the toad's bizarrely bright neon splotches and splatters defy the beholder's belief (especially in these days of Photoshop).
Tragically, the Borneo rainbow toad could disappear again -- this time forever -- due to habitat loss, climate change, collection and other threats. It's our duty to find and conserve the world's lost amphibians -- even if (or because) they look like an eccentric '80s manicure.
Read more in The New York Times.
Wild & Weird: Crows vs. Cops
Think criminals are the only ones with a grudge against cops? Not in Everett, Wash., where crows have taken a decided dislike to uniformed staff at the police department’s north precinct. Crows have taken over a tree in the lot and are actually dive-bombing officers -- especially the higher-ranking ones -- as they walk to and from their cars. One officer who tried to scare the birds away with a siren got his car plastered with droppings.
A local biologist explained that it’s just about time for baby crows to be leaving the nest, so their parents are extra hostile toward any possible threats. Everett cops have agreed to save their Tasers and guns for human aggressors and just maybe carry umbrellas till the crows are less defensive.
Read more in the Everett Herald.
Wild & Weird: Crows vs. Cops
Think criminals are the only ones with a grudge against cops? Not in Everett, Wash., where crows have taken a decided dislike to uniformed staff at the police department’s north precinct. Crows have taken over a tree in the lot and are actually dive-bombing officers -- especially the higher-ranking ones -- as they walk to and from their cars. One officer who tried to scare the birds away with a siren got his car plastered with droppings.
A local biologist explained that it’s just about time for baby crows to be leaving the nest, so their parents are extra hostile toward any possible threats. Everett cops have agreed to save their Tasers and guns for human aggressors and just maybe carry umbrellas till the crows are less defensive.
Read more in the Everett Herald.
I posted some new pics of baby foxes:
http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/photos/34162