What is a Plucking Post?
A plucking post is an elevated area used by birds of prey, and occasionally other animals, to pluck and feed on their recent prey. All…
A plucking post is an elevated area used by birds of prey, and occasionally other animals, to pluck and feed on their recent prey. All…
It is hard to go for a country walk and not send a wood pigeon or two up into the air ahead of us. Their…
Merry Christmas! Which direction are we looking in the picture above? It was taken in West Sussex, southern England. Answer in the New Year. PS.…
Perching birds usually face into any breeze. It stops their feathers getting ruffled, but more importantly allows them to take off quickly into wind. So…
If you spot strange silver-grey patches on the surface of shallow fresh water, it is a sign that a pigeon has been enjoying a bath.…