COLD DARK ROOM

[Pastel Tortie]

They taste better cooked

Depends on who or what you're feeding them to...

 

[Pastel Tortie]

That guy is not so quiet.

More of the strong and silent type.

 

[Maro2Bear]

In a pinch, one COULD use the kayak paddle as a weapon. If absolutely necessary.

Id be using my paddle to paddle backwards...and away. A paddle’s length too close! I was about 15 feet here....

 

[Maro2Bear]

We just had over 3 inches of rain in under an hour. Roads, tunnels, creeks all flooded!

The Storm Approaching


The Aftermath

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Id be using my paddle to paddle backwards...and away. A paddle’s length too close! I was about 15 feet here....

I agree... The more distance, the better. How long do you think that alligator was?

 

[JoesMum]

How do they taste ? Like chicken ?

It was quite a strong flavoured meat. I can’t say it was something I would choose ahead of more regular meats.

 

[JoesMum]

We just had over 3 inches of rain in under an hour. Roads, tunnels, creeks all flooded!

The Storm Approaching
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The Aftermath
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You get too much rain, Mark! That’s not good at all!

 

[JoesMum]

It was full on today. We were overrun with hedgehogs being admitted and my supervisor and I had to work round their cages to get to the birds.

My favourite teeny baby wrens are doing well. They’re still less than an inch long, but pretty much fully feathered. We have to feed them every 15 minutes!

Shh! But I snuck some photos in the big aviaries today where the older birds are.

In the corvid aviary. This lot are full of character! Jackdaws, magpies and jays.... and a very needy baby Carrion Crow that follows me everywhere.


A jay in the corvid aviary


And in the song bird aviary - Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Starlings at the moment.

The starlings squawk loudly, but the thrushes just gently trill at you; it’s lovely.


And a more adult blackbird in the aviary has been helping feed the youngsters. Their feeding instincts are very strong; they have been observed feeding goldfish in ponds as the orange mouth looks like a baby bird’s gape.

 

[EllieMay]

It was full on today. We were overrun with hedgehogs being admitted and my supervisor and I had to work round their cages to get to the birds.

My favourite teeny baby wrens are doing well. They’re still less than an inch long, but pretty much fully feathered. We have to feed them every 15 minutes!

Shh! But I snuck some photos in the big aviaries today where the older birds are.

In the corvid aviary. This lot are full of character! Jackdaws, magpies and jays.... and a very needy baby Carrion Crow that follows me everywhere.
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A jay in the corvid aviary
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And in the song bird aviary - Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Starlings at the moment.

The starlings squawk loudly, but the thrushes just gently trill at you; it’s lovely.
View attachment 276148

And a more adult blackbird in the aviary has been helping feed the youngsters. Their feeding instincts are very strong; they have been observed feeding goldfish in ponds as the orange mouth looks like a baby bird’s gape.
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Wow! That’s special [emoji177]

 

[Momof4]

It was full on today. We were overrun with hedgehogs being admitted and my supervisor and I had to work round their cages to get to the birds.

My favourite teeny baby wrens are doing well. They’re still less than an inch long, but pretty much fully feathered. We have to feed them every 15 minutes!

Shh! But I snuck some photos in the big aviaries today where the older birds are.

In the corvid aviary. This lot are full of character! Jackdaws, magpies and jays.... and a very needy baby Carrion Crow that follows me everywhere.
View attachment 276146

A jay in the corvid aviary
View attachment 276147

And in the song bird aviary - Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Starlings at the moment.

The starlings squawk loudly, but the thrushes just gently trill at you; it’s lovely.
View attachment 276148

And a more adult blackbird in the aviary has been helping feed the youngsters. Their feeding instincts are very strong; they have been observed feeding goldfish in ponds as the orange mouth looks like a baby bird’s gape.
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I’m just catching up and saw your new endeavor!!
How fun to do something you love!!

 

[Momof4]

We just had over 3 inches of rain in under an hour. Roads, tunnels, creeks all flooded!

