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Post by everso on May 29, 2012 23:00:30 GMT
I didn't watch it tonight. Is the nuthatch runt still around? I'm a bit worried about him/her.
That Chris Packham gets on my nerves.
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Post by everso on Jun 1, 2012 22:18:50 GMT
Runty, the baby nut hatch died  I think they could have given us a bit of a warning. I wasn't prepared for their announcement and I'm all over the place now. I'm thinking of suing the BBC. |
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Post by aubrey on Jun 2, 2012 14:39:53 GMT
They always have shocking deaths on that programme.
I am still haunted by the cries of a young bird who screwed up his first flight, and was hopping about on the ground waiting for the night. It sounded desolate, and as if he knew what was going to happen.
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Post by everso on Jun 2, 2012 16:04:54 GMT
It's a cruel world, Aubs.
That Chris bloke does annoy me though.
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Post by housesparrow on Jun 5, 2012 17:52:48 GMT
They always have shocking deaths on that programme. I am still haunted by the cries of a young bird who screwed up his first flight, and was hopping about on the ground waiting for the night. It sounded desolate, and as if he knew what was going to happen. I can remember hearing a wildlife filmaker telling a reporter that it is strictly against the rules to intervene when an animal is in peril. He went on about it at some length and when he had finished the interviewer asked "so do you never rescue anything?" The cameraman replied : "Of course we do!" |
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Post by everso on Jun 5, 2012 19:56:23 GMT
We once had a sparrow-hawk land on a starling in our garden and proceed to rip it to pieces. It was awful to see, but we felt we couldn't intervene.
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Post by housesparrow on Jun 6, 2012 11:38:54 GMT
Everso, I saw a sparrow hawk carry off a bird from our garden and even that was horrid; I could see the eyes of the prey, poor thing.
But if it is any consolation, a sparrow hawk is meant to be the sign of a healthy bird population, so congratulate yourself for providing a good habitat for wildlife.
Chris Packham is growing on me: at least, I'm getting used to him.
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Post by peterl on Jun 6, 2012 15:59:58 GMT
. That Chris Packham gets on my nerves. I used to watch until he started presenting it just can't take to him |
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Post by everso on Jun 6, 2012 17:01:42 GMT
I saw him on a programme recently (can't remember which one) and he came across as completely humourless. I like a man who can laugh at himself.  |
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Post by everso on Jun 6, 2012 17:02:52 GMT
Everso, I saw a sparrow hawk carry off a bird from our garden and even that was horrid; I could see the eyes of the prey, poor thing. But if it is any consolation, a sparrow hawk is meant to be the sign of a healthy bird population, so congratulate yourself for providing a good habitat for wildlife. Chris Packham is growing on me: at least, I'm getting used to him. Now Clive Reader (Rupert Penry-Jones) in Silk (see my other thread) is definitely growing on me! ;D |
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Post by aubrey on Jun 6, 2012 19:43:47 GMT
I think it's pointless saving a small animal from a bigger one. Cats at least have so much bacteria on their teeth and claws that any wounds on the saved prey would get infected, and whatever it is will die, slowly. I should imagine that most other hunting animals are the same.
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Post by housesparrow on Jun 7, 2012 7:39:47 GMT
I don't think the photographers meant that they would snatch an animal from a preditor; so far as I remember it was more things like releasing a baby stuck somewhere where its mother couldn't rescue it.
I used to try to rescue birds the cats brought in; I just couldn't stand by and watch them being teased and tortured. Once I spent a whole day chasing and catching a family of voles; I think there were about 12 in all. One of the cats must have brought in a pregnant female and it escaped. Jack reckoned that we had the feline equivalent of a merchant banker in the house.
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