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Bird house on a window....watching progress....
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i think nut house is more like it
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>:(
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Bird house on a window....watching progress....
That is actually quite cool.
Lisa
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Stella, if you look closely I think I can finally see what you look like! 8)
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Stella, if you look closely I think I can finally see what you look like! 8)
I know what she looks like ;D
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I know what she looks like ;D
aren't you special!!!
stella, i'm looking at your pic on a pretty big monitor, and i can't see anything in the pic worth looking at. . . am i missing something? ???
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aren't you special!!!
Yes I am ;D
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Thank you STella, love ya sometimes, (more often than not), I mean it.
Like you've got birds nesting there? All I can see in your pic is a big flash.
I've got baby blue & great tits, baby blackbirds and baby robins and wrens all over the mess. The dawn chorus at 4-5am is deafening. I'm not sleeping properly.
Here's a pic of a bird house... I haven't built one yet, I've chucked up a few little iffy boxes in the past but they seem to like to build their own nests in the hedge, roses and jasmine. I just throw snails at the cats and we're thriving.
Thanks ST ella
xL
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Do you know what a twitcher or an anorak is?
with binoculars
xL
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LOL on the floor and carpet now,
I just got the gist of your thread.
thanks
xL
"bird house" is a play with words, right?
I gotta get to bed (lam
goodnite.
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um, linda, you didn't get my cars thread which was a play on words. and you find one here, where there isn't? ::)
P.S. excuse my forwardness, but what would you rate yourself as (in terms of looks, w/o any camouflage/clothing/etc)?
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I know what she looks like ;D
I dont need to see, I have an image in my mind.. shes hot isnt she Cheri?
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I dont need to see, I have an image in my mind.. shes hot isnt she Cheri?
Yes, she is ;)
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I figured she was, thanks chic!
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Like you've got birds nesting there? All I can see in your pic is a big flash.
The birds don't seem to be nesting in there but are slowly building the next.
I'll try to take a better pic later.
"bird house" is a play with words, right?
nope ???
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kiss that frog.
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The nest had been getting bigger and bigger.....
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And we saw the birds more often...
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The other night I was grilling and heard little chirps coming from inside!
Today I saw a wobbly head.....look closely I think that thing is a mouth...
I guess you can't see it really on here but when I open it in my camera software you can see it better :(
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oh STella I just perused this thread,
I'd been putting it off as I thought it might be embarassing or rude.
Instead, it's cute and cuddley chirpy
that looks like 2 or 3ggs in there.
Did they thrive?
Pray tell and pssst? post pix?
xL
tell me more?
It's a mad year, I've got magnolias coming out which should have flowered in May. The birds are still nesting here too. Saw baby blackbirds (they're brown) and some baby tits and wrens today.
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From The Times
July 14, 2007
Swans’ way
For blazer glory, swan-upping cannot be topped
Richard Morrison
For connoisseurs of quaint English customs, there’s only one place to be next week – and that is on the banks of the Thames. Yes, it’s swan-upping time. And if you’ve never seen a swan upped, you haven’t lived.
First delight: the boats. Six pristine rowing skiffs glide slowly up the river, covering the 68 miles from Sunbury to Abingdon in five days. Each flies a heraldic swan banner that would not have been out of place at Agincourt.
Second delight: the chaps in fancy dress. Long experience has taught me that nothing important happens on the Thames without a bunch of hearty Jerome K. Jerome types feeling the need to dress up in blazers so loud that they practically emit a sonic boom. But nothing matches the costumes worn by the swan-uppers. The Queen’s Swan Marker himself – yes, the post exists – sits at the front, gorgeously arrayed in scarlet blazer and lashings of gold braid. He is accompanied by the Queen’s no less important Swan Warden, an Oxford prof. Can’t remember what he wears, but I bet it’s not jeans.
Then come the rowers, who wear white, blue or scarlet, depending on which ancient guild they belong to. The jolliest bit is when they pass Windsor Castle. All the rowers stand to attention in their boats, raise their oars, and salute “Her Majesty The Queen, Seigneur of the Swans” (an operation best attempted sober, I understand).
