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I guess the sun has brought these little fellas out...frantically searching for food, almost oblivious to any danger!

 

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Less than 40mm without the tail :) one of which I pulled :)

 

Difficult to get a shot as they were whizzing about.........

 

Last year, the magpies got some of them.

 

Den

"When through the woods and forest glades I wanderAnd hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,And hear the brook, and feel the breeze;and see the waves crash on the shore,Then sings my soul..................

for all you Spodders. https://youtu.be/XYxsY-FbSic

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Good photo's there Den, at that size you're lucky to have spotted one let alone photograph it!

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Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra

 

Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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Good old video cam John :) :)

 

Den scrambling about in the dirt to try and keep up with them, camera struggling to keep them in focus :) Stupid things kept coming towards me!

 

Love it :)

 

Den

"When through the woods and forest glades I wanderAnd hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,And hear the brook, and feel the breeze;and see the waves crash on the shore,Then sings my soul..................

for all you Spodders. https://youtu.be/XYxsY-FbSic

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Good quality for a videocam! I'm going to go out early one morning and try to catch some frosty shots, doubt if I'll find any shrews though :(

John S

Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra

 

Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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Its interesting what you said about about the Magpies as Most things leave them alone or so I thought (Exept owls) for some reason

An old boy told me that they exude a pungent smell that kept most things a bay, I noticed it when I picked one up when I was a nipper. I allso noticed that the little Buggers could Bite as well :D

Someone once said to me "Dont worry It could be worse." So I didn't, and It was!

 

 

 

 

انا آكل كل الفطائر

 

I made a vow today, to never again argue with an Idiot they have more expieriance at it than I so I always seem to lose!

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FB, I watched a magpie ferreting around in the undergrowth last year, and it reappeard with"something" in its beak. As it was attempting to swallow "it", a shrew ran out from close by. The magpie dropped the first one (it was a shrew) grabbed the next one, and proceeded to eat them both.

 

No point intervening, the shrews were probably injured before I could do anything.

 

 

I HATE magpies.

 

P.S. I was tempted to try to pick one up, but was wary of getting bitten, but I did get to pull the bigger ones tail :) :)

 

Den

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"When through the woods and forest glades I wanderAnd hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,And hear the brook, and feel the breeze;and see the waves crash on the shore,Then sings my soul..................

for all you Spodders. https://youtu.be/XYxsY-FbSic

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Hi Den,

Two great stills there, i have not seen one for some time great to see your shots.

I must agree with you about Magpie's, I think they are even more disliked than Jay's properly because they are seen up to no good more i guess.

They are both good looking bird's though.

Fishing seems to be my favorite form of loafing.

 

"Even a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work."

 

I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.

 

What do you think if the float does not dip, try again I think.

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I actually got about 5 mins of footage, trouble was, that when the shrews were still, they had their heads under a leaf or behind a twig. Other problem was the size of the little fellas, I felt I needed to get in close, and kept zooming in, and then the shrew would whizz in closer so I had to back off, find it in the screen, re set zoom, by which time the shrew had whizzed off to somewhere else........ great fun :)

 

John, video is High Definition, which is why I can get good stills, I simply go through the footage frame by frame and save the ones I want. I don't think I would have got one shot with a still camera. I rarely use my Nikon now.

 

Den

"When through the woods and forest glades I wanderAnd hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,And hear the brook, and feel the breeze;and see the waves crash on the shore,Then sings my soul..................

for all you Spodders. https://youtu.be/XYxsY-FbSic

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Den, be careful shrews can give a nasty nip and have the ability to "run up their tales", like rats.

Our cat regularly brings them in alive and unharmed and the ungrateful little beggars leave a few scars when I release them.

We now have a couple of small kids fishing nets to catch them and release them at arms length.

"I gotta go where its warm, I gotta fly to saint somewhere "

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Den, be careful shrews can give a nasty nip and have the ability to "run up their tales", like rats.

Our cat regularly brings them in alive and unharmed and the ungrateful little beggars leave a few scars when I release them.

We now have a couple of small kids fishing nets to catch them and release them at arms length.

 

That brings back memories of a session on the Ure.

I heard a rustle from the vegetation, and saw a shrew appear, it just sat there sniffing the air. I threw it a piece of luncheon meat, and it disappeared into the grass with it. A few moments later it appeared with another shrew. They just sat there looking at me. I threw some more meat, and they scoffed it. This went on for about a half hour, with them getting closer and closer. They eventually decided that they didn't need me to throw the meat, they'd get it themselves. The racket they made when I reached down to rescue my bait box, was unbelievable. The look they gave me said,"If we were a bit bigger mate, we'd have you".

They did eventually go, after eating most of my meat, and a few worms, but kept coming back just to have a look.

Fascinating creatures, but vicious little buggers.

 

Great shots by the way Den.

 

John.

Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John

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