The Storm Approaching
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The Aftermath
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Oh wow!!
That is awful and scary!!

 

[JoesMum]

I’m just catching up and saw your new endeavor!!
How fun to do something you love!!

I think I have found my “thing”. I can see this keeping me out of trouble for years to come

 

[Ben02]

Opo's new bath tub. Didn't take to long for him to christen it.View attachment 276113

Cool! I might try that with mine when it’s very warm, they will probably hate it at first as they always do with new things

 

[Ray--Opo]

My only earthquake experience was in Iceland. JoesDad and I were sat on the ground watching the sea on a glorious day when it sounded and felt like a big truck was tipping a load of rocks close by. Except there was no truck... and in an instant it had passed!

Could you see the northern lights in Iceland?
I would like to go somewhere other than Alaska to see the northern lights. I don't have anything against Alaska just want to go to a different country.

 

[Ray--Opo]

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I hope this doesn’t offend anyone, but I was one proud momma this day. We are very much over populated here and these squirrels were cleaned and cooked...
Daughter did me a huge favor, not to mention proved a steady shot)

Cleaned and cooked. That's the part I like. If you are going to kill it and it is some game you can eat.. You should or find someone who will.
Great shooting!

 

[JoesMum]

Could you see the northern lights in Iceland?
I would like to go somewhere other than Alaska to see the northern lights. I don't have anything against Alaska just want to go to a different country.

We did see them, yes. Obviously you have to have the right weather, but we hit clear skies when we went... late October. It was :censored: cold though!

My daughter had good views of them in Grasslands National Park when she was working there. It’s in Canada, right on the border of Saskatchewan and Montana. They’re even visible in the UK (usually only the far north and not reliably), but on occasion they’re visible further south. Not as far south as where I live though!

Norway and Finland are reliable for seeing them too..

 

[Ray--Opo]

Lovely ! A kiddie pool for a kiddie tortoise.

I was at a store called Tractor Supply. My mind was set on some kind of tub that you would see on a farm. We walked passed these pools and my wife said what about this. I looked down,saw the pools and thought to myself. How many pools I have seen on TFO. I have a tendency to make things complicated for myself

 

[Cathie G]

It was full on today. We were overrun with hedgehogs being admitted and my supervisor and I had to work round their cages to get to the birds.

My favourite teeny baby wrens are doing well. They’re still less than an inch long, but pretty much fully feathered. We have to feed them every 15 minutes!

Shh! But I snuck some photos in the big aviaries today where the older birds are.

In the corvid aviary. This lot are full of character! Jackdaws, magpies and jays.... and a very needy baby Carrion Crow that follows me everywhere.
View attachment 276146

A jay in the corvid aviary
View attachment 276147

And in the song bird aviary - Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Starlings at the moment.

The starlings squawk loudly, but the thrushes just gently trill at you; it’s lovely.
View attachment 276148

And a more adult blackbird in the aviary has been helping feed the youngsters. Their feeding instincts are very strong; they have been observed feeding goldfish in ponds as the orange mouth looks like a baby bird’s gape.
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How wonderful. Your volunteer job looks like a gift from God instead of a chore.

 

[Ray--Opo]

We did see them, yes. Obviously you have to have the right weather, but we hit clear skies when we went... late October. It was :censored: cold though!

My daughter had good views of them in Grasslands National Park when she was working there. It’s in Canada, right on the border of Saskatchewan and Montana. They’re even visible in the UK (usually only the far north and not reliably), but on occasion they’re visible further south. Not as far south as where I live though!

Norway and Finland are reliable for seeing them too..

Thanks I only saw them once in Michigan. There was no color just waves of a white reflection.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Cool! I might try that with mine when it’s very warm, they will probably hate it at first as they always do with new things

Today I had to put a umbrella over Opo. He had been in the sun for a hr. When I put him in the pool after 20 minutes I felt I should cover him.