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enkiduThreads: 18 Posts: 978 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Edited by: enkidu Dec 14, 09, 19:37 #151
For me this is the best of Poland - Brda river and Bory Tucholskie. For some reason wild animals doesn't care about the river, so if you are quiet you are able to see a lot more. I recommend this river to anyone, who loves wildlife.

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀	Edited by: krysia Dec 14, 09, 20:39 #152
SeanBM: What animals made these tracks? The first one is a sarna. The second looks like a lis

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Edited by: SeanBM Dec 14, 09, 21:45 #153

wildrover:

Track one..is a deer

krysia:

The first one is a sarna.

Sarna is a Roe Deer (wiki)
And according to Wiki, this is what it's tracks look like.

I think it definitely looks like a deer, although I have no knowledge of which particular dear, which sex or how old it is.
These are questions I would like to find out, so if anyone could help me with that one it'd be great.

wildrover:

Track two i think is a badger

It is a pity with this one that I did not put something beside it because it was very big and wide and although I initially thought it was a badger too, I think it may be a very big dog because it has only four fingers.

Badger tracks have five fingers:

wildrover:

i think the last two are Polish forest elves....?

I think the last one is also a little dog.

I will get more tracks over the coming months.
They are very easy to see in the snow.
I will give an indication of size and of walking pattern, so as we may be better informed next time, as to which animal they may be.

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Another thing that interests me, which I have very little idea about, are actual bird songs and distinguishing various birds by their song.
If anyone has any links to a website that plays the birdsong along with the name of the bird, I would be most grateful.

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Dec 19, 09, 17:09 #154

I heard this wee fella banging away at the tree, which must have been tough as it was minus 12 today when I took this. So the woodpecker must be double hard to knock away at a frozen tree.

Any information on this bird would be much appreciated. Sorry for the bad camera shots, in my defence it was minus 12 and this guy was way up the tree.

enkiduThreads: 18 Posts: 978 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Dec 19, 09, 20:39 #155
SeanBM I don't understand what kind of information you expected? This is common "dzięcioł". Nothing special about this bird. Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picidae

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,143 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Dec 19, 09, 20:45 #156
enkidu: "dzięcioł". Polish for headbanger...?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Dec 19, 09, 20:52 #157
Polish for woodpecker I think

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Edited by: enkidu Dec 19, 09, 21:05 #158

wildrover:

Polish for headbanger...?

Not really - in the word "dzięcioł" there is nothing about head or banging. :-)
Dzięcioł is dzięcioł. You can spot it in the middle of the city. Nothing special about it. Photos of birds like "głuszec" or "dudek" - that would be something!

By the way - photos of "deer" you can see in this thread are more like "sarna". Sarna is quite common. Big rabbit on the long legs. ;-) I remember that bunch of sarna on the main square of my hometown were common issue in the summer time. From time to time we've got a families (around 10 pct) standing in the middle of the road blocking the traffic. (that's was funny. They pretended to "not give a damn" to the city environment, and ignored any attempt to remove them from the road. Wild boar were worse - they can be pretty aggressive.) Anyway - "deer" is a "jeleń" in Polish. Much bigger and more decent species.

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Edited by: SeanBM Dec 19, 09, 23:56 #159

enkidu:

I don't understand what kind of information you expected?

Either do I :)

I am a city boy from another country and I know little to nothing about about Polish wildlife, so any information is appreciated, thanks.

enkidu:

This is common "dzięcioł". Nothing special about this bird.

Perhaps some information on what particular species it is, there is always something interesting if you look deeply enough :)

I think this particular species is a male White-backed Woodpecker (Wiki)

It is the largest of the spotted woodpeckers at 24–26 cm long

And perhaps not so common either

It is a scarce bird, requiring large, mature woods with plenty of dead wood. Numbers have decreased in Nordic countries. In Sweden, its population decline has caused the Swedish government to enact protection for the species in the national Biodiversity Action Plan[1].

