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08-07-2009, 09:20 PM
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| | | New around here and probably a very easy ID?
Hi
Stumbled across this website quite by accident and think it might start to take up a fair bit of my time. I have all sorts of things turn up in my garden as I have pretty much deliberately left the large hedgerow at the back of my house to get on with doing what it does best, ie. grow very messy! Anyway, I have a crappy camera and will attempt to take photo's of stuff that turns up; from the hedgehogs, pheasants and moths to the bloody great owl in my tree which gives me the heebie-jeebies with it's screeching! Anyway, rambled introduction over with and to show just what I do not know about nature...what is this, I thought it was a Sparrow?  |
08-07-2009, 09:25 PM
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| | | Re: New around here and probably a very easy ID?
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Originally Posted by EyeSpy  Hi
Stumbled across this website quite by accident and think it might start to take up a fair bit of my time. I have all sorts of things turn up in my garden as I have pretty much deliberately left the large hedgerow at the back of my house to get on with doing what it does best, ie. grow very messy! Anyway, I have a crappy camera and will attempt to take photo's of stuff that turns up; from the hedgehogs, pheasants and moths to the bloody great owl in my tree which gives me the heebie-jeebies with it's screeching! Anyway, rambled introduction over with and to show just what I do not know about nature...what is this, I thought it was a Sparrow? | Looks as if it's a juvenile robin to me.
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08-07-2009, 09:27 PM
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| | | Re: New around here and probably a very easy ID?
Doesn't look very sparrow like to me. Now I'm only moderately less rookie, but I'd hazard a guess at a juvenile Robin.
Soeone more expert will give you the right answer though 
Red
(see - beaten to it)
Last edited by British Red; 08-07-2009 at 09:28 PM.
Reason: types too slow!
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08-07-2009, 09:30 PM
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| | | Re: New around here and probably a very easy ID?
Brilliant, I searched for more images on google and they do look incredibly similar, thank you for replying so quickly! |
08-07-2009, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by EyeSpy Brilliant, I searched for more images on google and they do look incredibly similar, thank you for replying so quickly! | No problem.
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08-07-2009, 10:25 PM
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A warm welcome to WAB from me
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08-07-2009, 10:27 PM
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Hi and welcome looks like a baby robin to me too..
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08-07-2009, 10:40 PM
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Welcome to WAB, ES! |
08-07-2009, 11:10 PM
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Welcome to WAB EyeSpy, and it's a Robin.
Cheers,
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09-07-2009, 09:03 AM
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Hi EyeSpy and welcome to WAB, enjoy.
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09-07-2009, 11:01 AM
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Thank you all! I will have my camera out later on today and see if I can shoot something interesting! |
09-07-2009, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by EyeSpy and see if I can shoot something interesting! | I do hope not  |
09-07-2009, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Fieldfare95 I do hope not | Did I say Camera? I meant Catapult of course! |
09-07-2009, 07:59 PM
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[quote=EyeSpy;509294]Hi
the bloody great owl in my tree which gives me the heebie-jeebies with it's screeching!
You have an owl and your complaining 
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09-07-2009, 08:53 PM
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Hi, not complaining as such, it's just that when it gets dark and you're enjoying the peace and quiet with the french windows open and suddenly this big owl starts screeching and whatnot from about 20ft away it is very eerie. I look at it, it looks at me...it's eyes glow, mine don't...it wins the staring competition!
One time I got home quite late and as I closed my car door and locked it I saw it in the tree out of the corner of my eye, it must have been watching me because as soon as we made eye contact it swooped down over my head, missed me by about 2ft and then flew up into the tree opposite my house!
I wouldn't have it any other way to be honest, I think we have a connection between us. I think he's awesome and very cool indeed and he thinks I'm not even good enough to shine his boots! Haven't a clue as to what type of owl he is (or even if he's a he) but he's a brown colour, about the size of a rugby ball, maybe slightly smaller, with yellow/light green eyes and prefers to screech rather than hoot like a normal owl should! There is not much light around my back garden after dark so I can't give a better description as I can't see too well.  | | |
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