tamthebam Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Just now, Hillonearth said: A couple of pairs nested this year in Victoria Park and there are some in the likes of Bearsden. Not that many of them yet, but they're defo in the post. I was imagining the seethe if a flock of green coloured birds started nesting at Ibrox! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 22 minutes ago, Bighairycoo said: I had tits in my box this year..... Lesbian thread for this pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 47 minutes ago, Hillonearth said: Unless the government get their way, it's more than likely we'll have wild parrots in our gardens sooner or later. Ring-necked parakeets escaped from captivity are firmly established in SE England and and spreading quickly, with a few in the parks and leafier suburbs of Glasgow already. Initially, it was thought the first hard winter would kill them off, but the species lives quite happily in the foothills of the Himalayas so our winters are a piece of piss for them. Unfortunately, there are moves afoot for them to be culled as an invasive non-native species. Hope it doesn't happen....I want this in my garden: Why would anyone want to cull such beautiful birds? What harm are they doing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: Why would anyone want to cull such beautiful birds? What harm are they doing? None really to be honest....they're a bit noisy and they'll maybe cause a bit of damage in orchards is all. DEFRA have got form for this though...they seem to have a hard-on for eradicating non-native species at the moment. They all but wiped out the feral population of the American Ruddy Duck due to some fairly spurious fears that the males - who can be a bit rapey even by duck standards - might wander to Spain and hybridise a closely-related species out of existence. No sign of them wanting to wipe out the UK pheasant population which only arrived here by human agency during the Roman occupation though...their Tory overlords are too fond of hunting them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I would fucking love a parrot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I would fucking love a parrot. As would your missus. (Deep fried obviously) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 36 minutes ago, throbber said: I would love fucking a parrot. FTFY 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Why would anyone want to cull such beautiful birds? What harm are they doing? 2 hours ago, Hillonearth said: None really to be honest....they're a bit noisy and they'll maybe cause a bit of damage in orchards is all. DEFRA have got form for this though...they seem to have a hard-on for eradicating non-native species at the moment. They all but wiped out the feral population of the American Ruddy Duck due to some fairly spurious fears that the males - who can be a bit rapey even by duck standards - might wander to Spain and hybridise a closely-related species out of existence. No sign of them wanting to wipe out the UK pheasant population which only arrived here by human agency during the Roman occupation though...their Tory overlords are too fond of hunting them. There's different forms to the term "invasive". They could be taking over habitat or food sources detrimental to the native species. Agree it seems harsh to cull them but you only need to look at the irreversible damage done in Australia where foxes were introduced. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Girlfriends brother has an African grey parrot and it is a total p***k. It even looks like a p***k. It would take your finger off if you put it near the cage and gives you the old contracting pupils stare if look at it.I spent a year trying to make friends with it. I would pass it in a monkey nut and the fucker will just drop it on the ground then go and get it when your not looking to not give you the satisfaction. It can do all the ringtones of the family's phones. They got an electronic doorbell with choice of chimes and it can do all of them. It says loads of words but only if it's being ignored and clams up if you try to engage. Just a bad attitude bird that they will have for decades! No chance it will ever escape either because it can't be let out [emoji1] -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Ripping the heed aff it? Or just a little gobble? Edited November 18, 2017 by SlipperyP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 11 hours ago, sjc said: There's different forms to the term "invasive". They could be taking over habitat or food sources detrimental to the native species. Agree it seems harsh to cull them but you only need to look at the irreversible damage done in Australia where foxes were introduced. Agreed to a certain extent - if there was a danger of displacing native species like the grey squirrel has with the red over most of the country it would certainly make sense. Obviously we don't have any native parrots, so nothing's really filling that ecological niche at the moment. There's a possibility they might compete with woodpeckers for nesting holes in trees, but that's about it in terms of impact on native species. It would just seem a shame to wipe out what could end up being an attractive addition to our birdlife for dogmatic reasons - effectively solely due to the fact it's not a natural colonist from mainland Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 As a kid, our neighbour had some sort bird as a pet. Seem to remember it being a budgie but f**k knows. Anyway, it seemed shite and they were strange. Bloke was sound, the kids were never out playing and were too pale and the wife never spoke or acknowledged anyone. Strange folk. Stands to reason anyone that keeps any birds as a pet is strange. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Hillonearth said: Agreed to a certain extent - if there was a danger of displacing native species like the grey squirrel has with the red over most of the country it would certainly make sense. Obviously we don't have any native parrots, so nothing's really filling that ecological niche at the moment. There's a possibility they might compete with woodpeckers for nesting holes in trees, but that's about it in terms of impact on native species. It would just seem a shame to wipe out what could end up being an attractive addition to our birdlife for dogmatic reasons - effectively solely due to the fact it's not a natural colonist from mainland Europe. Don't disagree with any of that. If there's no risk to native species then there should be no cull. I'd say this needs to be monitored long term though. That said, this should be done with ALL species of wildlife to maintain a healthy balance, native or otherwise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Took this photo today - are these herring gulls??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, philpy said: Took this photo today - are these herring gulls??? No. They are Black-headed Gulls in winter plumage 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I'd like one of these birds that dance, would also quite like to have a parrot purely to teach it to swear but can't imagine that a parrot and dugs in the same household is the best idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 We had a canary back in the day - it just flew in our window, so we kept him - we put signs up in local shops in case anyone was looking for him, but no-one claimed him - fucking loved him. My sister just got a budgie for my auld maw - his name is Buddy, and he's magic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, IsaacBrown said: I had a Cockatiel for over a year but sadly, he passed away recently. Birds are great pets, loving and funny. What did he die of? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dee Man said: What did he die of? Boredom after watching Burghead Thistle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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