Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yes. A female siskin, today! I just grabbed a (woefully unfocused ) shot, for the likes of Mo Chara, to whom such birds might not be every day fare. Anyway; I watched her enter the new trap. That was satisfying too! To stand there and watch it happen's always nice. This traps seriously starting to show what it can do now. And, as of today, I'll be recording which trap I catch each bird on. They can compete among themselves! So, anyway, I fetch her in here. Let her into my catching box. Stick my hand in and bring her out. I ring her. Examine her. Measure her wing. Introduce her to the pepper pot. Quick photo opportunity and let her out the front door. To see her dash, strongly, round the side of the cottage. I turn on my heel and take a few quick strides back to my washing machine top ringing station ..... Just in time to see her hit the nuts and get back to pecking away as if nothings happened! Yeppers. She's literally come out of that pepper pot thinking; " Arse hole! I was eating my dinner! " And had flew straight round the back and resumed! Now; You consider when a sparrowhawk so much as passes by ye feeders? Pandemonium! Birds scatter in all directions. Not to be seen for a good ten minutes. Absolutely traumatised. I trap, ring and fully process a bird? They just think I'm a f**king nuisance for keeping them from doing what ever they're up to. Beyond that? It really doesn't bother them at all How cool is that? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Fantastic pete. Photo looks fine to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,038 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Does go to show a little bit of proper handling doesn't do any harm and another cracking catch . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Fires; You should've seen the f**king cock goldy (One of them) I caught today! I fetched him out of the catching box. Glanced at him .......... Remembered I was supposed to f**king breathe ....! Processed him, without allowing the natural response of shaking to kick in. Dropped him out of the pepper pot and came back in here, staring and mentally repeating the mantra: " OMG! OMG! OMG! Jeeeezuss!!! " Honestly, mate; Half his f**king face, behind the eye, looked like it was soaked in blood! Absolutely spectacular! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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