tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post2750928798735137280..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Kitchen Sink DramaSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-23037748463118004542015-10-27T08:58:01.214+00:002015-10-27T08:58:01.214+00:00Nope, it was definitely a mouse, a very small one ...Nope, it was definitely a mouse, a very small one at that. I got a real good close up when he was nearer to the kitchen window before I started taking any photos. :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-58528821028156210712015-10-26T15:36:14.523+00:002015-10-26T15:36:14.523+00:00It is a grey squirrel I think. Our buzzards eat a ...It is a grey squirrel I think. Our buzzards eat a lot of them! Exciting stuff!<br />Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-49856631047807393882015-09-30T06:31:01.663+01:002015-09-30T06:31:01.663+01:00Had to smile thinking of what a shock that poor bl...Had to smile thinking of what a shock that poor blackbird must have had! A very sweet story, an unexpected start to the day indeed. We have an eagle that lives on a small island in the big lake we live by. He sometimes swoops past our lounge window, magnificent for me, terrifying for all tiny creatures nodoubt. Pam in NorwayWinkel's Crazy Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934679165455175289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-86126669883098202742015-09-29T20:32:55.412+01:002015-09-29T20:32:55.412+01:00What a fun post today with your little drama outsi...What a fun post today with your little drama outside the kitchen window. Such a cute little guy would have been breakfast for that bird!Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-33161394922975242272015-09-29T19:21:52.570+01:002015-09-29T19:21:52.570+01:00What an exciting morning. Lovely photos!What an exciting morning. Lovely photos!Forever The Adventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019102410395863470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-89536114955921658922015-09-29T18:24:30.364+01:002015-09-29T18:24:30.364+01:00I was in the garden all weekend and was entertaine...I was in the garden all weekend and was entertained by a pair of Red Kites hustling a solitary Buzzard out of their territory.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-45456299802554665872015-09-29T16:54:06.649+01:002015-09-29T16:54:06.649+01:00The rest of the day has been busy but pretty borin...The rest of the day has been busy but pretty boring in comparison. Batch soup making and a spot of weeding .... the drama is all over, thank goodness ;-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-55809058103292489892015-09-29T16:53:46.619+01:002015-09-29T16:53:46.619+01:00Blimey - not your average morning moment! We have ...Blimey - not your average morning moment! We have a bird of prey here in suburban Surrey. I hear it mewing above me sometimes. I'm glad we don't still have our free range rabbit and guinea pigs!! Fortunately the chickens are 'protected' by a lot of overhanging branches. Doesn't stop the foxes of course, but one style of attacker is enough!! Happeninguponhappinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613360081052257464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-11688650862010588122015-09-29T16:52:47.484+01:002015-09-29T16:52:47.484+01:00It sounds like you live in a wonderful place :-)It sounds like you live in a wonderful place :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-91827720177347266932015-09-29T16:21:49.768+01:002015-09-29T16:21:49.768+01:00What an interesting morning you had . . . quite th...What an interesting morning you had . . . quite the adventure :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-59566090672668776152015-09-29T14:35:44.635+01:002015-09-29T14:35:44.635+01:00It is that part of nature that I'd rather not ...It is that part of nature that I'd rather not witness. Where one has filled it's belly and the other loses it's life.<br />Where we live I often think I see wildlife "in distress" when they are actually just going about their daily business. That's until 2 dolphins were trying to beach themselves on our land. It makes me sick with worry and I feel totally helpless. We did get a rescue team together that time, but in the end they didn't survive.<br />Last week there was a white-tailed eagle on the rock in the water in front of our house. I observed him/her. Got in contact with the wildlife ranger and told him I was worried, because the eagle stayed there for a long time, being surrounded by a flock of magpies. He put my mind at ease and told me to just enjoy the sight, because it is a rare occurrence. So I did. :-)Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-38054053791425695672015-09-29T13:59:22.719+01:002015-09-29T13:59:22.719+01:00I had to do some visits with work yesterday and a ...I had to do some visits with work yesterday and a couple are in very remote areas. We pulled over in a back lane to check where we where and a buzzard swooped down on the freshly cut field next to us looking for lunch. The legs of the buzzard fascinate me, they look like they are wearing breeches. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-79341667690993984582015-09-29T13:32:32.181+01:002015-09-29T13:32:32.181+01:00With the amount of rabbits and squirrels on the hi...With the amount of rabbits and squirrels on the hillside at the moment I doubt he went hungry for long. The rabbits lie basking in the sun all over the paddock during the day and they make easy pickings for a hungry buzzard, so you don't need to worry about birds of prey going hungry round here at the moment.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-74822234497036993532015-09-29T13:20:58.987+01:002015-09-29T13:20:58.987+01:00This winter I was watching an injured blackbird ho...This winter I was watching an injured blackbird hobbling on the snow, then swiftly a large hawk swooped down and grabbed his prey! It was hard to watch, even if that is nature at work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-7337929381465939262015-09-29T12:56:24.293+01:002015-09-29T12:56:24.293+01:00And one poor starving buzzard...? The food chain i...And one poor starving buzzard...? The food chain is not pretty, but necessary at all levels.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com