Everyone else tried to make me feel better by saying how horrible gulls are. I need not point out how much this tactic didn't work with me. I still feel bad.
hh42 posted:Everyone else tried to make me feel better by saying how horrible gulls are. I need not point out how much this tactic didn't work with me. I still feel bad.
Its absolutely awful when you've inadvertently hurt an animal 
I've never forgiven myself, for accidentally treading on our tortoise's foot when I was five Poor poor thing.
It's a terrible feeling. 
hh42 posted:It's a terrible feeling.
Aww It is. It's not your fault though Hitch. If it got struck [ and I'm sure you aren't the speed merchant type ] it could have been really sick anyway, as gulls normally have lightning reflexes. Nature is cruel. We watch Springwatch! We is made of tough stuffs! Still .. devastating... though
How are your starlings doing? My bruv Owen says they're quite greedy, always the first to hoover up the birdfood. Wonder if you left scraps on your windowsill would they come over? Any hammy news...
I haven't really seen them since it's the weekend. I see them going in and out in the morning during my pre-work chill. Very busy, seems to be a third adult helping.
Hamster news, Have I mentioned that I open her front gate and let climb into the ball herself? Well, before and after her run around, I open the top with the ball held close and she climbs onto me and has a crawl/sniff about. I have learned from this that:
1) whiskers are tickly (my chin gets the first sniff).
2) hamster claws are like little pins (need to invest in mild sandpaper for cage bottom).
3) when she got to my hand she had an attempted nip, but, it wasn't hard or aggressive... maybe testing me?
4) she is soft and fluffy as a cloud.
That's so sweet 
Hammywatch!
Re: 3 ... maybe she's wondering... is my mammy Hitch made out of hard stuffs like cage bars or soft stuffs?
Re: 4 Aww I bet.... when I saw your picture of her I wanted to bury my nose into her soft wee tummy fur [ very unwise possibly 
]
Yes. Very much unwise. At present anyway...
*envisages going to A+E with a hamster related injury*
Oh... meant to ask you what do you think of your new manager Rodgers?
She crawled onto my hand. She nipped my hand. She was there of her own volition. Hamsters!
I am not familiar with his previous work. So, really got no idea.. see how it goes.
Springwatch approaches! Martin has been on a horse. A marvellous sight.
Aww no. Did it hurt? She's giving you mixed messages there? 
Martin on a horse. Oh my! *fans self*
No. It didn't hurt. I don't know what she's trying to do... still sizing me up?
Hopefully, the same horse will be a Springwatch. They've been practicing... Not sure what though.
Could be?
Since you mentioned Martin on a horse, I've been picturing him as Poldark 
Oh goodness I need a cold flannel...
His hair was still longer (as you know, the past few seasonwatches have contained the dreaded haircut.), and you know how dashing he looks with the longer hair... 
Yes. yes I do.
I've mentally designed a Mills and Boon front cover featuring MHG wearing the period-drama-hero white shirt he wore one Halloween, and with longer hair. Just added his horse into the background.
Tragic I know
tragic... yes... *stares off into the middle distance dreamily*
*drools into her spag bol*
Any Hammywatch updates? 
Can you let Pippin out of the cage much, or would she run off...
She gets a daily ball run. During which she finally worked out how to get over the wood at the bottom of the doors. She also gets to climb out of her ball and crawl/sniff/hopefully not nip over her human.
She ran about on my bed the other day, and if she wasn't so high up she would've jumped off. Glad I don't have a divan. That said, she generally runs back to her ball if shown it. Did I tell you she got out of it twice last weekend? (I hadn't put the lid on right, it popped off on impact.) She just crawled about and sniffed until I noticed. *phew*
Aww. Must be a comical sight, her trundling round the flat in her ball? It's lucky she didn't run off when it opened. 
Can you stroke her? ... or wouldn't she like it. You sound like you're very gentle with her and not manhandling her all the time *nods*
She's ok, as long as don't surprise her from above. Yesterday she was a bit iffy about getting back in her ball. Luckily she was crawling about my bed, no way down.
It is funny, she has to look up when she's running... hence, she can't see where she is going. Her wee face is full of concentration too.
Springwatch tomorrow!
Heh heh so cute.
Yay! Not long now!
I didn't see it tonight (TG)... but reports are not good.
You can pay per-episode on Amazon? Right?
I avoided it like the plague... might check the reviews though, if its getting a kicking *nods* 
T.G.T. should be free on Amazon Prime [ which I have ]. I could always pm you my password to get in and watch it. It'll be widely pixied no doubt. We'll sort you out somehow...
I could always activate that free 30 days trial they are always bugging me about.
Today, I may have went a little over board in the pet shop. Pro tip: Never buy a 30l bag of litter when you live 3 up.
30L Yes I imagine that was quite a struggle !
Badgers! Sitting about like little peeps scratching themselves They seemed pretty used to humans.
They were out of the 5l bags of the stuff I needed... 30l it is...
Badgers are adorable. I liked the nests, especially the eagle. I forgot about it tonight, I shall iplayer tomorrow. *nods*
Yes, the golden eagle was beautiful. Seeing it feeding the chick so tenderly, was amazing. I nearly did a CP thigh rub !!!
Springwatch - YAY! BBC2 now
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Springwatch - YAY! BBC2 now
Almost caught up on Springwatch. Will Martin hear a churr? I may find out as I head into episode 4.
How's you guys?
Enjoying it? Poor stone curlews, their nest is situated on a rabbit motorway by the looks of it 
Yeah. Rabbits are so inconsiderate. *shakes head* I hope that egg hatches. I should maybe check the website on that.
Martin's not having much luck with his volunteering, is he? XD
I can't see anything on the Springwatch site or FB about the egg hatching. Its well overdue.
Me neither. Did see video of the long tailed tits fledging though. So, there's that.
Someone wants to say and unrestrained "hello".
So cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute! Aww thanks Hitch... was hoping you'd post more pics of Pippin How is she settling in? How often do you have to clean her cage and that. Does she have a drinking thing?
She's fine. Today is the big clean day for the cage. And she has a small bottle, gets refreshed everyday. Second best picture I've ever taken, the llama was the best... no got it anymore.
It is a great shot *nods* She's looking right at the camera with a what are you doing expression
Awww which llama, where when etc? I'd imagine they're quite bolshie ?
It was a llama at Blair Drummond Safari Park. It looked so sassy in the pic.
I've watched too much Poirot. The mental imagine I have of a revolutionary llama.
Sassy revolutionary llama? 
*is even more confuddled than usual*
Speaking of animals with attitude, I loved the bad@ss mama stoat on Springwatch bringing home the bacon ... err rabbit.
Yes. I hope myxomatosis doesn't cross over to mustelids though. Seem the curlew didn't make it... as of Monday that is... I haven't seen the others yet... various reasons.
I seem to have hit my head enough to give me a concussion today. (This is self diagnosed, so might not be). It's a bit like having a migraine (sore head, squicky, tired, irritable...). I seem to hasve a tendency to give the Glasgow kiss to metal kitchen things.