(Wiki)

I also just found this piece of information on our friend, also on this thread, the green woodpecker:

Woodpeckers have the longest tongues among birds. They use them to penetrate deep tree-hollows and long corridors of ant-hills.
When a green woodpecker sticks its tongue out, the tongue is 1,5 times as long as the bird’s head and beak.

Poland.pl

krysia:

The first one is a sarna.

enkidu:

photos of "deer" you can see in this thread are more like "sarna".

Two for Sarna (Roe deer), we'll go with that.

WroclawThreads: 74 Posts: 7,276 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Dec 20, 09, 00:28 #160
it's a Great Spotted Woodpecker

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Edited by: SeanBM Dec 20, 09, 01:03 #161

Wroclaw:

it's a Great Spotted Woodpecker

I had looked at that because it is similar but I thought it wasn't for two reasons.
Firstly, it is not spotted but striped.
The White-backed Woodpecker

has plumage similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker, but with white bars across the wings rather than spots, and a white lower back.

And secondly

It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range.

Wiki
And it was minus 20 last night and minus 12 today and he was still knocking his head against the frozen tree.

I could be wrong as it does have a large white shoulder patch common to the Great Spotted Woodpecker but again it doesn't have a black line zigzagging from the shoulder halfway across the breast nor back to the nape, which is the distinguishing feature of the Great Spotted Woodpecker but it is very difficult to see on the photos.

Here are the last of the photos I have of him, they are terrible but hopefully they will give more information as to the identity of this headbanger.

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Edited by: SeanBM Dec 20, 09, 01:21 #162

Wroclaw:

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it's a Great Spotted Woodpecker

I am starting to think you are correct, as it is too difficult to see a black line zigzagging from the shoulder halfway across the breast and back to the nape.
It has a white patch on its shoulder and does not have a white lower back but a black one.

Edit*
Yes, I am convinced, it must be a Great Spotted Woodpecker as opposed to a White-backed one as it's back is clearly not white :)

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Dec 20, 09, 09:54 #163

enkidu:

Dzięcioł is dzięcioł. You can spot it in the middle of the city. Nothing special about it. Photos of birds like "głuszec" or "dudek" - that would be something!

Dzięcioł, meaning woodpecker, is very special to birdwatchers, and a woodpecker is not just a woodpecker. It would be equivalent to saying: a falcon is just a falcon. It depends which one you spot, some are rare. Imagine someone seeing an Ivory-billed woodpecker in Northern America and saying that they just saw a...woodpecker. Perhaps, in Poland the distinction is less clear, but in NA a sap-sucker or a flicker, although they look like woodpeckers and fly like them, they are not.

What would be something though, is a picture of an aquatic warbler, or even a glimpse - black belt stuff.

SeanBM

If you have access to that tree, and smear some suet on the bark, your chances of watching and photographing this bird will greatly increase.

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,647 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Edited by: SeanBM Dec 20, 09, 16:08 #164
1jola: a falcon is just a falcon. I will also put photos of crows on here, although found in abundance all over Europe, I like the way they look, walk and act. There are very many birds here, surely they do not become interesting only if they are rare? I will continue to post about the animals here, be they common or not. And thank you for the suet tip, I will try it :)

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Edited by: SeanBM Feb 2, 10, 13:30 #165

I have been seeing lots of pheasant recently.

Pheasant in Polish is 'Bażant'.

