A pair of great tits.
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A pair of great tits.
Action hots up in the bathing scene, after a minute or so...
Well, we all have to handle social isolation in our own way, I guess.
(It's a safe OneDrive link, btw, and is a 'U' rated video.)
Sorry, O/T was a bit quiet, you see...
I've a video of a pigeon attacking its reflection in the pond, and almost drowning, but it's pretty poor quality, alas. - Upgrading CCTV system to UHD, later in the year.
Well, we all have to handle social isolation in our own way, I guess.
(It's a safe OneDrive link, btw, and is a 'U' rated video.)
Sorry, O/T was a bit quiet, you see...
I've a video of a pigeon attacking its reflection in the pond, and almost drowning, but it's pretty poor quality, alas. - Upgrading CCTV system to UHD, later in the year.
“Man, my poor head is battered,” Ed said.
“That explains its unusual shape,” Styanar said, grinning openly now. “Although it does little to illuminate just why your jowls are so flaccid or why you have quite so many chins.”
“I…” Had she just called him fat? “I am just a different species, that’s all.”
“Well nature sure does have a sense of humour then,” Styanar said. “Shall we go inside? It’d not be a good idea for me to be spotted by others.”
“That explains its unusual shape,” Styanar said, grinning openly now. “Although it does little to illuminate just why your jowls are so flaccid or why you have quite so many chins.”
“I…” Had she just called him fat? “I am just a different species, that’s all.”
“Well nature sure does have a sense of humour then,” Styanar said. “Shall we go inside? It’d not be a good idea for me to be spotted by others.”
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Looking very healthy and quite plump the first one
This has just reminded me when i eventually make it home we were supposed to be mounting a camera in the barn... to see if it's a barn owl leaving pellets behind, or someone else
This has just reminded me when i eventually make it home we were supposed to be mounting a camera in the barn... to see if it's a barn owl leaving pellets behind, or someone else
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I notice English people has a thing for the word 'tits'. I came across the phrase "calm your tits down" when interacting with English community a lot, while a yank would normally use the f word there "calm the f down". Also another phrase is "everything just go tits up", which you would rarely hear someone from the US said.Alan Phipps wrote: ↑Mon, 27. Apr 20, 19:23Let's hope this thread makes it to page 3. (UK in-joke for oldish readers of the The Sun tabloid newspaper/comic.)
Is there any actual background culture to this, or is it just a thing?
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What's lovely this time of year is how the bathers do come in pairs, Mr & Mrs, no doubt. - An observation is that finches *never* bathe, but robins, and all forms of tit do, along with blackbirds and sparrows. - Even caught a sparrow hawk in there once, but it was fresh blood rather than water he was after...
Lord, I'd love to catch an owl on video. - I hear them regularly, but never once even seen one here. The noise they make gives me the chills...
Great system (8 UHD cameras) is this one. It seems very cheap considering it has a 2 TB hard disk in the control unit too, and night vision on all cameras up to 30 meters. - This is the system I'll likely buy, but if you live in a house with thick stone walls - I'm thinking of converted farmhouse when you mentioned the barn - drilling for the cabling won't be much fun.
Fond memories 0f Linda Lusardi's wonderful, umm, smile. - As an aside, she recently recovered from Covid-19, I believe.Alan Phipps wrote:Let's hope this thread makes it to page 3. (UK in-joke for oldish readers of the The Sun tabloid newspaper/comic.)
And didn't Samantha Fox go on to have a career in Bollywood, or am I making that up?
Anyhow, if I catch either in the waterfall pools, I'll be sure to post it.
“Man, my poor head is battered,” Ed said.
“That explains its unusual shape,” Styanar said, grinning openly now. “Although it does little to illuminate just why your jowls are so flaccid or why you have quite so many chins.”
“I…” Had she just called him fat? “I am just a different species, that’s all.”
“Well nature sure does have a sense of humour then,” Styanar said. “Shall we go inside? It’d not be a good idea for me to be spotted by others.”
“That explains its unusual shape,” Styanar said, grinning openly now. “Although it does little to illuminate just why your jowls are so flaccid or why you have quite so many chins.”
“I…” Had she just called him fat? “I am just a different species, that’s all.”
“Well nature sure does have a sense of humour then,” Styanar said. “Shall we go inside? It’d not be a good idea for me to be spotted by others.”
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@ Mightysword: 'Going tits up' just means that the item/situation is going wrong - ie it is 'lying on its back on the floor' and not standing up as it should. It's a common British Armed Forces slang.
Your other phrase I have never actually heard. What would probably more likely be said in its place would be 'Don't get your knickers in a twist'.
Your other phrase I have never actually heard. What would probably more likely be said in its place would be 'Don't get your knickers in a twist'.
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That got a good belly laugh out of me, thank you .Alan Phipps wrote: ↑Mon, 27. Apr 20, 19:23Let's hope this thread makes it to page 3. (UK in-joke for oldish readers of the The Sun tabloid newspaper/comic.)
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Very nice tits indeed, perfectly round, small and firm, and very lively. I would love to touch them and feel how soft they are in my hands.
I'm sure they are very tasty too.
I'm sure they are very tasty too.
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Took me long enough but I finally got what the original vid is about.
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And a robin, very much red breasted. I'll add a blue tit in due course. We're expecting colder weather.
Robin (OneDrive link to video)
Robin (OneDrive link to video)
“Man, my poor head is battered,” Ed said.
“That explains its unusual shape,” Styanar said, grinning openly now. “Although it does little to illuminate just why your jowls are so flaccid or why you have quite so many chins.”
“I…” Had she just called him fat? “I am just a different species, that’s all.”
“Well nature sure does have a sense of humour then,” Styanar said. “Shall we go inside? It’d not be a good idea for me to be spotted by others.”
“That explains its unusual shape,” Styanar said, grinning openly now. “Although it does little to illuminate just why your jowls are so flaccid or why you have quite so many chins.”
“I…” Had she just called him fat? “I am just a different species, that’s all.”
“Well nature sure does have a sense of humour then,” Styanar said. “Shall we go inside? It’d not be a good idea for me to be spotted by others.”