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Nature on your farm.

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    #902
    blue5000
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    Fluppen wrote: »
    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 :)

    Have a big one living behind the sun visor on the passenger side of the jeep.:eek:

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #903
    Rows Grower
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    blue5000 wrote: »
    Have a big one living behind the sun visor on the passenger side of the jeep.:eek:

    That's my kinda jeep, that's the right job for when the ladies want to check their appearance in the visor mirror.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #904
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    We used to have goats visit every year but they haven't come since foot and mouth when most of them were culled.

    I'd love to see them back again if only for briar management!

    Has anyone heard of anyone attracting or buying feral goats? (I don't think any farmed ones will eat brush)


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    #905
    Base price
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    We used to have goats visit every year but they haven't come since foot and mouth when most of them were culled.

    I'd love to see them back again if only for briar management!

    Has anyone heard of anyone attracting or buying feral goats? (I don't think any farmed ones will eat brush)
    If you want to buy them you need a DAFM herd number.


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    #906
    SmartinMartin
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    Cheeky youngfella, right up to the house. He looks to have been in the rutting wars too, most of one antler broken off.

    IMG-20201129-154131.jpg


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    #907
    NcdJd
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    Love the big stoned wall smartinmartin.

    Buzzard, hawk and holly. Plenty of berries on them this year.


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    #908
    Rows Grower
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    That stag is in fine condition.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #909
    SmartinMartin
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    Rows Grower wrote: »
    That stag is in fine condition.

    A lot of healthy ones around here. These in the next field about 10 minutes ago.

    IMG-20201201-142216.jpg


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    #910
    cosatron
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    how does one load a video on here. ive a great video of a fox.


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    #911
    Lime Tree Farm
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    upload the video onto youtube, then paste a copy of the link into your boards message.


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    #912
    gozunda
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    Natures tinsel and baubles...

    4pdkkm.jpg

    4pdkfj.jpg


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    #913
    Lady Haywire
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    Is this a Linnet?
    Didn't have the correct lens on the camera to get a better zoom I'm afraid.
    And the usual winter scene would be lost without Mr Robin
    4Rghomfh.jpg

    LMzIUCch.jpg


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    #914
    Lime Tree Farm
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    gozunda wrote: »
    Natures tinsel and baubles...

    Spindle bush, cerise and orange coloured berries.


    http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flower=527&wildflower=Spindle
    The wood of the Spindle tree is extremely hard and, as one might guess, was used in the manufacturing of spindles for wool-spinning.


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    #915
    NcdJd
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    That's a Redpoll in the first picture Lady H.


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    #916
    Capercaillie
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    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Is this a Linnet?
    Didn't have the correct lens on the camera to get a better zoom I'm afraid.
    And the usual winter scene would be lost without Mr Robin
    4Rghomfh.jpg

    LMzIUCch.jpg

    Top bird is a redpoll.


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    #917
    Lime Tree Farm
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    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    .........
    Didn't have the correct lens on the camera to get a better zoom I'm afraid.
    ..........

    The things you see when haven't got your gun. (joke).


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    #918
    Lady Haywire
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    Lol^^

    Can't recall seeing a redpoll before, spent ages trying to get a picture of the long tailed tits but cripes, they don't sit still.


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    #919
    Lime Tree Farm
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    I invested in a telephoto lens this year, justified by Covid savings.

    I thought of this fellow while trying to capture pictures of native Curlews during the Summer.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Thpz4OEvk


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    #920
    Capercaillie
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    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Lol^^

    Can't recall seeing a redpoll before, spent ages trying to get a picture of the long tailed tits but cripes, they don't sit still.

    If you puf up a nyger bir feeder you will attract loads of redpoll and goldfinch as well.


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    #921
    Lady Haywire
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    Capercaillie wrote: »
    If you puf up a nyger bir feeder you will attract loads of redpoll and goldfinch as well.

    Always have loads of goldfinch & blue/coal/great tits at the peanuts & fat balls. Wonder why I never seen redpoll before, though where I seen that one was the far side of the lake to the house here.


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    #922
    ganmo
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    gozunda wrote: »
    Natures tinsel and baubles...

    4pdkkm.jpg

    4pdkfj.jpg

    Some toerags trimmed one of our holly bushes :(


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    #923
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    Capercaillie wrote: »
    If you puf up a nyger bir feeder you will attract loads of redpoll and goldfinch as well.
    I've seen a few redpolls in our WBC in Aug/Sept but I never see them in the depts of Winter.


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    #924
    NcdJd
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    6034073

    Have to get a name for this lad. Photos taken from the kitchen window so not great. Getting very relaxed around the place. Spotted something round the side of the house and went flew off investigating.


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    #925
    Lady Haywire
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    NcdJd wrote: »
    Have to get a name for this lad.

    Bob. Let's call him Bob. :D


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    #926
    NcdJd
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    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Bob. Let's call him Bob. :D

    Bob the buzzard it is so. Wonder would he eat a steak and kidney pie. We had a long eared owl here one snowy night that came down and flew off with a pie I had left out for the fox. He was sitting on a post thought he was listening for mice underneath the snow..


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    #927
    Lime Tree Farm
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    NcdJd wrote: »
    6034073

    Have to get a name for this lad. Photos taken from the kitchen window so not great. Getting very relaxed around the place. Spotted something round the side of the house and went flew off investigating.

    Buzzard ?

    scroll through the pictures here, 6th to the right looks like a match.
    https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/buzzard/


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    #928
    NcdJd
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    Lime Tree Farm wrote: »
    Buzzard ?

    scroll through the pictures here, 6th to the right looks like a match.
    https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/buzzard/

    It's a young buzzard alright Lime Tree. Very successful year for them around me. I've over 1000 pumpkins rotting away in the field here so maybe there's loads of rodents getting stuck into them and that's why he's always around :)


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    #929
    Lady Haywire
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    NcdJd wrote: »
    It's a young buzzard alright Lime Tree. Very successful year for them around me. I've over 1000 pumpkins rotting away in the field here so maybe there's loads of rodents getting stuck into them and that's why he's always around :)

    That makes me sad. I used my Halloween pumpkins to make soup & the best only had pumpkin, onion, garlic, stock, milk & curry powder to make a fine meal.


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    #930
    NcdJd
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    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    That makes me sad. I used my Halloween pumpkins to make soup & the best only had pumpkin, onion, garlic, stock, milk & curry powder to make a fine meal.

    I got rid of nearly half of them in the end but unfortunately a load left. I wouldnt have the patience for doing anything other than growing them ha.


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    #931
    Lady Haywire
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    NcdJd wrote: »
    I got rid of nearly half of them in the end but unfortunately a load left. I wouldnt have the patience for doing anything other than growing them ha.

    I just chopped them up, roasted them, scooped the flesh off & boom, soup. Understand a load of them isn't ideal for making soup though :p


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