I'm going to assume that on my 50th (which is tragically not all that far away) someone gets me a Cameo of Scott Ian bigging me right up.
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Late last year inspired by all this TV wildlife stuff MrsSundep decided after a few glasses of wine that she’d like a wildlife cam for our garden as a Xmas present. As I was on eBay at the time and a few Guinnesses into the bag I snapped one up there and then. Come Xmas morning she claimed that she’d forgotten all about it ferchrissakes!
It was set up first week in January and she loves it. Set up was a bit of a fart around and apparently we can’t turn it off during the day remotely but apart from that it’s great fun.
The postmen, junk mail types, delivery drivers, ourselves are all regularly photographed from the waist down (behave yerselves), with our cat predictably hogging the most screen time. As the camera is strapped to a bush 12” or so behind our park bench type seat and pointing at the bird feeders there’s a lot of shots of birds, squirrels and our cat sitting on the bench.
The most exciting development being that we have a regular 3-4AM visit from a very healthy looking fox who it seems is responsible for the rapid disappearance of the dried meal worms in the bird feeders. Bashing the low hanging feeder from side to side and eating the ones that fall out, he also seems to like sticking his snout into the yellow ant hills in the no mow zone.
A bit of excitement was generated yesterday when a home made flier came through the door featuring a 17yr old old deaf cat that’d disappeared last Saturday. “He looks familiar” said MrsSundep and indeed he’d been on her wildlife cam the day of his disappearance. A quick phone call established that he was home after being in someone’s house who had been asking around the neighbourhood about him.
So for low-key, domestic and wildlife excitement I’d recommend one.Last edited by Sunderporinostesta; 05-02-2022, 13:02.
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She's been doing that all week, I thought it was my ears or something but no it was definitely "Kilder" she was saying wasn't it? I wondered if perhaps it was a more authentic local pronunciation or something, but from your reaction I'm assuming not!
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Originally posted by Various Artist View PostShe's been doing that all week, I thought it was my ears or something but no it was definitely "Kilder" she was saying wasn't it? I wondered if perhaps it was a more authentic local pronunciation or something, but from your reaction I'm assuming not!
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- Oct 2011
- 26995
- Cambridgeshire
- Ipswich (convert)
- Those chocolate-coated ring-shaped ones you get at Christmas
Originally posted by Kevin S View PostThe bees on the red button
"We'll get Michaela out of bed to show her a blackcock in the flesh."
Unbelievable deadpan tekkers from Packham there tonight.
Great series so far, too. The bees who lay eggs in snail shells were incredible, and the heron fledglings are just hilarious.
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Haha, yes I was thinking "Ahh, Mr Packham has taught her well". She was off-camera when she said it, too (i.e. there was a video clip playing while she was speaking), so perhaps fortunately we couldn't see her expression, but I swear I caught a little giggle in her voice a sentence or two later.
And yes, those bees were extraordinary – Osmia bicolor.
(I still marvel at that whole 'blackcock' sequence, incidentally.)
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Interesting stuff tonight about birds, especially raptors, decorating their nests with greenery for unclear reasons, but most probably to do with health benefits (or sedative to keep the female chilled in the case of starlings).
The cuttlefish delivering his sperm into the mouth of the female was tonight's "not while I'm eating" moment for Mrs D.
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- Oct 2011
- 26995
- Cambridgeshire
- Ipswich (convert)
- Those chocolate-coated ring-shaped ones you get at Christmas
Cracking first week of Winterwatch, and I have a strong desire for a thermal imaging camera now.
Packham managed to finish the week's broadcast with 'See you next Tuesday' as the credits started to roll. He's unstoppable.
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