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London (Inner City) Wildlife
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Two Humpback Whales jumping out of the water. Note the fisherman in the foreground taking no notice whatsoever.5 -
Another Humpback. This one with its mouthful of food.5 -
excellent!, and quite rare in the London (inner city) either, is it at the Thames near Tilbury by any chance?:#1
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Barbara, a goat with attitude
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Or Dave for shortLeroy Ambrose said:1 -
Not the best picture in the world, but something I've never seen before: Rats digging for winkles on the beach at Shoeburyness. How wonderfully resourceful these animals are. The rats would emerge from the big rocks that had been placed at the top of the beach to break the waves, they'd walk down across the beach and out onto the mudflat. They'd then root around until they had a winkle or two in their mouth at which point they'd bolt back to their hiding place as quickly as they could. I must go back when the weather is nicer and try to get some better pictures.5 -
Just saw a Heron fly over The Valley. We'll see what sort of an omen it is later.2
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I remember now:
When the heron's in the air
Charlton win with much flair!3 -
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Very urbanised herons in Carshalton on Saturday
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Tell me more about this biggest population stat stiggo?Stig said:
A Brown Bear emerging from the water after a 30 minute swim between two islands. What's this got to do with inner cities? Well, this is in Sitka which, with its population of 8,355, is the biggest city in the USA (by area).0 -
The city of Sitka covers 4,710 square miles. That makes it the biggest city in America. However with a population of 8,355 it means there's just 1.8 people per square mile. It is estimated that within the city there are approximately 1,000 Brown Bears. The US city with the largest population is New York with over 8 million people, but coving just 305 square miles, it's tiny compared to Sitka and there are no populations of bears living in NYC.Boom said:
Tell me more about this biggest population stat stiggo?Stig said:
A Brown Bear emerging from the water after a 30 minute swim between two islands. What's this got to do with inner cities? Well, this is in Sitka which, with its population of 8,355, is the biggest city in the USA (by area).1 -
Mandarin Duck in front of the Azaleas in Richmond Park.3 -
I’ve noticed we hardly see or hear parakeets anymore in Bexley. There used to be flocks of them all over. I know they were endangering indigenous birds, has there been a cull?0
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Yes, seen a lot of these in the Danson Park Lake.Stig said:
Another Humpback. This one with its mouthful of food.6 -
Plenty in Bromley.DaveMehmet said:I’ve noticed we hardly see or hear parakeets anymore in Bexley. There used to be flocks of them all over. I know they were endangering indigenous birds, has there been a cull?1 -
The new QE2 gardens in Regent's Park. Fortunately or unfortunately I was half a second late with the photo
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There was an attempted cull of the monk parakeets on the Isle of Dogs, which is a different species of parakeet to the usual ones. The numbers were knocked back a lot but eventually the council gave up because a lot of residents wouldn't let the pest controllers into their gardens to remove nests. There's never been a cull of the ring-necked parakeets and there are far too many of them to try, so any change in numbers will be natural.DaveMehmet said:I’ve noticed we hardly see or hear parakeets anymore in Bexley. There used to be flocks of them all over. I know they were endangering indigenous birds, has there been a cull?0 -
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My first damselfly of the summer, in the warm weather on Saturday morning.
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Forgive me, not inner city & no photo.
Saw a GOLDEN ORIOLE a few days ago.
In the hills above Mojacar Spain.
A sight to make the heart swell.4 -
Kind of, yes. During lockdown London's pigeons buggered off as the humans weren't about to feed them. So the Capital's (80+?) peregrine falcons took to snacking on the parakeets. It seems it's a habit they've stuck with as they are easier to catch than pigeons. Sparrowhawks are also tucking in.DaveMehmet said:I’ve noticed we hardly see or hear parakeets anymore in Bexley. There used to be flocks of them all over. I know they were endangering indigenous birds, has there been a cull?
This photo (not mine - borrowed from Facebook) was taken in Eltham.
Edited to add: hobbies and tawney owls too it seems.4 -
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I rescued one a couple if years ago - I ended up taking it to the wildlife centre where the woman thought it was a Kingfisher until I explained what it was. I'll dig out the photosAddictedoldgit said:Forgive me, not inner city & no photo.
Saw a GOLDEN ORIOLE a few days ago.
In the hills above Mojacar Spain.
A sight to make the heart swell.1 -
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Have some bonus photos of a pair of Kingfishers on our lake, while I'm in the wildlife folder. Taking from the window in the spare room. Such a lovely view -
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A Tawny Owl in Chislehurst
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....and a clutch of Yellow Wagtail - all six of em fledged
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