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Here are a couple of the birds that visit our garden. These were taken this morning just before I left for work.

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I believe there are quite a lot of parakeets living wild and breeding now.

Yes but there are about 6 on the estate so not a huge problem. Just amaizing birds to see and always makes me smile when I see them.

They have a very distinctive shriek so we can always hear them when they fly over the cottage.
We also get lesser spotted woodpeckers on the feeder & lots of Jays.

if its a lesser spotted woodpecker then does that make it a spot woodpecker ;D

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No Shabby the lesser one hasnt got any lol  ;D

He's right -they're actually black & white with a bright red arse for some reason.

A brace of Pheasants.

bloody hell.. kill um ;D  we used to kill um on our bikes on country lanes ... pubs would pay good for um.. got hit straight on with one once, made a mess of my face :) still suppose i was lucky it wern't an albatross ;D

Today when I got home from work I was followed by a Pheasant up the garden. I got some peanuts out the tub that we keep them in and threw him a few and he ate them. Gradually the distance between us got less and less and withing 10mins he was close enough to eat out of my hand and wasn't at all phased by me moving about. I've called him Fred and will try to get photos of him when Manky is near with a camera. Anyway here are some more birds we have in the garden.

Oh and the Duck we have called Donald. This is his second known visit to the garden.

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very cool taz
it looks like I'm gonna have to pay you guys a visit i love all thing nature and wildlife

I love the way you think up these highly original names........ ;D

P.S. the duck is a female, you can tell by the colouring, Male mallards have shiny green heads, a white collar and are mainly grey with a brown chest and a yellow beak.

Very nice to see the wild birds tho.

Ok so what was Donald Duck's partner called. Thanks for the info Zippy will know for nest time  ;D

Mousy you are welcome anytime m8

Donald's long-time girlfriend is Daisy Duck (who is also his cousin), and is constantly vying for her affections with his other cousin, the "Lucky Duck," Gladstone Gander.

Hope this helps, Zippy.

Isn't google a wonderful thing  ;D Ok so we will call this one Daisy then  ;D

Ok another wildlife animal. We've called it Sammy as the name can be for both Male or Female.

Very appropriate since the snail itself is both male and female!

Used to be dozens of snails in my front garden years ago and it was fascinating to watch them mating!  Can't have been very succesful tho cos there only seem to be a few now.

 ihave plenty of snails in my garden as when i was breeding my blue tongue skinks (lizards) i used to order live escargot for them and one time postie left em in outhouse  while we were out and 1000 escaped rounded up about 300 rest are now enjoying there freedom   lol

Were they too fast for you?
It's amazing what people send through the post. A couple of months ago our sorting office was awash with black cricket type insects after a boxful broke open. With all the health & safety legislation these days I'm suprised you're allowed to send live insects in the post, but we get them regularly.

They were not to fast ,Have you tried to find anything in Ron`s yard lmao  ;D

damn peasants can be a nuisance  ;D

Fred the Pheasant paid me a visit yesterday and this time I managed to get some photos. I put my knee in the photo just to show how close he was to me. When Manky got home he appeared again so I showed him my new friend  ;D Still not tame enough to touch but maybe one day.

wow very cool taz

hmmm ;D

Thats sunday dinner sorted lol  ;D ;D ;D

Why do you think I'm feeding him up  ;)

naughty taz  :o

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now this would be far better than a poor pheasant surly
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/007mouse/ChipButtysmall.jpg) ;D

Ooooooh CHIP BUTTY, GIMME GIMME GIMME!!! :P :P :P

Yup you can't beat a good chip butty  ;D

And her name's not Shirley. :D

 ;D ;D ;D

roger ...roger

We have clearance, Clarence.

Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?

two miles short of a frame shirley ;D

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Left home for work at 5.o.clock the other morning & was greeted by the sound of a cuckoo in the woods at the end of our garden. First one I've heard this year.
Then when I came home, there were 3 green parakeets & a squirrel on the bird feeder. I love living here.

Very prompt cuckoo - obviously knows the old country rhyme...

The cuckoo comes in April
He sings his song in May
He changes his tune in the middle of June
And then he flies away.

When I lved in Worcestershire they had a different version -

The cuckoo comes in April
He sings his song in May
He buys his horse at Pershore Fair
And then he trots away.

Pershore fair was traditionally held on 26 June.

the cuckoos in our garden
and sits upon my shed
out with the gun
BANG
and now the buggers dead
:)

thats the hampshire version

pmsl ;D

Taz & I have just been enjoying a leisurely breakfast in the garden, sat in our dressing gowns munching bacon butties & watching the wildlife.
The cuckoo was calling again, clearly audible in the woods across the road. 

ive been up since 3am and is currently having one of my sweat moments my heart goes out to the menoposal women out there ;D

You O.K mate?

aye just the usual chemo side effects :)