Anyone from the UK?

[orangecurious]

I have a special announcement. So special i am outside when making it.

Ahem

*Clears throat*

SWIFTSSSSSSSSSSS

*Points upwards*

 

[lingus60]

I have a special announcement. So special i am outside when making it.

Ahem

*Clears throat*

SWIFTSSSSSSSSSSS

*Points upwards*

Visited a working water mill in Lake District this week; there were swallows nesting in the rafters; not phased at all by being only a few feet away

 

[stickygirl]

Visited a working water mill in Lake District this week; there were swallows nesting in the rafters; not phased at all by being only a few feet away

One swallow maketh not an orgy

 

[joclfc]

One swallow maketh not an orgy

No but you'd still enjoy it

 

[stickygirl]

No but you'd still enjoy it

It's turkeys that gobble, swallows are just tidy-minded

ETA I saw some ducklings this week. So cute

 

[RosewoodTulip]

Visited a working water mill in Lake District this week; there were swallows nesting in the rafters; not phased at all by being only a few feet away

My parents have a family of swallows that make nests in their coal house every year. Mam can't hang the washing out without a hat on as they go for her when their chicks are still hatching.
They love it though and would never dream of trying to move them on.

 

[Saltfountain]

I have a special announcement. So special i am outside when making it.

Ahem

*Clears throat*

SWIFTSSSSSSSSSSS

*Points upwards*

I'd say it would be more newsworthy if you'd still been indoors...

 

[AWonkyDonkey]

All we've got are pigeons that crap on my car when I've had it cleaned. They do it every time.

 

[AmberLGreen]

We get a lot of robins, tits and blackbirds

 

[Briefsencounter]

I've got a lovely tit that comes and visits occasionally

 

[Saltfountain]

We get a lot of robins, tits and blackbirds

And the punchline is?

 

[lingus60]

I've got a lovely tit that comes and visits occasionally

Only one? Not a pair?

 

[Briefsencounter]

Only one? Not a pair?

Just one comes in for a quick nibble

 

[AWonkyDonkey]

We've got someone who lives nearby who flies a Falcon around to hunt Pigeons and the odd Magpies. In the city centre we have a pair of Peregrine Falcon's that nest on a building. They have quite a following.

 

[Saltfountain]

At my first stop tomorrow they have 2 breeding pairs of Kestrels nesting on their building

 

[joclfc]

Haven't sent a pair of tits for ages

 

[AWonkyDonkey]

Last year, I was bought a private bird of prey experience as a gift. It lasted about three hours and I flew 7 different owl species, these different eagles, a Harris Hawk and a Peregrine. It was absolutely wonderful. I didn't want the day to end.

The Peregrine decided it had had enough halfway through my flight with it and went off for a jolly.

And this little sweetheart apparently developed a crush on me. It didn't want to leave my arm.

 

[lingus60]

Last year, I was bought a private bird of prey experience as a gift. It lasted about three hours and I flew 7 different owl species, these different eagles, a Harris Hawk and a Peregrine. It was absolutely wonderful. I didn't want the day to end.

The Peregrine decided it had had enough halfway through my flight with it and went off for a jolly.

And this little sweetheart apparently developed a crush on me. It didn't want to leave my arm.

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Love it! One of my best ever birthday pressies was a day falconry. Harris hawk walk through the woods. Magical experience....

 

[AWonkyDonkey]

Love it! One of my best ever birthday pressies was a day falconry. Harris hawk walk through the woods. Magical experience....

We might have had the same dude - Alistair? We also did the Harris Hawk walk and it flew through the woodland from tree to tree, following us.

He told me the week before they'd been doing some filming for Countryfile and the Harris had shat all over John Craven.

 

[AmberLGreen]

And the punchline is?

I just throw the words out. You lot are supposed to make them funny

 

[lingus60]

We might have had the same dude - Alistair? We also did the Harris Hawk walk and it flew through the woodland from tree to tree, following us.

He told me the week before they'd been doing some filming for Countryfile and the Harris had shat all over John Craven.

Can't remember his name but it was near Newby Wiske in North Yorkshire. They've moved location now though

 

[AWonkyDonkey]

Can't remember his name but it was near Newby Wiske in North Yorkshire. They've moved location now though

Probably not then. I think my experience was run by Hawkeye Falconry.

 

[Deleted member 6736302]

Afternoon all! Hope everyone’s had a good week. I never did get around to getting out, so after finally finishing work for the week, I have decided to go up to the local pub and enjoy a pint in the sunshine.

 

[stickygirl]

I had a Golden Eagle on my arm... can't remember the name, but she was quite heavy

 

[AWonkyDonkey]

I had a Golden Eagle on my arm... can't remember the name, but she was quite heavy

Oh they are.

I've held an Harpy Eagle. I think they're the largest Eagle species in the world. I was glad when it flew off.