Third delight: the swans. To misquote that old dodderer in Dad’s Army, they really don’t like being upped! And I don’t blame them. With a spine-chilling cry that sounds like “hooorrr-whup”, but is actually “all up”, the crews draw their boats into a semicircle, herding swans and cygnets into the bank. Then someone brave has to grab the swans, weigh them and tag them. That’s the fun bit – unless you are doing the grabbing. Few upping weeks pass without someone getting bloodied by an irate bird. And the fourth delight? All this Merrie England nonsense actually has a point! The Swan Marker is responsible for the welfare of these graceful birds, which can be, and often are, harmed by fishing tackle, diesel oil and (sad to say) cruel acts of vandalism. Swan-upping is a vital audit of how well the Swan Marker is doing. In recent times the number of swans on the Thames has climbed above 1,000 – which is great news, because it also indicates that the river generally is pretty clean.
So behind the pomposity and the ceremonial lies a serious conservationist purpose. And an educational one as well, because pupils from local schools are now invited to watch the gaudy proceedings and learn about the preservation of wildlife. And, of course, about truly appalling blazers.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if lots of other routine duties were enhanced by a bit of medieval ritual? Perhaps the Queen should appoint a Royal Wheelie-Bin Warden who would roll majestically through suburban crescents in a horse-drawn carriage, and check whether her loyal subjects were getting their rubbish collected on time. Or perhaps she already has one.
Swan Upping takes place Jul 16-20 from Sunbury to Abingdon Bridge. Full details at www.royal.gov.uk
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SWAN UPPING
Swan Upping is the annual census of the swan population on stretches of the Thames in the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
This historic ceremony dates from the twelfth century, when the Crown claimed ownership of all mute swans.
At that time swans were regarded as a delicious dish at banquets and feasts.
Today, the Crown retains the right to ownership of all unmarked mute swans in open water, but The Queen only exercises her ownership on certain stretches of the Thames and its surrounding tributaries.
This ownership is shared with the Vintners' and Dyers' Companies, who were granted rights of ownership by the Crown in the fifteenth century. Nowadays, of course, the swans are no longer eaten.
In the Swan Upping ceremony, The Queen's Swan Marker and the Swan Uppers of the Vinters' and Dyers' livery companies use six traditional Thames rowing skiffs in their five-day journey up-river.
The officials wear traditional scarlet uniforms and each boat flies appropriate flags and pennants.
When a brood of cygnets is sighted, a cry of "All up!" is given to signal that the boats should get into position. On passing Windsor Castle, the rowers stand to attention in their boat with oars raised and salute "Her Majesty The Queen, Seigneur of the Swans".
How the Monarchy works?
Queen and State
Queen and public
Queen and Commonwealth
Royal finances
The Royal Household
How to see it
Swan Upping takes place in the third week of July each year.
This year, it will take place from 16 to 20 July 2007.
The observation points and times are as follows (all times given are approximate):
Monday 16 July 2007
Sunbury 09.00 - Departure point
Shepperton Lock 10.45 Penton Hook Lock 12.30 Romney Lock 17.30
Tuesday 17 July 2007
Eton Bridge 09.00 - Departure point
Boveney Lock 10.15 Boulters Lock 13.00
Marlow Lock 17.30
Wednesday 18 July 2007
Marlow Bridge 09.00 - Departure point
Hurley Lock 10.30 Hambleden Lock 12.00 Henley Town 13.30
Marsh Lock 16.00
Shiplake Lock 17.00
Thursday 19 July 2007
Sonning-on-Thames 09.00 - Departure point
Caversham Lock 10.30 Mapledurham Lock 12.30 Goring Lock 17.00
Moulsford 18.00
Friday 20 July 2007
Moulsford 09.00 - Departure point
Benson Lock 10.15
Culham Lock 14.15 Abingdon Bridge 15.30
The cygnets are weighed and measured to obtain estimates of growth rates and the birds are examined for any sign of injury (commonly caused by fishing hooks and line).
The swans are also given a health check and ringed with individual identification numbers by The Queen's Swan Warden, the Professor of Ornithology at the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology. The swans are then set free again.
At the completion of Swan Upping each year, The Queen's Swan Marker produces a report which provides data on the number of swans accounted for, including broods and cygnets.
This important data enables suitable conservation methods to be used to protect the swans.
A serious decline in the swan population in the mid-1980s was halted by the replacement of lead fishing weights with a non-toxic equivalent.
