WIDGERIPOO

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Co-Editors: Pete & Nikki Perry * Technical expert: Kev Cooke

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OBSERVATIONS FROM TWO COUSINS!

Firstly, Here is a letter, regarding Delia Campbell's superb photo of the heron in her garden (below) from Pete's cousin CAROL HAWKES (pictured left with Nikki)...

Hi Pete & Nikki,

Great shot of the Heron. Love it. Our house is called "The Herons" so encourage them in my garden but they have the whole

river to feed on here, no tasty morsels in our garden!!

Luv CUZ CAROL

Now here are some great piccies of birds and wildlife in the garden and neighbourhood of Pete's other cousin, BETTY CARD...

AREN'T THEY GREAT? If YOU have any great wildlife pics, send them to us at pete@widgeripoo.net

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THE HERON IN DELIA'S GARDEN

This beautiful photograph (see left) was sent to us by Delia Campbell, who sent us this email...

Hi Pete

This arrived at our garden wildlife pond on Saturday.
I spotted it again on the Sunday and it took another frog.
I hope it's going to leave enough frogs for spawning!

I thought you might like the photo for your magazine…..

Delia
Stevenage, Herts

PETE'S RESPONSE: My daughter Vivien, who lives in Bedwell, Stevenage, used to have quite a few herons in her large garden. The problem being that they ate all the goldfish out of her pond!

Enlarge by clicking bottom R/H corner of picture

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ROE AND MUNTJAC DEER SPOTTED IN STEVENAGE

By Kev Cooke

If anyone in Stevenage happens to be in Shackleton Spring Wood (the canyon adventure playground) tread quietly & you may be lucky enough to see the Roe Deer Joanie & I spotted there last Monday afternoon.
I couldn't get a picture unfortunately as the camera was in my pocket & as soon as I started unzipping my jacket it darted off but they are certainly there, I haven't seen any in these small woods for years, they and Muntjacs were a common sight in most of the Stevenage woodland when I was a boy.

http://visitwoods.org.uk/en/visit-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=25172&site=Shackleton-Springs-Wood#.UTaE5jc3OTY

IF ANYONE MANAGES TO GET PICTURES, PLEASE SEND THEM TO US

STIGNEY'S BOUNCING BIRD...

Yes, - our old enigmatic friend STIGNEY STAMMER has made a welcome return after a number of years, with this picture (enter stage left) of a Bouncing Bird.

Stigney writes...

Hi Pete
After browsing your webbingsite, I have enjoyed looking at pictures of birds. (Not that type!) enclosed is a picture of a bird I saw in my next door neighbours cousins friends sisters dog walkers aunts husbands uncles brother-in-laws builders dads wife's brothers house.
In short he was also my friend! (Small world aye!)
I live in a road called Oak Run in Sheep Hall.

Love and Peace

Stigney Stammer
Stigney Towers
Stevenchin
UK

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ONE FOR SORROW, TWO FOR JOY...

Our old pal DELIA CAMPBELL, with a typical Widgeripoo off-the-wall sense of humour, responds to the pictures of the very rare Cassowary pictures from Australia, with this pictures....

Of MAGPIES (see picture on the right) in her Stevenage garden!

Mind you, let's not take anything for granted - Magpies, along with many other native British birds, are fast disappearing from our gardens due to pollution and the use of pesticides and insecticies.

But picture, of two adult Magpies and a fledgling, is a captivating sight, - and it makes a picture worthy of Deb's Photo Challenge

Remember, you can click on the bottom R/H corner of the picture for an enlarged view.!

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CASSOWARY WATCH

By Pete & Nikki

Our Australian friend and conservationist Jane Franklin sent us these amazing pictures of Cassowaries at a watering hole in a nature reserve, taken by her pal Liz Gallie, who gave us permission to use these...

We were delighted, a couple of years ago, when we got a phone call from Jane out of the blue, after buying copies of 'This Garden Earth' and 'Vandals In The Garden' from David's Book Shop in Letchworth whilst visiting The UK.

Cassowaries are extremely rare birds and have been around for 100 million years, since the subcontinent of Gondswanaland broke away from the Earth's original sole continent, Pangea...

Cassowaries are the world's third largest bird, after the Ostrich and Emu.

Jane, Liz and other Australians keep an eye out for them and are helping in their conservation.

These wonderful pictures were taken at the drain between Royal Palms Estate and the Revegetation patch at Wongaling Creek, Queensland.

Liz tells us: 'Check out Mission Beach Cassowaries facebook for other interesting cassowaries stories.'

http://www.facebook.com/groups/missionbeachcassowaries/%22

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PICTURES OF THE US WAXWINGS

By Pete Perry

Recently, we had a response from Jennifer and Chris Spargo of SW Georgia, USA, to our feature (below) about waxwings visiting this country from Southern Europe.

Now Jennifer and have kinmdly sent these photos, but can anyone tell us how they come to be flying around in Southwest Georgia?