Can't be that common because I have never seen one before ☺
Thanks Les.
I was out covering an open water swimming event (for a relative) when this Cormorant ? - Been advised its is a Shag - happened to appear , would have been rude to miss the opportunity !
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Sounds good Phil, keep it quiet, minimal disturbance & dark ( which I assume the garage is) or very subdued lighting at the very least.It definitely seems to have perk up a little, its in me garage where it can stretch its wings a little and going to feed it another in an hour or so, hopefully it'll make a full recovery.
Sounds good Phil, keep it quiet, minimal disturbance & dark ( which I assume the garage is) or very subdued lighting at the very least.
Go easy on the sugar, TBH no need for the sugar, now. once or twice is all it needs, it'll get all it needs from the mice, now.
If you wet the mice, no need to tube it with water either.
Adult mice cut them length ways small mice feed them whole. ( don't gut them)
7-10 days seems to be the optimum in captivity, and release it back where it was found.
Other than that you seem to have it sorted @Phil-D
That's a shame Phil.Thanks Chris but not good news I'm afraid. Sadly its died this afternoon, not what I was expecting as it seemed to be picking up this morning.
That's a shame Phil.
TBH it happens, BoP's are very good at hiding the fact that they are ill.
But don't beat yourself up about it, I've had a couple of re-habs drop dead, after a few days, and yet they had been feeding well, and looking to be in good condition.
- that might explain my appearance!!apparently red on head comes with age
Let's hope it finds its/a mate and a quiet place away from the others,What a treat for me today, one lone Black Swan. Taken as the light fades on a local boating lake. Looks like the other White Swans may have attacked it on the lower part of its neck.
Still beautiful and something ethereal, I only hope my pictures can do it justice !
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Nice to see, Steve, and great to see you're nailing that focus on the eye these days! Lovely setWhat a treat for me today, one lone Black Swan....
Was the water too hot?Random Shot of a Moorhen..
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- nice one Les - looks like it's enjoying your feedGreater Spotted Woodpecker (Male) on my feeding tree
Nice capture, Spence - keep postingOut for stroll yesterday, pretty new to photography even though I’ve been a member for a while, in case I get a pasting for my work lol.
I have been there Phil. My brother lives in Staffordshire and we plan to visit there again [emoji4]Little and large
Had a day at RSPB Middleton Lakes near Tamworth Friday. Its a decent sized wetlands giving good views without the need for hides, although most birds are a little distant.
This was a first, seeing both Great (white) egret and Little egret stood together
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- it's a cute little Stonechat Steve.....not really sure about the little bird
Excellent Phil, deserves it's own thread.Its quite awhile since I've done an early start, I'm not a fan any more but made an exception this morning and, as it turned out, it was well worth the 4.30am wake up.
A tad heavier on the crop than I'd have liked but a superb little bird to see, a lifer for me, showing well in some lovely rising sunshine.
Wryneck
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A prile of little egrets on Ribble estuary on Wednesday evening
Prile of Little Egrets, Ribble Estuary by Superpippo0547, on Flickr