thedogspollocks » Birds

And this is one of the friendly ones

thedogspollocks — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:30:03 +0000

Chickens

thedogspollocks — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:28 +0000

We got some chickens on Friday.. they’ve already produced 4 eggs and two awesome bacon and egg sandwiches (Tesco’s provided the bacon).

Paying for themselves already.

Springwatch

thedogspollocks — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:58:00 +0000

Day 1 : There are House Martins (i think) nesting on the side of the house, so I’ve bought a webcam hooked up some usb leads and hope to observe the miracle of life.

Photos will follow. Day by day. Until i get bored.

Day 3 : Some background reading about House Martins if anyone is interested… rspb.org.uk

Day 5 : Not much to report, they seem to be just doing a lot of sitting around.

Day 6 : Lots of nest building today, I guess either because its dry and warmer or there in a rush. So much that I had to reposition the camera, the keen eyed of you will already have spotted that.

Day 7 : When I looked at the camera today it appeared to be broken, only showing a black screen. On closer inspection is turns out the nest has now been built up in front of the camera occluding its view. so.. I’ll be moving it again.. will now wait till the whole nest is finished before I try finding a final vantage point.

Day 12 : I’ve left the House Martins to it, to finish building there nest before I try and settle on a camera position. In the meantime a couple of wildlife firsts in the garden. A Siskin and a Squirrel. The Squirrel arrived yesterday and a bit of an interface with the Cat. Then made a bold return today, got some photos below. Kooki was a little more reluctant to chase it today, I think after getting pissed and crapped on by the Squirrel, the day before, might have influenced that.

Day 16 : Found another nest, in the shed this time, not sure I’ll be bothering this one with a webcam anytime soon.

Photo Gallery

Video Gallery

Nature Photos

thedogspollocks — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Pictures of animals, plants and trees. Mostly taken in the summer of 2009 but some older ones. There’s even a photo here where Brandon doesn’t look like a totally mangled, drunk, tramp cat.

Kooki vs Greenfinch

thedogspollocks — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:59:34 +0000

I saw this bird in the garden earlier, I think he was suicidal anyway. I doubt Kooki would have caught it otherwise.

Some New Photos

thedogspollocks — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:48:36 +0000

Lots of the Cat and birds as per usual.

Birdsongs

thedogspollocks — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:39:09 +0000

Beatles – Blackbird
Misfits – Where Eagles Dare
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band – Ice Cream for Crow
Sufjan Stevens – The Black Hawk War
Beck – Scarecrow
Lemon Jelly – Nice Weather for Ducks
Sufjan Stevens – Seven Swans
Sunset Rubdown – Black Swan
Radiohead – Where Bluebirds Fly
TV on the Radio – Stork and Owl
Architecture In Helsinki – The Owls Go

help! need more.