Thought I'd share

[Francie 6,368]

1 hour ago, Ken's Deputy said:

Morning, Francie. Good work, mate. I'd been wondering if you'd seen a red kite. That's no fukking kite!

Okay. I'm gonna be the one with the balls to put his head above the parapet - so all the experts can come out of the wood work, off the back of it and call me a kunt.

But, all things considered? I'd be interested to hear what else it can possibly be but a Goshawk.

Good morning Ken,dunno do you not think it's a buzzard,its pretty big.

Il see if I can get closer today,its was on a hundred foot tree lol

Nah the trees big but it's up high on a big banking.

Edited February 11, 2021 by Francie

[Ken's Deputy 4,460]

12 hours ago, Francie said:

 a big fooker of a buzzard ,this thing had to be twice the size if not bigger than the two i photgraphed,I seen those two again just after that today an there no way there same size.

 

4 minutes ago, Francie said:

Good morning Ken,dunno do you not think it's a buzzard,its pretty big.

We can only work with what you're giving us, Francie. Original shot clearly enough showed a couple of buzzards, doing buzzardly things and being identified by you as buzzards.

That one walked like a duck.

Now, we have a bird which ~ in almost direct comparison ~ you swear was ridiculously bigger than your buzzards. And show us a photo of it?

Well; The science says buzzards run 48 - 56. You do the figures. Goshawk goes 58 -64. See?

They also have a 'certain look' about them. Bird in the photo is oozing that look.

And one other thing; How many people, on here or anywhere else, are seeing buzzards by the shed load. Day in. Day out. Yeah?

And how many have Ever reported them as being attended by a fukking great flock of crows?

[Greyman 28,883]

12 hours ago, Francie said:

Came back from work today,an my son was at the door looking up at the trees,an they branches were bare,apart from the few crows an a big fooker of a buzzard ,this thing had to be twice the size if not bigger than the two i photgraphed,I seen those two again just after that today an there no way there same size.

Stupid thing, but birds fluff up there feathers in cold weather to retain heat, had the same chat the other day when a bloke said look at the size of that buzzard, it was -2 and the thing was puffed up like a ball

[Francie 6,368]

4 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said:

 

We can only work with what you're giving us, Francie. Original shot clearly enough showed a couple of buzzards, doing buzzardly things and being identified by you as buzzards.

That one walked like a duck.

Now, we have a bird which ~ in almost direct comparison ~ you swear was ridiculously bigger than your buzzards. And show us a photo of it?

Well; The science says buzzards run 48 - 56. You do the figures. Goshawk goes 58 -64. See?

They also have a 'certain look' about them. Bird in the photo is oozing that look.

And one other thing; How many people, on here or anywhere else, are seeing buzzards by the shed load. Day in. Day out. Yeah?

And how many have Ever reported them as being attended by a fukking great flock of crows?

Lol ken I just nipped to the house for a cuppa,an he was up there with the crowd,an I got phone out an he flew into trees,il get him later.

Up there it sits

[Francie 6,368]

2 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Stupid thing, but birds fluff up there feathers in cold weather to retain heat, had the same chat the other day when a bloke said look at the size of that buzzard, it was -2 and the thing was puffed up like a ball

I was minus 2 here too yesterday grey lol

[Greyman 28,883]

All the birds in your pic are facing the same way which is another sign of an easterly or northerly wind so they will face into it I’d say it’s just trying retain heat

[Greyman 28,883]

Woke up to minus 5.2 outside this morning warmed a bit by the time I got I pad out but here you go only saw berry eaters on my travels this morning loads of blackbirds and redwings

[talt 878]

On 07/02/2021 at 23:33, Greb147 said:

Definitely buzzards then, very common around these parts now but never saw them around here when I was a kid. 

It's the same here on the Lincolnshire / Cambridgeshire border. Never saw a bird of prey unless it was a Kestrel but now we have buzzards, red kites and peregrines. You were lucky to see a magpie 40 years ago as well.

[Francie 6,368]

55 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Woke up to minus 5.2 outside this morning warmed a bit by the time I got I pad out but here you go only saw berry eaters on my travels this morning loads of blackbirds and redwings

That looks froze grey is it lol?

[Tyla 3,179]

16 hours ago, NEWKID said:

Watched a buzzard take a young rabbit on the field beside us last year, flew off with the thing screaming in its talons... only seen it once before regards a buzzard taking a live animal, and see them everyday...2 were over head today mewing

 

If they get the knack they are b*****ds for poults fresh out the pen

[Greyman 28,883]

1 hour ago, Francie said:

That looks froze grey is it lol?

Cat ice mate nothing to serious, been out for a dog walk and collected a few fallen branch,s, by the time I got back and chopped it all into 6inch peices I was sweating a bit and removing layers, but an hour on the drop saw will keep the fire going for 48 hrs so alls good

[waltjnr 6,985]

One i found sheltering under a hedge in a storm last year ,fed it up ,and released it a week later ,was eating the moment I got it home ,mice out of me traps ! 

[Francie 6,368]

20 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Cat ice mate nothing to serious, been out for a dog walk and collected a few fallen branch,s, by the time I got back and chopped it all into 6inch peices I was sweating a bit and removing layers, but an hour on the drop saw will keep the fire going for 48 hrs so alls good

Cosy an warm grey lol

[Francie 6,368]

15 minutes ago, waltjnr said:

One i found sheltering under a hedge in a storm last year ,fed it up ,and released it a week later ,was eating the moment I got it home ,mice out of me traps ! 

Class walt,what was wrong with it?

[waltjnr 6,985]

Reckon it was hungry ,then the cold and wet got to it ,was steady around the dog and not bothered by me ,ate mice ,squirrel, pigeon, flew off strongly after about a week ,attracted every corvid in the area !