Wildlife in your Garden

[kev]

Counted 30 babies with this couple this morning unless they baby sitting that's one big haul

Great pic that Sue. Some Gosling facts here - https://a-z-animals.com/blog/baby-goose-pictures-and-incredible-gosling-facts/

 

[Littlesue]

Great pic that Sue. Some Gosling facts here - https://a-z-animals.com/blog/baby-goose-pictures-and-incredible-gosling-facts/

Interesting facts there, thanks for sharing, they look so cute when young. Shame they grow to be viscous thugs

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

If I had a gosling I'd call him Dan.

 

[Connor mcloud]

Retired now, used to work in Runcorn,
Do the starlings still swarm and roost on the old Runcorn/widnes bridge

 

[COYBL25]

Retired now, used to work in Runcorn,
Do the starlings still swarm and roost on the old Runcorn/widnes bridge

Think they do, but in vastly reduced numbers.

 

[Littlesue]

A few .months ago I posted about our resident swans on the reserve known as Mr and Mrs Bumble.
Earlier this year I posted that some spillage in the canal meant the couple had to go to a Swan Hospital to be cleaned up.
They were then releaseda couple of miles up the canal
They got into a fight with some rival Swans and flew off.
They manage to rescue Mrs Bumble and bought her back to the reserve.
Unfortunately they never found Mr Bumble so the last few months Mrs Bumble has been rather depressed, that much so that her four Cygnets born last year have hung around a lot longer than they usually do.
3 of them have now gone but one has stayed with his Mom.
We all excited to say that Mrs Bumble has been nesting for a few days and has laid 2 eggs.
We not sure if she found a new mate or she has bred with her Cygnet, although Swans don't usually inter breed.
We wait in anticipation to see if the eggs are fertile.

 

[COYBL25]

A few .months ago I posted about our resident swans on the reserve known as Mr and Mrs Bumble.
Earlier this year I posted that some spillage in the canal meant the couple had to go to a Swan Hospital to be cleaned up.
They were then releaseda couple of miles up the canal
They got into a fight with some rival Swans and flew off.
They manage to rescue Mrs Bumble and bought her back to the reserve.
Unfortunately they never found Mr Bumble so the last few months Mrs Bumble has been rather depressed, that much so that her four Cygnets born last year have hung around a lot longer than they usually do.
3 of them have now gone but one has stayed with his Mom.
We all excited to say that Mrs Bumble has been nesting for a few days and has laid 2 eggs.
We not sure if she found a new mate or she has bred with her Cygnet, although Swans don't usually inter breed.
We wait in anticipation to see if the eggs are fertile.

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Hang fire on that one, as Swans normally lay more than two eggs, so I’d think there could be more coming !

It’s also late for her to be nesting, as they normally nest late March - mid April, so it could be she’s late in finding a mate ?

Either way it’s great news

 

[Littlesue]

Hang fire on that one, as Swans normally lay more than two eggs, so I’d think there could be more coming !

It’s also late for her to be nesting, as they normally nest late March - mid April, so it could be she’s late in finding a mate ?

Either way it’s great news

That's why we a bit worried they might not be fertile, she may have just laid through habit, she has been turning them so hope it turns out well as she been through so much

 

[JimmyJeffers]

A few .months ago I posted about our resident swans on the reserve known as Mr and Mrs Bumble.
Earlier this year I posted that some spillage in the canal meant the couple had to go to a Swan Hospital to be cleaned up.
They were then releaseda couple of miles up the canal
They got into a fight with some rival Swans and flew off.
They manage to rescue Mrs Bumble and bought her back to the reserve.
Unfortunately they never found Mr Bumble so the last few months Mrs Bumble has been rather depressed, that much so that her four Cygnets born last year have hung around a lot longer than they usually do.
3 of them have now gone but one has stayed with his Mom.
We all excited to say that Mrs Bumble has been nesting for a few days and has laid 2 eggs.
We not sure if she found a new mate or she has bred with her Cygnet, although Swans don't usually inter breed.
We wait in anticipation to see if the eggs are fertile.

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I’ve seen swans fight before and one swan was just sitting on the other sticking its face in mud when it tried to move whilst his mate watched on all happy.
Total aresholes. Dont be fooled.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

To keep the duckling theme going, saw this lot in the local park this morning. Really nice place. Saw a Jay and a tree creeper also. Tonnes of frogs in there as well.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I’ve seen swans fight before and one swan was just sitting on the other sticking its face in mud when it tried to move whilst his mate watched on all happy.
Total aresholes. Dont be fooled.

they're really bad bullies, I do not like.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

they're really bad bullies, I do not like.

Pure evil. Going about, breaking babies arms. Nothing to be proud of.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Pure evil. Going about, breaking babies arms. Nothing to be proud of.

magpies, now there's a celeb deathmatch, a horde of magpies vs a few swans. numbers vs brawn. magpies are nasty evil bullies as well.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

magpies, now there's a celeb deathmatch, a horde of magpies vs a few swans. numbers vs brawn. magpies are nasty evil bullies as well.

I have a soft spot for magpies. Total horrors. Never used to see many growing up then the population exploded round my way.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I have a soft spot for magpies. Total horrors. Never used to see many growing up then the population exploded round my way.

the barstuds keep a lot of the smaller singing pleasant birds down in the area. there's a coven of them at a nearby park. was in the garage last week and I thought michael flatley had turned up for an impromptu dance on the roof, it was 5 of these swine.