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Post by ianali on Jun 18, 2020 21:38:23 GMT
Ali and me, engaged today many years ago. I’m drinking the whisky present. Ralph’s come back, he’s not well, to be honest he’s not right. Back in the box for a second night, he has drank some water now fell asleep. Ralph I mean, not me. He flew a little way when I let him go this morning. Then pitched up a while ago looking sad and still. What can I do? Have rang several times our local wildlife place, no answer. He is welcome here as long as he wants but he needs to go wild doesn’t he!
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Post by patty on Jun 19, 2020 5:20:34 GMT
Ali and me, engaged today many years ago. I’m drinking the whisky present. Ralph’s come back, he’s not well, to be honest he’s not right. Back in the box for a second night, he has drank some water now fell asleep. Ralph I mean, not me. He flew a little way when I let him go this morning. Then pitched up a while ago looking sad and still. What can I do? Have rang several times our local wildlife place, no answer. He is welcome here as long as he wants but he needs to go wild doesn’t he! My sons ex partner is always rescuing doves, pigeons etc etc She keeps them till they are recovered (or dead) and lets them go ATM she has 3 sparrows almost fledged, not sure how that'll pan out |
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Post by quaysider on Jun 19, 2020 6:22:42 GMT
I've a couple of bags of meal worms (from poundland) that I've been feeding to the cygnets - once they go soggy, they work out what to do with them... don't suppose you have any meal worms do you? I believe they are quite nutritional.
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Post by lollygagger on Jun 19, 2020 6:37:24 GMT
Hmmm. Ours (about 10 over the years!) flew straight back to their tree without fail the next morning. We put it down to pigeons being a bit thick, falling out of their nest then sitting dazed on the lawn. They made no attempt to escape or we'd have left them to it, they just sat there looking out of place and we picked them up like windfalls. Maybe the magpies did get a peck or two in.  I don't even like them. Thick as shit, wreck the veg garden and sit in the tree... oo OOOOO oo, oo OOOO oo non stop. :mad: |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2020 7:04:54 GMT
Poor young Ralf ... as you say he may need a little more time.
Usually with animals, it's the shock that can 'do for them' and if they get through the first hours after an incident they quickly recover.
See how he fairs today.
Rog
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Post by ianali on Jun 19, 2020 8:42:29 GMT
Ralph has left us I’m afraid. Gone to a better place and all that. Il pop him down the corner of the garden, with the many cats we had over the years, and Ronaldo the rabbit. ( best feet ever seen outside of old Trafford).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2020 8:59:36 GMT
Poor Ralph ... off on the next stage of life's great mystery ... or not ... depending on your point of view.
Rog
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Post by patty on Jun 19, 2020 9:42:32 GMT
Ah well...
Least he died in the warm....
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Post by twbm2 on Jun 24, 2020 21:38:27 GMT
Hmmm. Ours (about 10 over the years!) flew straight back to their tree without fail the next morning. We put it down to pigeons being a bit thick, falling out of their nest then sitting dazed on the lawn. They made no attempt to escape or we'd have left them to it, they just sat there looking out of place and we picked them up like windfalls. Maybe the magpies did get a peck or two in. I don't even like them. Thick as shit, wreck the veg garden and sit in the tree... oo OOOOO oo, oo OOOO oo non stop. :mad: Yep, we've got one we've started calling Uncle Nobhead, inspired by Peter Kay. Craps in the birds water bowl, throws food everywhere. It's like a Frankie Howard impersonators convention when him and his mates gather in the tree nearby. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 5:35:48 GMT
I used to shoot the pigeons with my air rifle when I was a teenager.
The big house next door was occupied by several different residents one of whom encouraged me to shoot pigeons out of their holm oak trees because of them taking her raspberries.
Another of the residents was unaware of the permissiom so when I nearly dropped a pigeon on her head one day I had to make up a story about a cat getting it. She was elderly.
That was all good fun really.
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Post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on Jun 25, 2020 11:16:00 GMT
Flying rats, all of them. The cooing drives me mad. Why do you think it is illegal to feed the pests? Jail sentence in Hong Kong if caught feeding them. Be very careful, remember the Phoenix. Les Barker does a good poem about it. www.tablyricfm.com/The-Phoenix-tab-Lyrics-fm-Les-Barker |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 16:33:52 GMT
I find a Ralph most mornings, I say that lightly as most of it has been consumed by one of our cats, all they leave is feathers and a round internal organ that I am not sure what it is, they obviously don’t like that part as never eat it, stomach maybe?
I’ll stick a photo up next time, kind of like a guess the organ game, no prizes though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 17:13:16 GMT
Your parties must be SO MUCH fun  Rog |
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Post by patty on Jun 25, 2020 21:02:00 GMT
I find a Ralph most mornings, I say that lightly as most of it has been consumed by one of our cats, all they leave is feathers and a round internal organ that I am not sure what it is, they obviously don’t like that part as never eat it, stomach maybe? I’ll stick a photo up next time, kind of like a guess the organ game, no prizes though. When I owned cats they would bring birds and mice in the house overnight...and yes they would leave that round internal organ wherever they chose to consume the prey..normally on the stairs. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2020 15:18:36 GMT
Your parties must be SO MUCH fun Rog They sure are, bring your own keys!! |
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