There is a very good player that I have not seen before on Wiki, it plays a recording of the sound the bird makes, here Common Pheasant(Wiki)

convexThreads: 47 Posts: 7,189 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: convex Feb 2, 10, 13:56 #166
SeanBM: I will also put photos of crows on here, although found in abundance all over Europe, I like the way they look, walk and act. These guys have recently taken to hanging out in front of the apartment. Opening the window gives me a quick godlike moment. SeanBM: I have been seeing lots of pheasant recently. pheasant is my favorite game bird :)

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Mar 2, 10, 17:29 #167

The first two photos are of a pheasant and the third one is of a cat.
There has been some debate about what kind of cat it is, I think it is a domestic (if a cat can ever be called domestic) tom cat but my friend was convinced it was a lynx but I will let you decide for yourselves.

aphrodisiacThreads: 19 Posts: 3,907 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Edited by: aphrodisiac Mar 2, 10, 17:35 #168
SeanBM: my friend was convinced it was a lynx but I will let you decide for yourselves. lynx has a short tail and this one does not. Isn't lynx bigger then the domestic cat?

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,647 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Edited by: SeanBM Mar 2, 10, 17:43 #169
aphrodisiac: Isn't lynx bigger then the domestic cat? Yes but my friend was convinced that this was a lynx. I thought it looked like a normal cat because of the ears. Lynx have those distinguished triangular ears and yes, the small tail is an indicator and then there is the well fed domestic cat. Lynx have short tails and characteristic tufts of black hair on the tip of their ears. Wiki

aphrodisiacThreads: 19 Posts: 3,907 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Edited by: aphrodisiac Mar 2, 10, 18:34 #170
SeanBM: I thought it looked like a normal cat because of the ears. well, that could have been a wildcat- ŻBIK in Polish. My cat had a marking similar to zbik.

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Edited by: SeanBM Mar 31, 10, 19:26 #171

Can anyone tell me what species of bird this is, please?

There is a huge population of birds where I live. Morning times resemble the sounds of a huge city, except the population are all birds.

aphrodisiacThreads: 19 Posts: 3,907 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Edited by: aphrodisiac Mar 31, 10, 19:28 #172
redchested macaroon;) aka Blasonicus redicus Polonicus

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,647 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Mar 31, 10, 19:38 #173
As robin red breast and blue tit are the only two small birds I know, due to being a city boy with a dirty mind, It looks to me like a mix of the two.

dtaylor5632Threads: 48 Posts: 4,348 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Mar 31, 10, 19:59 #174
SeanBM: Can anyone tell me what species of bird this is, please? chaffinch. I love birds:) Used to go bird watching in the borders.

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Mar 31, 10, 20:07 #175

dtaylor5632:

chaffinch.

I thought you were joking at first, like a chav Finch or somfink :)
Thanks.

This bird is not migratory in the milder parts of its range, but vacates the colder regions in winter. The coelebs part of its name means "bachelor". This species was named by Linnaeus; in his home country of Sweden, where the females depart in winter, but the males often remain.

Wiki

I love this function on Wiki when you can hear the bird here

It is very common in Europe, which to me means it is well evolved for it's surroundings, a survivor.

aphrodisiacThreads: 19 Posts: 3,907 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Mar 31, 10, 20:09 #176
dtaylor5632: chaffinch zięba in Polish:). I am not joking this time.

dtaylor5632Threads: 48 Posts: 4,348 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Mar 31, 10, 20:11 #177
SeanBM: I thought you were joking at first, like a chav Finch or somfink :) Hehe, its one of my old secrets that I dont tell people, I like nature and bird watching:)

ShawnHThreads: 9 Posts: 3,001 Joined: Jul 2, 09 ♂	Mar 31, 10, 20:12 #178
dtaylor5632: I like nature and bird watching:) Best done on a sunny day with a beer on the rynek.

dtaylor5632Threads: 48 Posts: 4,348 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Mar 31, 10, 20:15 #179
ShawnH: Best done on a sunny day with a beer on the rynek. St.George's square in Glasgow...well there are many drunks drinking beer. Though I gave that up a long time ago (It seems long, about 4 months) :D

ShawnHThreads: 9 Posts: 3,001 Joined: Jul 2, 09 ♂	Mar 31, 10, 20:17 #180
dtaylor5632: Though I gave that up a long time ago The looking or the imbibing? My condolonces, whichever the case might be...

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