Birds of prey
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Birds of prey
Being a huge animal lover one of the things we have really enjoyed since being back in England is the amount of wildlife and especially the birds of prey. Being very rural where we are certainly helps but I am amazed at how many falcons, hawks and kites there are around here. Kestrels, Peregrines, Red Kites and even Osprey. It is not uncommon to see up to 10 in a single day which is incredible as we would go weeks or months in Australia without seeing a bird of prey.
We also have otters in the rivers but we havent been fortunate enough to see one yet.
We also have otters in the rivers but we havent been fortunate enough to see one yet.
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Re: Birds of prey
There's nothing quite like seeing wildlife in its natural habitat. From my front porch we have seen eagles, hawks, swallow tailed kites, ospreys, sandhill cranes and red cardinals abound. We've seen a family of otters in our lake stealing all our fish and we have a resident alligator. This one hasn't caused us any problems yet, but we've had two taken out because they kept chasing my fishing lure. I've actually had them on the hook twice.
Snakes of course abound, Here's a pic of one that wrapped itself around our birdbox after eating the chicks.
My personal favourite was from a cruise ship off the coast of Chile when literally 100's maybe even over a 1,000 dolphins came from all angles to swim along the side of the ship. It was surreal. I have a small video of it, taken from a crap camera, but in no way does it capture the scene.
Another surreal one was when we were fishing in Alaska and this appeared about 20 feet from our small boat.
I thought the flying foxes in Sydney were quite amazing too.
Snakes of course abound, Here's a pic of one that wrapped itself around our birdbox after eating the chicks.
My personal favourite was from a cruise ship off the coast of Chile when literally 100's maybe even over a 1,000 dolphins came from all angles to swim along the side of the ship. It was surreal. I have a small video of it, taken from a crap camera, but in no way does it capture the scene.
Another surreal one was when we were fishing in Alaska and this appeared about 20 feet from our small boat.
I thought the flying foxes in Sydney were quite amazing too.
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Re: Birds of prey
There's nothing quite like seeing wildlife in its natural habitat. From my front porch we have seen eagles, hawks, swallow tailed kites, ospreys, sandhill cranes and red cardinals abound. We've seen a family of otters in our lake stealing all our fish and we have a resident alligator. This one hasn't caused us any problems yet, but we've had two taken out because they kept chasing my fishing lure. I've actually had them on the hook twice.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...r060408007.jpg
Snakes of course abound, Here's a pic of one that wrapped itself around our birdbox after eating the chicks.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...y/P1010112.jpg
My personal favourite was from a cruise ship off the coast of Chile when literally 100's maybe even over a 1,000 dolphins came from all angles to swim along the side of the ship. It was surreal. I have a small video of it, taken from a crap camera, but in no way does it capture the scene.
Another surreal one was when we were fishing in Alaska and this appeared about 20 feet from our small boat.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3_100_0936.jpg
I thought the flying foxes in Sydney were quite amazing too.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...r060408007.jpg
Snakes of course abound, Here's a pic of one that wrapped itself around our birdbox after eating the chicks.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...y/P1010112.jpg
My personal favourite was from a cruise ship off the coast of Chile when literally 100's maybe even over a 1,000 dolphins came from all angles to swim along the side of the ship. It was surreal. I have a small video of it, taken from a crap camera, but in no way does it capture the scene.
Another surreal one was when we were fishing in Alaska and this appeared about 20 feet from our small boat.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...3_100_0936.jpg
I thought the flying foxes in Sydney were quite amazing too.
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Re: Birds of prey
We get a good range of Birds of prey here.....our house overlooks the bay, mangroves and foreshore.
From my sitting room window we see: Sea Eagles, Ospreys, Whistling Kites, Brahiminy Kites, Letterwinged Kites, Peregrine Falcons, various Harriers and several smaller falcons.....all without having to leave my armchair
I call it Birdwatching with beer
From my sitting room window we see: Sea Eagles, Ospreys, Whistling Kites, Brahiminy Kites, Letterwinged Kites, Peregrine Falcons, various Harriers and several smaller falcons.....all without having to leave my armchair
I call it Birdwatching with beer