However, growing demands for recreational use of the river by anglers and boat users has resulted in an increasingly hazardous habitat.
Vandalism and the theft of cygnets also create threats to the swan population.
Apart from Swan Upping, The Queen's Swan Marker has other duties. He advises organisations throughout the country on swan welfare and incidents involving swans such as vandalism.
He also monitors the health of local swan populations, and briefs fishing and boating organisations on how to work with existing wildlife and maintain existing natural habitat.
He works closely with swan rescue organisations and carries out the rescue of sick and injured swans, and he co-ordinates the temporary removal of swans from stretches of the Thames used for summer rowing regattas.
and he takes great photos. I know the son of an old girlfriend who has a house next to Sir Someone on the river near or in the middle of Sunbury. I saw it all last year.
I'm obviously not going there this weekend. I've got the builders in tomorrow at 8am to gut my bathroom.
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Stella, if you look closely I think I can finally see what you look like! 8)
Yeah looks like she is wearing one of flava flavs medalions. Small waist too! Nice figure Stella!
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The baby birds!
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The baby birds!
stella, it would distress me to have something like that on my door/french window. you must be very tolerant.
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stella, it would distress me to have something like that on my door/french window. you must be very tolerant.
It's in a TV room that we aren't in all that much. The thing I am becoming stressed about though is that I wonder if I should put some kind of cushion under it for when they "push" the baby birds out of the nest :-\
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Thanks so much for this thread STella...
Do you know what kind of baby birds they are? I can't see much from your pix.
I LOVE WILDLIFE
even indoors.
Don't concern yourself with pillows, they will look after themselves, they'll fly. Leave an outside door and a window or three open. One might die though. How many eggs were there and how many fledglings?
I say you're lucky (it's a Russian superstition, a bird in the house means extreme good fortune...
a nest with live babes must be a truly wonderful experience
xL
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Thanks so much for this thread STella...
Do you know what kind of baby birds they are? I can't see much from your pix.
I LOVE WILDLIFE
even indoors.
Don't concern yourself with pillows, they will look after themselves, they'll fly. Leave an outside door and a window or three open. One might die though. How many eggs were there and how many fledglings?
I say you're lucky (it's a Russian superstition, a bird in the house means extreme good fortune...
a nest with live babes must be a truly wonderful experience
xL
The nest is not inside it's outside and suction-cupped to the outside window. There is plexiglass on the back so we can see inside.
I don't know how many eggs there were but my husband just said he saw 3 babies and one was looking into the house :)
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The nest is not inside it's outside and suction-cupped to the outside window. There is plexiglass on the back so we can see inside.
I don't know how many eggs there were but my husband just said he saw 3 babies and one was looking into the house :)
WATCH THE BIRDIE
STella, what kinda birds are they? I really wanna know having watched so far...
I'm incredibly impressed, I always meant to do the same thing in my shed.
You've made such a lovely welcome home for them.
are they big, small, what colour are they?
xL
have you given them names yet?
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WATCH THE BIRDIE
STella, what kinda birds are they? I really wanna know having watched so far...
I'm incredibly impressed, I always meant to do the same thing in my shed.
You've made such a lovely welcome home for them.
are they big, small, what colour are they?
xL
have you given them names yet?
Oh sorry I forgot to tell you they are wrens. They're small and kind of a brownish grey and really cute. Haven't given any names yet! Will have to think about that....got any ideas?
Some internet pics of wrens:
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Oh STella, now I'm truly hugely impressed. Little wrens are perhaps my favourite garden birds. When they sing, they siiiiiing. Or trill.
This is a pic of an English garden wren. They're probably slightly different from yours, but I bet they'll be as gorgeous. Mine (well, not mine, but the ones who nest every year in my back yard) flit about faster than you can sometimes see them, feeding on insects. They sometimes sit on the back fence under my honeysuckle for a sec and stick their little tails up. They are so tiny that I very rarely even see them. I just hear them. I googled a mp3 of their song for you but cannot work out how to post it. You'll already know it anyways, I just wish everyone else could hear it also. Thrilling.
Don't name them, let them go wild.
xL
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Yes they have a nice song.
Lot's of activity today:
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Looking out at the world :)
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No activity today and when I looked inside everyone was gone. Later I went to the side of my house and heard wrens chirping in the bushes. They flew out and it was the whole family, babies and all! :)