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22 May
2:15pm, 22 May 2025
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Snail
Finally heard a cuckoo!
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22 May
2:16pm, 22 May 2025
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Snail
Out of interest @um . What lens do you use for your great photos?
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22 May
2:27pm, 22 May 2025
9,593 posts
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um
Curerently 'old school' Snail, Canon EOS 6D Mk II and their EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM. Yes, the lens was twice the price of the camera. I'm losing patience and probably soon to switch to mirrorless and probably much the same again, ie R6 and the RF 100-500 lens. But there's lots of rumours of an imminent new R6 model, so I'm undecided whether to wait for that, and then assess if it's worth the extra. Or just go for the reduced price 'current' model, that I suspect Canon is trying to flog off before any new model announcement. |
22 May
3:53pm, 22 May 2025
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Eynsham Red
J2R wrote: Magpies frequent our fat balls and take lots! Not seen a blackbird on the feeder yet, but I'll keep an eye out. Magpies and Jackdaws battling to get to the fat ball feeders. Despite being a slightly smaller bird, the Jackdaws aren’t intimidated by the Magpies. |
22 May
4:01pm, 22 May 2025
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jacdaw
Jackdaws are heavier than Magpies (ref bto.org). And more badass.
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22 May
5:42pm, 22 May 2025
6,090 posts
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J2R
We're getting jackdaws coming into the garden, but not seen them on the fatballs yet
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22 May
11:57pm, 22 May 2025
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xt350 🇳🇿
I miss jackdaws... we have magpies where we live,... they are evil.
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22 May
11:58pm, 22 May 2025
2,040 posts
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xt350 🇳🇿
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22 May
11:59pm, 22 May 2025
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xt350 🇳🇿
They dive at you and have been known to draw blood,
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23 May
12:12am, 23 May 2025
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paulcook
Swans. We have indeed 8 cygnets this year (one missing from today's picture). I would say less evil than the magpies but we came across another nest on the Tees earlier this week, with mum still sat on eggs. Suddenly the cob came from nowhere and launched an attack at a family of geese. All 5 goslings disappeared under the water for a good few seconds, and the two dads had something of handbags for a few minutes. I understand swans being territorial with other swans (our resident pair have a big lake all to themselves, for example) but I was surprised to see it spill over into another species. |
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