evo Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) just sorted how to resize my photos to put on here,,and just found these from the summer,, it started with a commotion going on in my rear garden as you can see my rear garden is 58mtr long and 10mtr wide,perfect for zeroing in my air rifles,,at the end we have a wooded area,,all of a sudden i saw a small bird attacking a magpie in flight when i suddenly seen a small object fall to the floor,it was a small chick,,i walked in the house to get my S410 and when i got to the open back door,,the magpie was on the ground grabbing the chick,,one pop from the 410 and justice was served,,,the magpie had pinched a chick from the nest Edited November 7, 2012 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 the chick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Good on ya pal, hate em with a vengeance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 justice complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 He got the justice he deserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 certainly did bud feeling is the same about magpies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchsan51 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 You have....made my day. :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Good work. The only good magpie is a dead magpie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 It picked the wrong garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrapid177mk2 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Nice one on the magpie...I bet it comes in handy having a garden that long for zeroing your airgun...atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 The only good magpie is a dead magpie. +1. Kill them all, and watch songbird numbers recover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) winter must of come late up your way, leaves are all just about off the trees up this end of the woods and no songbirds breeding they are moulting now. what was the chick, when was the picture taken? opps just seen it was in the summer Edited November 8, 2012 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 So we're allowed to kill birds just for fun now ? Or to satisfy some imagined "Justice" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 So we're allowed to kill birds just for fun now ? Or to satisfy some imagined "Justice" ? Go read the general licence. Here's where you can find it : http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/wml-gl06_tcm6-24151.pdf The relevant part reads as follows : THE PURPOSE(S) FOR WHICH THIS LICENCE APPLIES 1. Subject to paragraph 2 and the licence conditions, this licence is granted to: (i) Conserve wild birds, and (ii) Conserve flora and fauna. WHAT THE LICENCE PERMITS 2. For the purposes set out in paragraph 1 above, and subject to the terms and conditions, below, this licence permits: (i) Authorised persons to kill or take any of the wild birds listed at (a) and (B) below, to take, damage or destroy their nests or to take or destroy their eggs: followed by a list of the birds allowed. So, what part of this is being done 'for fun' ? The licence CLEARLY covers the killing of magpies and other species, and recognises that they are a threat to other species. Don't want to shoot them, or trap them ? Fine. But don't go having a pop at those of us that REALLY care about conservation, and, instead of whining about it, get up off our backsides and do something about it. Oh, as an aside. You complain about this, but your profile pic shows a (puppet) red squirrel in a set of crosshairs. Now, that I can REALLY find offensive, if I chose to be petty about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 So we're allowed to kill birds just for fun now ? Or to satisfy some imagined "Justice" ? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bangs Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Oh, as an aside. You complain about this, but your profile pic shows a (puppet) red squirrel in a set of crosshairs. Now, that I can REALLY find offensive, if I chose to be petty about it Isn't that Basil Brush ? He's a fox not a squirrel. Just saying ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Isn't that Basil Brush ? He's a fox not a squirrel. Just saying ... I've no idea. My apologies if that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 It is Basil Brush bum bum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 OK. Such is the entertainment of having moving to Canada in 1975. Even though I came back over here in the late 80s, I'd never even heard of basil brush until today. Created by Brian May, was he ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Don't want to shoot them, or trap them ? Fine. But don't go having a pop at those of us that REALLY care about conservation, and, instead of whining about it, get up off our backsides and do something about it. What annoys me is the idea that somehow a wild bird can be "evil" and that you can dispense "justice" by killing it. How can people "hate" a magpie ? It's just a wild bird. Comments like "Kill them all" and " hate them with a vengeance" and " the only good magpie is a dead magpie" don't sound very conservation minded to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 OK. Such is the entertainment of having moving to Canada in 1975. Even though I came back over here in the late 80s, I'd never even heard of basil brush until today. Created by Brian May, was he ? Here you go mate... http://www.youtube.com/channel/SWCb9gIAc0z8s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 magpies are a pest end of realy, were i live every one shoots them, say no more well done pal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 What annoys me is the idea that somehow a wild bird can be "evil" and that you can dispense "justice" by killing it. How can people "hate" a magpie ? It's just a wild bird. Comments like "Kill them all" and " hate them with a vengeance" and " the only good magpie is a dead magpie" don't sound very conservation minded to me. And if, by really hammering down the magpie population in an area, you can do wonders for the songbird numbers, then is it conservation-minded ? Magpies, jackdaws, jays, crows. They all destroy small songbird nests, eat the young and eggs. Killing them (in the hundreds) is an act of conservation. Yes, I do 'kill them all'. I detest them. Every single one that I kill, I know that a number of finches, tits, sparrows, songthrushes, etc, will have a far better chance of rearing their young. That is wildlife conservation. Just the same as when I go and leave a wild area at the corner/edge of one of my fields, I know that it will lead to more small ground mammals in the area, and that will help birds of prey. Just as when I go berry picking, and I ensure I leave far more than I take. I know that the birds NEED them for the winter, whereas for me they are a luxury and a hobby. Same when I had a dead tree last year in our top field. We felled it, but instead of burning all the branches on a bonfire, a decent pile was made in the corner of the field, by an area of woodland. This autumn, hedgehogs, fieldmice, and (I think) harvest mice. Once again, that is real conservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Once again, that is real conservation. Good work. I've done similar for stag beetles, red mason bees, lacewings, wrens etc. etc. and countless other species when I owned a SSSI. You're not the only person who has done it. You and your chums carry on hating birds, in the same way that people "hate" grey squirrels. Is it simply a justification to kill things ? Or a genuine concern for balancing the species ? Perhaps a bit of both, perhaps not. I'll leave it there, because really I don't care that much if people shoot birds in their garden, and nobody is going to change anyway, not while the sparrows demand "justice". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I don't "hate" magpies, but will take them out if I have the opportunity. Its a fact they have a devastating effect on the song bird population. I have watched them in my garden systematically working through the hedge as a team. Very effective they are too, nothing left behind them :( This lot get my goat. http://www.againstcorvidtraps.co.uk/corvid-traps/larsen-traps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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