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    #872
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    A type of witches finger? :confused:

    I really dont know. They were in kind of loose groups. Haven't had time to look it up tbh. Been busy ;)


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    #873
    NcdJd
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    Going by Google lens, it's a dogs stinkhorn.


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    #874
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Lol. Great name. I'd say you're right ... :pac:


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    #875
    Genghis Cant
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,980 Mod ✭✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    NcdJd wrote: »
    Going by Google lens, it's a dogs stinkhorn.

    I'm familiar with the Stinkhorn, you often smell it before you see it . Like a lot of fungi it's well named, but I never heard of a dogs Stinkhorn.

    It's a great looking fungi.


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    #876
    NcdJd
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    Actually was looking at a note from Michael Viney in the Irish Times, he said the dog stickhorn has more of a redder cap whereas the stinkhorn looks to be what Gozunda came across.


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    #877
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    I'm familiar with the Stinkhorn, you often smell it before you see it . Like a lot of fungi it's well named, but I never heard of a dogs Stinkhorn.

    It's a great looking fungi.

    There's quite a bit of it in the hedge where I found that one knocked over.

    Just looked it up (thanks NcdJd). Its definitely the dogs Stinkhorn.
    Mutinus caninus, the Dog Stinkhorn, is harder to find than the Common Stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus, because it is rather less smelly and much less widespread in its distribution. This is also a much smaller fruitbody.

    https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/mutinus-caninus.php

    Tbh I've noticed a lot of unusual types of fungi this year. I think the near permanent damp conditions are encouraging their growth


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    #878
    keepalive213
    Closed Accounts Posts: 685 ✭✭✭keepalive213


    Twice I have spotted what I think is a bird of prey, of which I didn't think there were any in this area.
    About the size of a small crow, but with the wide wings and distinctive shape.
    The bottom of the wings have some kind of pattern on them, for want of a better comparison its similar to some kind of animal print. Im not doing a very good description.
    Any ideas?
    Im on the Atlantic coast beside the ocean and there are no trees.


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    #879
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    keepalive213 wrote: »
    Twice I have spotted what I think is a bird of prey, of which I didn't think there were any in this area.
    About the size of a small crow, but with the wide wings and distinctive shape.
    The bottom of the wings have some kind of pattern on them, for want of a better comparison its similar to some kind of animal print. Im not doing a very good description.
    Any ideas?
    Im on the Atlantic coast beside the ocean and there are no trees.

    Have a look at these man

    Any of these match what you saw ?


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    #880
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    4 egrets flew over the house this morning when I was letting out the dogs.


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    #881
    Fluppen
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Fluppen


    Lol thanks, I spent ages trying to go back by pressing the little arrow on you screenshot :D

    Something a little smaller than the birds of prey, very cute though.


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    #882
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    The amount of snipe around here these days is insane. I always hear them when out walking at night.
    No more ferrets since though!


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    #883
    Genghis Cant
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,980 Mod ✭✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    The amount of snipe around here these days is insane. I always hear them when out walking at night.
    No more ferrets since though!

    Is there anything as spooky as a snipe drumming?


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    #884
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    Is there anything as spooky as a snipe drumming?

    A vixen screaming :pac:

    If you didn't know what the snipe was though, it would definitely be very eerie to hear.


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    #885
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    A vixen screaming :pac:

    If you didn't know what the snipe was though, it would definitely be very eerie to hear.

    The foxes that do be out the back door every night sometimes frighten the bejaysus out of me in the early hours. Single glaze glass can hear everything.

    Barn Owls can also have scary calls.


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    #886
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    NcdJd wrote: »
    The foxes that do be out the back door every night sometimes frighten the bejaysus out of me in the early hours. Single glaze glass can hear everything.

    Barn Owls can also have scary calls.

    Never seen or heard any owls around here, know there's some up the road though. Forgot to say I seen a red squirrel scampering about on the road when I was walking the other evening. Never seen any greys around here at all, it's always reds which is great.


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    #887
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Never seen or heard any owls around here, know there's some up the road though. Forgot to say I seen a red squirrel scampering about on the road when I was walking the other evening. Never seen any greys around here at all, it's always reds which is great.

    No reds here yet, but I keep looking out for them, hopefully it's only a matter of time.


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    #888
    Lime Tree Farm
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    The first time I heard owls at night, I was convinced that some drunk had fallen asleep in a ditch and was snoring his head off.


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    #889
    keepalive213
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    NcdJd wrote: »
    Have a look at these man

    Any of these match what you saw ?

    The bottom of the wings look like the 2nd image, what kind of bird is it?


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    #890
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    keepalive213 wrote: »
    The bottom of the wings look like the 2nd image, what kind of bird is it?

    Peregrine Falcon, fastest bird on the planet. Can reach 170 kph in 2 seconds flat on a dive and I see the max kph is 390. Nature's answer to the SR71.


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    #891
    Juliet799
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    There are so many birds in my yard, I can't remember all of them. a few birds that come often are sparrow, cardinal, woodpecker, goldfinch, blue Jay. That great to see a lot of birds. I like watching birds through the window so I installed a feeder in my kitchen window


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    #892
    RandomViewer
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    We throw leftovers out for the birds/cats whatever eats it, Have a flat piece of wood on top of a fence post, lately a badger has been eating from it, about 5metres from the house


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    #893
    endainoz
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    The screech from a barn owl could well be frightening to someone who wouldn't be familiar with it. It's often been mistaken for the wail of a banshee, add to that that the owls like to roost in old buildings such as church ruins, it would be quite easy for someone to see the more sinister side to it.


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    #894
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    Juliet799 wrote: »
    There are so many birds in my yard, I can't remember all of them. a few birds that come often are sparrow, cardinal, woodpecker, goldfinch, blue Jay. That great to see a lot of birds. I like watching birds through the window so I installed a feeder in my kitchen window

    Are you in the States? Reason i ask is the Cardinal. The bird of Ohio. Know that cause I have a friend living in Philly that was originally from Ohio. Told me it was the state bird.


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    #895
    imokyrok
    Registered Users Posts: 521 ✭✭✭imokyrok


    Juliet799 wrote: »
    There are so many birds in my yard, I can't remember all of them. a few birds that come often are sparrow, cardinal, woodpecker, goldfinch, blue Jay. That great to see a lot of birds. I like watching birds through the window so I installed a feeder in my kitchen window

    I did that on my bedroom window which is on the ground floor. It was lovely watching the birds from bed! However it attracted a rat to the feeder and while they are also cute to watch I thought it was a bad idea to let them be comfortable that close to the house so I took it down. But I think I'll install another high up on patio doors and see if that does the trick.


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    #896
    Attie Ross
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Attie Ross


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    dog found this boy one morning a while back.


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    #897
    Lime Tree Farm
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    has a nice video of the tiny saw-whet owl, named Rocky, being released back to the wild.

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-40089470.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WBhdAv7ks


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    #898
    Fluppen
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Fluppen


    534246.jpg

    I always find these so impressive, whether in flight or standing :).


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    #899
    Say my name
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    This guy came into the farm office.

    20201126-222034.jpg

    Probably looking for a mouse.


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    #900
    Fluppen
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Fluppen


    Say my name wrote: »
    This guy came into the farm office.

    Probably looking for a mouse.

    Some bloody big buggers around this year alright. One came up from behind the couch here and gave my girlfriend a fright. I said 'ah it's only a little spi OH ****' one of the cats disappeared behind the couch not sure if it caught it or not. The cat came out alive though :)


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    #901
    Standard Toaster
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    Say my name wrote: »
    This guy came into the farm office.....


    Probably best to just set fire to the farm.


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