We need a Nature Forum

Hi PRINTMISS.

Thank boot for that.It was stunning I agree!

This thread was only started on Tuesday, and look at all the interest! Surely it needs a proper place. Loved the Barn Owl Poppikok

Balletic. Quite, quite lovely.

Oh! Barn owl landing. Superb!

And now for something different.


Short,but not very sweet,I have to say!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LlURUEmz5Q

Poppi Posting photos would be a great idea. I'd need to figure out how to do that if this idea of a forum has legs, and if HQ think it's a good idea. Lots of if's! Meanwhile, we'll have to stick to links I guess.
I suppose one could say that photos have gone into the 'Pictures' Forum to make it easier for HQ.

(I hope they're reading this).

Here's a link to the Hoopoe call. It's one of those calls that captures my attention, but then just goes on, and on and on and on......! Their nests are very scruffy affairs.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhuEQ4ZcUo

Love the link for the hoopoe fin, we have a collection of wooden engravings (circa 1850-1900) and one of them is of a hoopoe, and only prints in black and white, so it was good to see it in all its glory. I believe they make a terrible noise - do they?

Oh yes,a beautiful bird finone of my favs.We don't get them oop North unfortunately.
Now wouldn't it have been nice to post the actual picture instead of that link?

Last year I put a thread about the Loch of the Lowes ospreys (Perthshire) on a 'chat' forum but I agree it would have been much better on a Nature forum. Please, GNHQ.

Thanks poppi.

Here's a link to pics. of a hoopoe, one of the oddest birds to spend their summer's here. We had five in the garden late yesterday afternoon. We think they're beginning to gather for the long trip back to Africa for the winter.

Bit of a long link, but give it a try.

www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/files/2011/11/hoopoe_crest.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2011/11/14/bird-of-the-week-a-eurasian-hoopoe-pops-in-for-a-beer-at-the-roebuck-plains-roadhouse/&h=650&w=950&sz=299&tbnid=0wAjj1GQ4ZRBiM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=130&zoom=1&usg=__ajgy5Zgmka8WVqB7GjC58h1b7UQ=&docid=m5QVqmOaw3wv2M&sa=X&ei=-SIWUqmVL4Oi0QWjr4HgDA&ved=0CC4Q9QEwAA&dur=871

Best of luck fin.It would be really nice if we could post pictures on said Nature Thread,as in the Pictures Thread.

Ideal!!

I quite like the idea, though I would be someone learning from it more than contributing! (apart from the etymology of names etc. which I love! ) so, yes!

dusty and boot. I've gone ahead and asked.

Jess From what I've seen, the environment forum can be fraught with political issues, and perhaps some posters don't always want to address nature from a scientific perspective.

I guess there's bound to be an element of cross-over from those two forums, but a Nature Forum, in it's simplest form, may please many posters.

If Gransnet decide not to include one, then this thread will do nicely, but I hope they do.

Sometimes we like to look at nature in a picturesque rather than scientific way, I think. I would be grateful to you finnochio if you would ask for a Nature Forum.

We could put anything to do with biology under science couldn't we, or environment?

Good idea about a Nature Forum. Anyone asked HQ yet? If not, I'm happy to.

Poppikok No, we have not seen any either, and I have an awful feeling that the torrential rain and flooding we had must have completely wiped out their nests. We have two holes under one of our fences which we thought were being used by hedgehogs, but there has been no sign that these have been used by any animal at all. Such a shame. Incidentally, we once found a hedgehog on our lawn without a head! We asked around about this, and we were told that sometimes the foxes nudge the hedgehog until they wake up, then the only part they can eat is the head. Not sure if that is right, someone will no doubt put me righenlilghten me. We were also told, when we found a baby hedgehog during the day (and took him to a hedgehog sanctuary) that hedgehogs found during the day are usually quite poorly.

There's more information about the Lake District osprey project at: www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/caringfor/projects/osprey_project

There are Ospreys in Cumbria.

I don't know whether we need a separate Nature Forum or not. Certainly it would be easier to find at a later date. Meanwhile though, this one is very interesting to be going on with. Thank you for the link boot. I didn't know that Ospreys had been re-introduced to England.

I haven't seen any hedgehogs this year.Not one.

Anyone else not seen any?

We also have a lot of collared doves, up to twelve at times. Unfortunately we also have a Sparrow Hawk and it can catch, kill and de-feather said collared dove in less than one minute and fly away with the 'dressed' body. All we have left is the large pile of feathers.!

Never thought of that!Thanks Nonu

Poppicock, just post away on this thread , it has been started !