Favourite sounds in the countryside.

[j j m 6,539]

owls hooting

[mushroom 12,921]

Little robin following me around tweeting away ?

[jukel123 8,017]

12 minutes ago, mushroom said:

Little robin following me around tweeting away ?

How did robins develop that following behaviour? Many a time you get a robin following you on a walk. The strategy obviously  works because I remember when we had those two really hard winters, the robins trained us to throw them seed on our walks. We had up to a dozen following us.

You only need to bring a spade out of the shed to have an immediate friend in the shape of a robin or blackie.

Edited November 22, 2017 by jukel123

[forest of dean redneck 11,597]

Tawney owl ,yellow hammer and today I was listening to some birds in chestnut trees outside kids nursery and thought I've heard that song before an it was mixed group of tits foraging and it was the long tailed tits twittering I recognised.made me smile.

[jukel123 8,017]

3 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Tawney owl ,yellow hammer and today I was listening to some birds in chestnut trees outside kids nursery and thought I've heard that song before an it was mixed group of tits foraging and it was the long tailed tits twittering I recognised.made me smile.

Long tailed tits, now you're talking, love the sight and sound of them working a hedgerow.

[tilimangro 1,013]

Sky larks on belting hot fay

 crickets late summer evenings

[dave88 1,565]

Plenty of sounds that you lads enjoy but are there any smells? Not trying to hijack the thread by the way lol

[grompz 703]

the sound of a rabbit rumbling under ground when the ferret has bolted him, and the sound off doves cooing on a fine summers morning.

[mushroom 12,921]

34 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

How did robins develop that following behaviour? Many a time you get a robin following you on a walk. The strategy obviously  works because I remember when we had those two really hard winters, the robins trained us to throw them seed on our walks. We had up to a dozen following us.

You only need to bring a spade out of the shed to have an immediate friend in the shape of a robin or blackie.

They are very clever little birds mate. They know that you walking through whatever, disturbs the insects and makes them easier prey. I've a few over here as well with exact same behaviour. My Mrs and mates think I'm barking mad, talking to them on our wanders and noting their response ?

I had one on an old perm in Blighty that I trained to come on a certain whistle. It used to sit so close, relaxed eating a few seeds or titbits I'd put on the post. Best conversation buddies ever lol they listen

[C.green 3,231]

The geese on the move n munties barking.

[Qbgrey 4,091]

Geese at night..snipe,im sure a barn owl was calling over stubble when i was out with dogs.is the heron at roost similar to foxes calling?

[Astanley 11,568]

There is pleasure in the pathless woods

There is raptures on the lonely shore ....

Byron 

[DIDO.1 22,772]

It's already been said but I love listening to blackbirds in the evening. 

The smell of crushed bracken, mixed with whiskey, wet hounds and fox

Edited November 22, 2017 by DIDO.1

[waltjnr 6,770]

15 hours ago, hollands hope said:

Blackbird , espaccially in springtime , wonderfull sound.

Have a listen to Blackbird by Jeff Beck ,him on guitar duelling  against a blackbird singing! 

[Hunter8787 3]

I like the silence coming from London sometimes the silence is deafening.