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| 21. Author: GG Riva Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 07:41 Ghoulz, Sun 21 May 19:24 Every day`s a school day, Ghoulz. 🙂 I only took Biology until the end of S2 and my knowledge of Zoology and Ornithology in particular is practically non existent, so thank you for the wee lesson. 🤗  Not your average Sunday League player. Reply |
| 22. Author: Ghoulz Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 08:08 You’re more than welcome mate. Amazing stuff I picked up training for my last role in the Dockyard in Environmental Compliance. Loved that role, most rewarding. Your friendly neighbourhood Ghoulz.  [b]The Whole Story of The Famous Kinema Ballroom Reply |
| 23. Author: EastEndTales Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 08:15 Forget seagulls, I got attacked by a blackbird earlier whilst I was innocently jogging. Ep.17 of East End Tales is out now with Andrius Skerla https://www.buzzsprout.com/1972630/15082607 Reply |
| 24. Author: widtink Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 09:26 Blackbirds are very territorial....you were probably on his manor. We have one that has claimed our garden ....it shouts at me a lot if I go into the garden....it also shouts at my cats ....only from a safe distance lol Admin  Reply |
| 25. Author: EastEndTales Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 10:23 I stopped and threw a rock at the wee bastard but he didn`t like that so I got going pretty swiftly again. Ep.17 of East End Tales is out now with Andrius Skerla https://www.buzzsprout.com/1972630/15082607 Reply |
| 26. Author: Parboiled Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 13:12 We had a blackbird nest in a garden shrub last year. When I tried to get a peek at the chick the father swooped down from his observation tree branch and zoomed through the few inches gap between my belly and the shrub to warn me off! The Red Arrows are amazing but nature’s aerobatics rule the roost! Reply |
| 27. Author: buffy Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 18:49 I’m genuinely needing a huge dollop of humour in my life right now and this thread has nailed it. Honestly GG and EastEndTales you’ve got me in fits 😂 ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
| 28. Author: veteraneastender Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 20:56 I wish I had a non lethal way of persuading the dawn chorus that inhabits a nearby tree to either take a vow of silence or go annoy punters elsewhere. Not everybody likes their 5:30am reveille playlist !!! Reply |
| 29. Author: Bandy Date: Mon 22nd May 2023. 21:50 if you think seagulls are bad try the invasive parakeets that have taken up residence in our local park. good grief what a racket... Reply |
| 30. Author: londonparsfan Date: Tue 23rd May 2023. 22:45 If you think the Fife ones are bad, you should see the Aberdonian versions. Reply |
| 31. Author: DBP Date: Wed 24th May 2023. 15:34 I remember being in Liverpool on the city centre. On an open plan roof type thing with lots of food places and shared seating... Anyway boy on the table next to me had just sat down with an expensive smash burger and hasn`t even taken a bite when seagull crashed down on the plate, lifted the whole thing and flew off with it... Was quite funny but the guy was raging! They were a total nuisance that day Reply |
| 32. Author: Ghoulz Date: Thu 25th May 2023. 13:01 It may be prudent to increase awareness here (esp. to the brave keyboard warriors who espouse harm to birds ... seriously or in some deranged sense of fun) that all birds, their nests and eggs are protected by law and it is thus an offence (with certain exceptions) to: intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird or intentionally take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while it is in use or being built in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 with potential punishments including an unlimited fine, up to six months imprisonment or both. Maybe not so funny now ... https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/wildlife-and-the-law/wildlife-and-countryside-act/ Post Edited (Thu 25 May 13:02) Reply |
| 33. Author: Lenstar Date: Sat 27th May 2023. 17:25 Rats with wings Reply |
| 34. Author: Ghoulz Date: Sat 27th May 2023. 17:41 Pretty accurate actually. One of nature`s most successful scavengers ... Your friendly neighbourhood Ghoulz. [b]The Whole Story of The Famous Kinema Ballroom Reply |
| 35. Author: GG Riva Date: Fri 30th Jun 2023. 13:04 I met a particularly vindictive seagull this morning, who appears to have read my less than complimentary comments about his species, on this forum. I was on the pavement, just outside my house, when it swooped down behind me and gave an almighty squawk right above my head. As I looked up, it soared, looped the loop and repeated the trick. Fortunately, no ballast was ejected during either dive, but I did have to go back indoors to change my underwear. ☹ I should add that I wasn`t eating or waving any food around at the time of the unprovoked assault. The only other time I`ve been attacked by seagulls was on Inchcolm island, in the Firth of Forth. Having seen the Abbey, Mrs Riva and I thought we would explore the little island before the boat took us back to Queensferry. That was a mistake as dozens of gulls started to fly around our heads, squawking their silly heads off. We hadn`t realised they were nesting and their aggression was merely them protecting their eggs and chips. No such excuse for my feathered friend this morning.... Not your average Sunday League player. Reply |
| 36. Author: Luxembourg Par Date: Fri 30th Jun 2023. 13:26 One less to worry about here… Driving my van, outside lane of the motorway, one sheithawk was gorging itself on (I guess) some roadkill. Obviously it saw/heard me coming and waited until the last second before flying off… directly towards me Van radiator grill v Sheitehawk, only ever gonna be one winner… Blood, guts and feathers everywhere - good riddance. Btw - the ‘sheitehawk’ reference was the name my wee granny - originally from Orkney - called them. Only time I ever heard the old dear come close to using a swear word…  Post Edited (Fri 30 Jun 13:28) Reply |
| 37. Author: LEGEND85 Date: Fri 30th Jun 2023. 13:54 I live across from the brig and we have nesting seagulls the chicks are born already and somehow one has already made it onto the ground so for the next 3 or 4 months it`s a constant attack from both parents. Not sure what is worse being attacked or the bloody noise they make Reply |
| 38. Author: buffy Date: Fri 30th Jun 2023. 14:47 PMSL GG! Yer just the tonic I needed today ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
| 39. Author: Buspasspar Date: Fri 30th Jun 2023. 15:18 There`s a chip shop on Inchcolm Island GG ?? We are forever shaped by the Children we once were Reply |
| 40. Author: buffy Date: Fri 30th Jun 2023. 15:40 I’m bloody helpless at him BPP!! ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
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