tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post3140595703748995011..comments2024-03-01T15:43:57.247+00:00Comments on MIDMARSH JOTTINGS: Friday at the Flicks (Food and Drink)Midmarsh Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-13249665276313925712009-12-06T07:48:16.403+00:002009-12-06T07:48:16.403+00:00Thank you Glo. The Magpies are always fascinating ...Thank you Glo. The Magpies are always fascinating to watch. They always look like sneak thieves, looking around to see who is watching before darting in to snatch some food.<br /><br />The zoom lens is great with creatures which don't move around too much or too fast as they can soon move out of view. Also it needs a stable tripod as the slightest movement sends the picture all over the place. It would be great with soaring eagles gliding up in the sky.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-42076797821208483552009-12-06T02:06:42.856+00:002009-12-06T02:06:42.856+00:00Terrific photos and video of the bouncy Magpie. Y...Terrific photos and video of the bouncy Magpie. Your zoom lens is amazing. I'd like to have a go with it when looking at the eagles around here!Glohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532995590131801962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-21109421523246067422009-12-05T19:28:09.136+00:002009-12-05T19:28:09.136+00:00Thank you Adrian. I wonder what happened to the ot...Thank you Adrian. I wonder what happened to the other Magpies. The Spring ended with a pair and three young. I am fairly sure one was hit by a car. Maybe they each have a territory of their own now. Mind you one is plenty to keep me entertained.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-16942046207177646652009-12-05T17:58:47.790+00:002009-12-05T17:58:47.790+00:00John, pest they may be, keep feeding them and mayb...John, pest they may be, keep feeding them and maybe they will leave eggs alone, doubt it, like all crows they survive. I love watching your video, makes my Friday or in this case Saturday.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-26239310008667336952009-12-05T16:17:32.132+00:002009-12-05T16:17:32.132+00:00Thank you Jan. It has me laughing every time I see...Thank you Jan. It has me laughing every time I see a Magpie on its invisible space hopper. I must find a 'boing' sound effect. Oh yes, they don't like to see any food to escape. ;) Later on it had a beak full and spent ages trying to get one more particular piece in with the rest.<br /><br />Now the crow and the squirrel would have been an unusual capture but it's always the way - those without a camera see it, those with miss it!<br /><br />The range of zoom was the reason I bought the Panasonic. Maybe not quite as crisp as the Hitachi but it gets action other makes would miss.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-73767907497382780282009-12-05T14:49:52.108+00:002009-12-05T14:49:52.108+00:00I watched the Magpie video three times, it was suc...I watched the Magpie video three times, it was such fun seeing it bouncing along and looking so pleased with itself, I was fascinated too by the way in which it dropped one of the pellets and instead of picking another was determined to have the first one!<br /><br />Ah missed photo opportunities...HLH was out with Louis earlier and a lady told him he had just missed a Crow trying to steal some food from a squirrel!<br /><br />Great flicks John and a great zoom on the camcorder too.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-31046511957741963912009-12-04T19:37:51.586+00:002009-12-04T19:37:51.586+00:00Thank you Keith. The Magpie often reminds me of a ...Thank you Keith. The Magpie often reminds me of a youngster bouncing on a space hopper. Those rosy apples do look inviting.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-32955239970251154402009-12-04T17:58:03.065+00:002009-12-04T17:58:03.065+00:00Great videos John.
Love the way the Magpie bounds ...Great videos John.<br />Love the way the Magpie bounds across the grass to get more suet pellets.<br />And you can't beat fresh apples. Those Starlings looked to be really enjoying those.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-66946722251233719152009-12-04T17:35:18.555+00:002009-12-04T17:35:18.555+00:00It did all right with some peanuts a while ago, Ly...It did all right with some peanuts a while ago, Lynmiranda but you may be right about the suet as the ground is saturated. All I could see was a few narrow beak holes so the pellets were well in the ground.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-69209298367340749552009-12-04T14:47:12.804+00:002009-12-04T14:47:12.804+00:00I think the Magpie will have difficulty locating i...I think the Magpie will have difficulty locating its hordes of suet pellets, the rain would probably melt them away into the soil, even the worms might fancy them:-)Linda Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804368844243909168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-13327994125863607982009-12-04T14:26:08.775+00:002009-12-04T14:26:08.775+00:00Hello Twosie. Apparently Magpies are know for thei...Hello Twosie. Apparently Magpies are know for their food hoarding activity. A while ago I saw it bury a few peanuts one day and retrieve them the next day. This year is the first time I have seen this activity in action.<br /><br />I am beginning to think most people round here who have apple trees do nothing with the apples. There are probably hundreds of windfalls down this short lane. Just think of all the scrumpy that would make ;)<br /><br />The raptor was completely out of sight from the kitchen which was why I didn't see it until I opened the back door and it took off, together with its prize as only the feathers were left behind. That now makes three missed photo opportunities this year.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-89944305610216631632009-12-04T13:34:42.678+00:002009-12-04T13:34:42.678+00:00Hi there John,
We were quite amazed to see the ma...Hi there John, <br />We were quite amazed to see the magpie hoarding the suet pellets. We didn't realise that it would/could do that. We also enjoyed the starling devouring the apple, although we don't think whoever owns the apple tree will be much pleased :) <br />We think your suggestion of a female kestrel or a female sparrow hawk makes sense. We find it's always the way, isn't it - the action never takes place in the area in which the cameras are focussed on currently - it's always where the cameras had been, before they'd been moved or else, in another area altogether!twosiehedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972530472501847782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-84966928939224107942009-12-04T13:04:07.517+00:002009-12-04T13:04:07.517+00:00Thanks Roy. My thoughts were a toss up between a f...Thanks Roy. My thoughts were a toss up between a female Kestrel and a female Sparrowhawk by the size. My books show good pictures of birds in the air seen from below but this one was rising at about 45 degrees and flying away from me so I couldn't see any of the under body / wing marking at all.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-53808536571653677442009-12-04T10:07:31.309+00:002009-12-04T10:07:31.309+00:00Could have been a female Kestrel John.Could have been a female Kestrel John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com