Unusual visitor
Apr 12th 2010 | 5:54 pm
#16
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Re: Unusual visitor
wow he is so cute, what lovely shots, if my daughter had found him, he would all ready have a bed in my home and be eating of the best china!!
Apr 12th 2010 | 8:58 pm
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Re: Unusual visitor
Hi
I will pm you
Stef
I will pm you
Stef
On a slightly different note ( but still to do with our flying friends ) does anyone know why a Chaffinch would be pecking at my window ( all day ? )
It is sitting on the frame and pecking in a line really knocking so strange, i put seed and water out as per norm but left all that ? i now have a line of marks right across the window
It is sitting on the frame and pecking in a line really knocking so strange, i put seed and water out as per norm but left all that ? i now have a line of marks right across the window
Apr 12th 2010 | 10:08 pm
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Re: Unusual visitor
On a slightly different note ( but still to do with our flying friends ) does anyone know why a Chaffinch would be pecking at my window ( all day ? )
It is sitting on the frame and pecking in a line really knocking so strange, i put seed and water out as per norm but left all that ? i now have a line of marks right across the window
It is sitting on the frame and pecking in a line really knocking so strange, i put seed and water out as per norm but left all that ? i now have a line of marks right across the window
Sarah x
Loving the bat by the way, exciting little creatures aren't they, I love them.
Last edited by Madwife; Apr 12th 2010 at 10:11 pm. Reason: forgot about the bat!!
Apr 12th 2010 | 10:40 pm
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Re: Unusual visitor
Cheers Stef x
I was going to say that the bird is trying to relay its sympathies to you for the ridiculously long wait the cic have put you through! But upon reflection (get it, sorry) it is probably this: http://www.uksafari.com/birds2.htm
Sarah x
Thanks Sarah
I just read it and think you are right, it is still at it
Loving the bat by the way, exciting little creatures aren't they, I love them.
Sarah x
Thanks Sarah
I just read it and think you are right, it is still at it
Loving the bat by the way, exciting little creatures aren't they, I love them.
Apr 13th 2010 | 12:50 am
#20
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Re: Unusual visitor
A few years ago in the UK, a leading bat expert died after being bitten by a rabid bat. If I recall correctly it was the first rabies human death in the UK for many, many years.
If there is any possibility that your local bat populations carry rabies, I would stay well away from any seemingly ill or disoriented creatures.
If there is any possibility that your local bat populations carry rabies, I would stay well away from any seemingly ill or disoriented creatures.
Apr 13th 2010 | 2:20 am
#21
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Re: Unusual visitor
Cool pics.
Apr 16th 2010 | 8:07 pm
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Re: Unusual visitor
Sad news, I'm afraid. Poor Tobias didn't make it - he died a few days after arrival at the U of C 
They think he was already sick and the cold was probably a bit too much for him
Rip T.A.B
They think he was already sick and the cold was probably a bit too much for him
Rip T.A.B
Apr 16th 2010 | 8:20 pm
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Re: Unusual visitor
we wondered what was up and why he was there, so we contacted the local university and they said he was either sick (possibly rabid), weak or confused by the recent early warm spell.
They advised us to keep him sheltered but not too warm and if he was alive the next day to let them know. We put him in a box in the garage and they came to collect him.
They advised us to keep him sheltered but not too warm and if he was alive the next day to let them know. We put him in a box in the garage and they came to collect him.
We had one in our (reasonably small) conservatory last summer, it flew at top speed round and round without hitting anything. We opened the door and he just shot out. Fascinating to watch. Cats terrified of it.
Apr 17th 2010 | 4:20 am
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Re: Unusual visitor
Shame he didn't make it - always liked bats - they eat the bugs that bite me. Remember sitting by a pool while they swooped back and forth across the water just missing us ...
