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Post by aubrey on Jan 20, 2019 16:19:20 GMT
Cats kill thousands of birds every year,but according to statistics they don't seriously damage the bird population. I'm not a fan of cats,though I know it's their natural instinct etc.
More birds are killed by buildings, and by cars. And (of course) by habitat loss.
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Post by althea on Jan 21, 2019 9:27:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2019 9:43:59 GMT
Cats kill thousands of birds every year,but according to statistics they don't seriously damage the bird population. I'm not a fan of cats,though I know it's their natural instinct etc.
More birds are killed by buildings, and by cars. And (of course) by habitat loss.
How do buildings kill birds, and I cannot recall ever seeing a flattened bird on the road. Hedgehogs, yes Come to think of it I have never seen any dead birds other than in the mouth of a cat. Where do birds go to die?
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Post by ARENA on Jan 21, 2019 9:49:46 GMT
More birds are killed by buildings, and by cars. And (of course) by habitat loss.
How do buildings kill birds, and I cannot recall ever seeing a flattened bird on the road. Hedgehogs, yes Come to think of it I have never seen any dead birds other than in the mouth of a cat. Where do birds go to die?
According to RSPB: Passerines in particular (which include most common garden birds) produce large numbers of offspring, the majority of which do not survive to adulthood. Many young and weak birds will probably subject to predation before dying of disease or old age. Birds, like many other creatures, will seek secluded, out-of-the-way places when they're feeling sick - woodpeckers will climb into a hole in a tree, for example. Sick birds will go to ground and because they feel vulnerable they will hide away. Sometimes, rest and seclusion help them to recover, but if they die there, they sometimes won't be found in their hideouts. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2019 10:45:53 GMT
How do buildings kill birds, and I cannot recall ever seeing a flattened bird on the road. Hedgehogs, yes Come to think of it I have never seen any dead birds other than in the mouth of a cat. Where do birds go to die?
According to RSPB: Passerines in particular (which include most common garden birds) produce large numbers of offspring, the majority of which do not survive to adulthood. Many young and weak birds will probably subject to predation before dying of disease or old age. Birds, like many other creatures, will seek secluded, out-of-the-way places when they're feeling sick - woodpeckers will climb into a hole in a tree, for example. Sick birds will go to ground and because they feel vulnerable they will hide away. Sometimes, rest and seclusion help them to recover, but if they die there, they sometimes won't be found in their hideouts. Interesting Bit like dogs and cats that crawl into a corner somewhere if they feel under the weather
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Post by aubrey on Jan 21, 2019 11:25:57 GMT
More birds are killed by buildings, and by cars. And (of course) by habitat loss.
How do buildings kill birds, and I cannot recall ever seeing a flattened bird on the road. Hedgehogs, yes Come to think of it I have never seen any dead birds other than in the mouth of a cat. Where do birds go to die?
They fly into them.
The house my mother lived in has a through lounge, so from certain angles you - if you're in the air, about 8' off the ground - can see straight through; birds would imagine it was nothing more than a tunnel they could fly through and would go straight into the glass; sometimes they died, sometimes just stunned (though you wouldn't know how that affected them in the future). She put things in the windows to stop it, but it still happened; I saw it several times when I was there.
Otherwise they see a reflection and think it's just a continuation of the environment they're flying through.
Buildings usually come out on top of bird deaths statistics. Cars and cats vie for second place (although this includes feral cats), although they're all behind habitat loss.
I've seen lots of dead birds by and on roads.
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Post by althea on Jan 26, 2019 18:47:39 GMT
The Lesser Spotted husband (playing with his old Fergie tractor.)  |
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Post by aubrey on Jan 26, 2019 19:09:26 GMT
The Lesser Spotted husband (playing with his old Fergie tractor.)
The main cause of contention amongst boys at our school was whether Massey Fergusons were better than Fords. It was a town in an farming area; we were outsiders, from 50 miles away; no one could understand half the things said for the first year (a quarter thereafter, and onwards).
It was never settled: which are best? (Although I think I may know the answer ) |
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Post by anybody on Jan 27, 2019 8:25:47 GMT
The Lesser Spotted husband (playing with his old Fergie tractor.) That's what I call a boy's toy! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 10:26:00 GMT
Is it a toy or a working implement?
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Post by althea on Jan 27, 2019 16:56:13 GMT
Is it a toy or a working implement? He bought it as a wreck and completely refurbished it. It was a proper working tractor and OH's pride and joy,even though he had many other engines and cars and trailers. We travelled all over Wales buying little bits and bobs for the tractor. He had to sell it when we moved here as there is nowhere to keep something of that size. |
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Post by althea on Jan 27, 2019 17:20:30 GMT
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Post by althea on Jan 30, 2019 12:28:00 GMT
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Post by althea on Feb 4, 2019 16:27:00 GMT
A Pyracantha (a member of the firethorn family and very thorny.) I like thorny plants,they discourage intruders.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 18:27:06 GMT
Buggers to prune and work with
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