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Pheasants, Partidges and Grouse are game birds and they are encouraged to do well only so they could be shot later in the hunting season. Grouse shoots can earn farmers a lot of money.
It is because of these game birds farmers, landowners and gamekeepers will resort to shooting bird belonging to the Crow species, Birds of Prey and Gulls. All 3 species attack game birds, steal their eggs or chicks. In the North of England a spectacular bird of prey known as the Hen Harrier is persecuted severely because it will take grouse chicks, reducing profitability of shooting on the grouse moors. Crows, Foxes, Weasels, Stoats are all "keepered".

In the last week I have seen Red Grouse, a Buzzard on a sunny winter day and a pair of Ravens nest building. Was amazing to watch them flap around callling "Pruk" "Konk"....

I have had a lucky start to the year by seeing 2 new species. One was the ghostly Barn Owl and the other was a flock of 38 Waxwings - winter visitors from Siberia. Check out the colouring in this photograph:-

Bohemian Waxwing Male on Flickr - Photo Sharing!


I love Long Tailed Tits they are such an amazing bird. They are just so curious, cute and huggable. I just love how they move around from tree to tree chirping as they go.

Cute...... on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Amazing !

hareem01

^Wow, thanks for sharing this interesting information. That waxwing looks awesome and those Long-Tailed tits are so adorable. Do you have any pics of the Grouse?

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We have new additions to the two bird families recently. Great and Blue Tit, both pairs, regular visitors of my garden, are now parents of two adorable chicks. They come with their little puffy chicks and feed them and also teach them how to get food from the feeder. Its so interesting watching them learning to survive on their own.

Croquet

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