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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 18:46:08 GMT
Thanks to Quadbod for the use of one of his photos and to 4WD for some techie help. If anyone has a particular photo that can be formatted similarly we could have a regular change of scene and visit different parts of the UK
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Post by 4wd on Jul 6, 2010 19:51:21 GMT
I've never seen more than a couple of hares together - unusual picture
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Post by quadbod on Jul 6, 2010 23:43:30 GMT
There are absolutely loads around here..... often playing about on the roads and verges now that the crops are so tall. You can also spot quite a few where the silage has been cut.
I have a small paddock to the front of mine and looking out of the patio windows it is a really busy place in the evenings - pheasants, rabbits, hares, ducks and plenty of birds. I've spent the last few evenings trying to get a decent shot of the latest addition, a little owl, who often sits on the post and rail fence looking in at me.... The trouble is that the sun is generally behind him and he doesn't trust me enough yet if I move at all....
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Post by quadbod on Jul 6, 2010 23:49:16 GMT
So far.... What could I put out for him to encourage him in a bit closer?
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Post by mal on Jul 7, 2010 7:45:01 GMT
Some great pics there.
Maybe Bacon rind or something similar might get him to come closer. Or is you can be fagged with it go to the pet shop and get some baby mice (folk use them to feed snakes and other nasty creatures)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2010 9:43:39 GMT
fresh [roadkill] rabbit maybe? even a tray of wriggling mealworms might work.
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Post by quadbod on Jul 7, 2010 10:00:10 GMT
I still have one puppy left............
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2010 10:06:27 GMT
I still have one puppy left............ ............and you know how much you love him
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Post by welshdairyfarmer on Jul 9, 2010 14:24:34 GMT
What a fantastic idea, and a great photo to. We have a very healthy hare population here too. I think they're great to see. Quadbod what type of owl is that?
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Post by quadbod on Jul 10, 2010 17:04:01 GMT
I am pretty sure that it is a 'Little Owl' - however.... if anybody knows different.....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2010 17:10:20 GMT
I think if it's hunting in daylight, little owl is most likely - they are the only ones we have here, except for the occasional visiting snowy owl.
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Post by rgsp on Jul 10, 2010 20:46:56 GMT
I am pretty sure that it is a 'Little Owl' - however.... if anybody knows different..... It certainly is a Little Owl, aka French Owl in North Essex and South Suffolk. Some of them migrate back to the continent in winter, and last winter I think almost all of them did. They're comical little things, and once they do get used to you, quite tame. In the summer our Tawny Owls are almost as likely to be out and about in daylight, but they are a totally different shape and much bigger. There are also a few Scops' Owls about in South Suffolk, which are rather like the Little Owls, but have a completely different facial expression.
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Post by quadbod on Jul 10, 2010 22:22:17 GMT
Thanks. I'm pleased you could confirm that rgsp. A mate of mine (from Essex) was insisting that it was a tawny owl... and he hadn't even seen the pictures... or the bird. Which reminds me.... you can always tell an Essex boy..... You just can't tell them much.
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Post by bopeep on Jul 11, 2010 18:52:49 GMT
QB your picture of the hares is super,you should enter it in the Countryfile picture competition.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2010 21:32:09 GMT
New top picture courtesy of Stockslave Hares will get another turn as such a lovely picture..... agree with Bopeep about the Countryfile calendar competition QBod.
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