Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, greg64 said: crows nest fencing wire. I wonder about this, Greg. Must be a good thirty plus years ago now that I stood and stared at a crows nest, exhibiting clear bits of what looked like coat hanger in the build. At the time, I thought I must be observing something ground breaking and monumental. Now, of course, I've seen you tube clips of ~ Japan, I think? ~ where hundreds of crows build their nests pretty much exclusively with coat hangers. But; When did it start? I certainly never saw it fifty years ago. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,381 Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said: I wonder about this, Greg. Must be a good thirty plus years ago now that I stood and stared at a crows nest, exhibiting clear bits of what looked like coat hanger in the build. At the time, I thought I must be observing something ground breaking and monumental. Now, of course, I've seen you tube clips of ~ Japan, I think? ~ where hundreds of crows build their nests pretty much exclusively with coat hangers. But; When did it start? I certainly never saw it fifty years ago. You have a very good memory City Crows Build Nests Out of Coat Hangers WWW.AMUSINGPLANET.COM 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,918 Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said: I wonder about this, Greg. Must be a good thirty plus years ago now that I stood and stared at a crows nest, exhibiting clear bits of what looked like coat hanger in the build. At the time, I thought I must be observing something ground breaking and monumental. Now, of course, I've seen you tube clips of ~ Japan, I think? ~ where hundreds of crows build their nests pretty much exclusively with coat hangers. But; When did it start? I certainly never saw it fifty years ago. funnily enough that photo i took of the crows nest was about 30 years ago 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,040 Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 I've been hand rearing a jackdaw chick that fell from a nest in my village for the last week or so,totaly useless with phones and comps and pics but i'll try to get some pics up at some point this weekend,another day or three and it'll jump the flower pot it calls home at the moment.. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,381 Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 What's in the pic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,437 Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 22 minutes ago, mackem said: What's in the pic? Nice pair of Thamnophis sirtalis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,381 Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, BGD said: Nice pair of Thamnophis sirtalis I was hoping people would only spot one, there should have actually been three but one shot off as I crouched down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,437 Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 Just now, mackem said: I was hoping people would only spot one, there should have actually been three but one shot off as I crouched down. I actually did only spot one at first clocked the second after I quoted the post. Assume you came across some males on the trail of a female, can get pretty wild with loads of males all following and trying to mate the same female. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 Are they Garter snakes? (I don't do sneks.) Look like it though, from what little I've ever seen of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,381 Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said: Are they Garter snakes? (I don't do sneks.) Look like it though, from what little I've ever seen of them. Yes mate, garter snakes, lots around today. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,381 Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Went to petrie island today, maybe 5 minutes from home, looking for turtle nests, didn't find and but found a few snakes and..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Keep Bush away from that one, Mack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,606 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Is that a plover? Is that what they call em over there? Killdeer I reckon, bit like our ringed and little ringed plovers 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,381 Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 hours ago, W. Katchum said: When I was a kid I was scared by an uncle with a baby garter, j mean this thing was no bigger than a decent worm thinking back took me till after me army days an I had me lad to get over me fear of them, I’ll handle one unless it’s an iffy type, but fcuk keeping them pets or that, wierd critters for sure lucky there’s enough goths out there to keep them going I caught a couple today AND saw a weird as f**k jedi cloak goth in a mall but worse, FAR worse, I saw a big old fat guy, big santa clause beard wearing a bra and a mini skirt on a beach one of today's snakes, they are everywhere at the moment. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,381 Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Is that a plover? Is that what they call em over there? It's called a killdeer, I left her sitting on her nest, didn't scare her as lots of crows around. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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