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  1. Osprey_watcher

    102 Buzzards dead

    I did think of the mozzie example while writing the reply and it's difficult. I had the same dilemma at university when experimenting on rats that were alive literally 60 seconds before they came to me, yet was ok with maiming live locusts. My tutor reckoned it was probably because of my...
  2. Osprey_watcher

    102 Buzzards dead

    I have similar feelings to Neil in that animals have as much right to life as we do and in my eyes there is no diffrence between beating to death a badger and beating to death a human. Animals feel fear and pain as we do. The shootings, deplorable as they are, do not bother me as much as the...
  3. Osprey_watcher

    Are you a "Bottle" or a "Flask" Birder?

    Couldn't survive without ny hot, milky, sweet coffee while relaxing in a hide. In fact it's the reason I go.
  4. Osprey_watcher

    good news

    good news or not? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7489000.stm
  5. Osprey_watcher

    Attracting Goldfinches

    Niger did it for me too. Took a while but now they are here every day. Greenfinch try them as well as a change from the sunflower seeds or when the feeder runs out.
  6. Osprey_watcher

    Neighbour shooting

    If the pellets are going out of his garden then surely they pose a danger to anyone who may be walking by? I think this would be taken more seriously by the police than just a case of shooting pigeone/doves, unfortunately.
  7. Osprey_watcher

    Today at the feeder

    Been off work this week. Great watching the feeders in my small garden. Yesterday I had (at the same time) Greenfinch on the thistle feeder with a Goldfinch on the other side. With a Goldfinch sat on the washing line screaming because it wanted a go. There was House Sparrows tryig to get a look...
  8. Osprey_watcher

    Fastest bird

    Think you need to brush up on your physics here I'm afraid. Acceleration of gravity etc. Unless the word 'fall' is being used inaccurately.
  9. Osprey_watcher

    Fire threatens nesting birds

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7422276.stm
  10. Osprey_watcher

    Is this lap top good value ?

    I have an ASUS X53S that I got from PC World a couple of months ago and its great. The spec you describe looks a bit better than the one I've got and mine cost £100 more, so I would say it's good value. And I can't say I've noticed Vista slowing it down. The only minor complaint I have with...
  11. Osprey_watcher

    giant lamb-lifting hen harriers on camera

    Like the quote "They both love their birds, just different ones". Yea, the gamekeepers love them so much they breed them in their thousands so they can be blasted out of the sky. If that's love......................
  12. Osprey_watcher

    Malta: CABS team and environmental police unit catch Ortolan Bunting trapper

    Keep up the good work David. And thank you.
  13. Osprey_watcher

    Lake Bassenthwaite Ospreys

    You can just imagine the conversation. Her: I want to move. I don't feel right sleeping in the same bed as SHE did. And being spied on all the time. Him: Look it's a perfectly good nest. I'll do it up a bit, a few more branches and a bit of new moss and it will be like a new nest. Her: You...
  14. Osprey_watcher

    Lake Bassenthwaite Ospreys

    Depends where they move to. There have been several ready made eyries in the area for a while now. Trying to tempt other Ospreys. If they pick one of these maybe the Osprey project will be geared up for it. I hope so. But I wonder why they are looking to move? Strange behaviour.
  15. Osprey_watcher

    Satellite Dove or Collard Dish?

    Had exactly the same thing at our local pub last year. I posted it on here, thought they would be unsuccessful because the dish was about 10 ft away from the top of the steps down to the beer garden. When the first eggs were laid the door was never opened and they weren't disturbed. However when...
  16. Osprey_watcher

    Ospreys - Loch Garten

    Great view just now of one bird sitting on the nest,assume the female, another arrived with a small fish but just stood there. After a few moments it flew off, still with a small fish. No dinner for the wife yet. Don't know whether the bird is sitting on eggs, or just sitting. Have eggs been...
  17. Osprey_watcher

    What birds did you see in your lunch break today?

    Saw a heron catch a pretty big fish from the lake outside our office. Didn't even know there were fish that big in. I've seen some small goldfish but nothing that big. It was about 8" long and fairly fat. I saw the heron fly about 3 yards and land again, thinking " You're going to be...
  18. Osprey_watcher

    Bird massacre at local park

    But why escort them off, then call the police. Why not call the police and hold them there. Oops sorry. Forgot the stupid human rights laws in this country. Would have arrested the wardens for kidnap if that had happened.
  19. Osprey_watcher

    Lake Bassenthwaite Ospreys

    Just seen it myself. Now I can plan my summer.:t:
  20. Osprey_watcher

    HM The Queen, Songbird Sruvival and the RSPB

    Don't want to start a Royalist v anti-royalist slanging match, but as far as I'm concerned you could not be further from the truth.
  21. Osprey_watcher

    Hopes high for return of ospreys (BBC News)

    As usual the BBC don't get it quite right. The pair that were there last year haven't been there since 2001. Last year the female Green XS failed to show, but No Ring managed to tempt a new wife out of the skies. So it was her first year and she showed her naivety, but still managed to raise...
  22. Osprey_watcher

    NW BF Members Meet - Leighton Moss

    Sounds like you all had a good day. I'm sorry I had to miss it but family pressure proved too much so I caved in.
  23. Osprey_watcher

    Egg thief told to expect prison (BBC News)

    Oh God, don't start that again! Chop their hands off I say.
  24. Osprey_watcher

    flagging interesting threads?

    :clap:
  25. Osprey_watcher

    'I salute, I spit, and I count down from 10' (BBC News)

    My sister insists on clapping to ward off the bad luck. One clap for each Magpie. A bit disconcerting when she's driving down the motorway.
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