time for the rooks or is it ?

[auto culto 0]

Went out today with the intention of catching a few branchers but spotted none whatsoever, spoke to the farmer and was told that they all took of early about 1 1/2 weeks ago . I'm sure there must be some more that ain't flown yet but i didn't hear any in the nests. Has anyone else noticed them flying early? Anyway all was not lost as i still managed to get a few shot of with the hushpower .410

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Ok, mate. I'm game. I'll ask: WTF's with the huge Canary, to the far right there???

 

Looks like a Jay (?) But, errr ..... Well, it couldn't possibly have escaped ye notice, could it, that it also looks a tad, shall we say, " Albino ", or at very least Leucistic!

 

And you've just blythley shot it. Shown it. And not even thought to mention it?!

 

Do ye see so many such screamingly rare specimens round your way then that it's just one more bit of vermin knocked over? Either way, Pul Eeeeease don't tell me ye slung it? Not with the number of Taxidermists sniffing round this site! I know at least one guy who Collects just such creatures. That's got to be worth a couple of bob, surely?

 

Come on now, spill ye guts; What's the craic there?

[proper job 1]

Ok, mate. I'm game. I'll ask: WTF's with the huge Canary, to the far right there???

 

Looks like a Jay (?) But, errr ..... Well, it couldn't possibly have escaped ye notice, could it, that it also looks a tad, shall we say, " Albino ", or at very least Leucistic!

 

And you've just blythley shot it. Shown it. And not even thought to mention it?!

 

Do ye see so many such screamingly rare specimens round your way then that it's just one more bit of vermin knocked over? Either way, Pul Eeeeease don't tell me ye slung it? Not with the number of Taxidermists sniffing round this site! I know at least one guy who Collects just such creatures. That's got to be worth a couple of bob, surely?

 

Come on now, spill ye guts; What's the craic there?

[Sako.243 1]

Had 50/60 around lunch time today, Then these tonight around 7.00pm

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

 

 

Wassup? Well, it's not a Collared Dove, is it? Hasn't got black wing tips. Looks to me like a Jay.

 

Have I made some glaring boo boo which I still haven't twigged then? Maybe it's too much ???

 

Now, come on; Where's AC? I want to know now!

[proper job 1]

 

 

 

Wassup? Well, it's not a Collared Dove, is it? Hasn't got black wing tips. Looks to me like a Jay.

 

Have I made some glaring boo boo which I still haven't twigged then? Maybe it's too much ???

 

Now, come on; Where's AC? I want to know now!

 

No offense mate, you just crack me up, everytime i read one of your posts i end up laughing, you have a great way of writing, re: ACORNS, ACORNS, F*CKIN ACORNS. Think you could have been an author, or comedian if you wer'nt such a good trapper, (mink excluded of course).

[tote 854]

The branchers started to appear up here about 10 days ago,a lot

of them are on the wing now.

 

20 years ago we wouldnt expect them to appear untill the 15th of May.

[alimac 882]

on the wing long ago up here, think most of you will have missed them

[Guest SJM]

You fuckers are making me jealous, Ive only shot 2 so far and have ran out of pellets now

[auto culto 0]

its a bit of a dodgy pic to tell but in the bag was 1 rook, 1 crow 2 jackdaws and a collard dove. There was a further crow and 3 collard doves that came down in large watering hole that looked about a foot deep and very boggy so decided to leave them for the foxes. Still I'm glad i got a few as i need some more bait for the fox trap to which i still haven't had any luck as yet

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

It is a Collared? Oh, bummer! That's a real bummer Means I look like some sort of a c*** ~ nothing new there then. I can live with that ~ but, more to the point, means the natural world, corvid wise, hasn't gone completely out of kilter on us. And there was me hoping for Nutcracker crossed rooks and cinamon jays, all in one days worth.

 

Hey ho. No wonder ye never made a song and dance about it. Thay might have provided me with a clue :whistle:

 

Ye dead right though; It is a dodgy shot to tell from. One of those flukes of angle and light, I s'pose?

 

Oh well. Another one bites the dust.

[darren m 1]

nice shooting AC -- any news on them carts , i,ve ran out , i,ll have to nip to walkers for a few .

 

Darren .

[Guest SJM]

Going to the rookery tomorrow with a couple of mates. Will post pics of the massacre (hopefully )

[auto culto 0]

yep i phoned eley a couple of days ago and ther just waiting for the primers now they reakon they will be all sorted and dispatching subsonic orders by the end of next week. So with anyluck they wont be much longer now. But i,ll drop you a pm when i get them in Darren.