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elhuerto
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A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 07, 2011, 08:04:31 »
On Saturday we put our young chickens out for the first time, and thinking the local fox might be interested I put the camera on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUAk7TgfGWw
...then on Sunday night I put the camera near the gate to see if that's where the fox is getting in and filmed this instead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQvAXOqs1Vw
Cheers!
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pumkinlover
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 07, 2011, 08:47:13 »
That's really intersting elhuerto
i'm no expert but I never realised a Barn owl would spend so much time on the ground, obviously listening all the time for movement.
Thanks for sharing :)
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Jayb
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 07, 2011, 09:59:41 »
Foxy is definitely interested :o
The owl looked like he thinks there should be something there for him to catch!
Thanks for sharing :)
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 07, 2011, 10:39:24 »
Its another world at night isn't it. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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elhuerto
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 07, 2011, 11:56:33 »
You're right, it is another world at night. I'm going to move the camera around over the next few days to see if I can find where the fox is getting in. I didn't catch it on film last night but it was definitely about, two large stones had been knocked off the chicken house along with the protective plastic from the roof.
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Robert_Brenchley
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 07, 2011, 16:54:19 »
The owl's probably after insects and worms, which they can't find effectively from the air. They're not exclusive mouse eaters by any means. Sometimes pellets are full of bits of beetle exoskeletons, other times they can be quite earthy, from the contents of lots of worm intestines.
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elhuerto
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 14, 2011, 08:14:03 »
Still trying find where the fox is getting in so putting out the camera out each night. This is what it picked up last night (first 15 seconds with action only)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bk8EA9I0Lg
It's a large cat, right?
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 14, 2011, 08:53:37 »
Looks like it to me - wild cat
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 14, 2011, 09:59:13 »
Domestic cat.
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galina
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 14, 2011, 10:57:05 »
Very big cat.
These videos are fascinating. Hope the chickens don't get distressed with the fox so close to them and hope you can deter the fox and keep them safe.
The owl was lovely.
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elhuerto
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 14, 2011, 11:49:08 »
No sign of the fox coming back in the last week so hopefully the fence repairs have done their job or maybe it's just lost interest now. I guess if that cat can get in a fox could do the same though.
I started a thread last year about plants being removed from the pond overnight and last week it happened again so I'm going to try to get that on film and see what has been doing that.
I'm wondering if digging the pond was such a good idea. There's very little water around here so it's an obvious magnet for attracting critters to the allotment.
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Re: A couple of videos from the weekend
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February 15, 2011, 18:14:58 »
fascinating footage elhuerto! Thanks for posting, particularly the owl - beautiful !
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