tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post4191988687995188306..comments2023-07-02T09:49:08.147+01:00Comments on pear tree log: Toby is attacked ... againElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-44514435098469421252012-01-03T11:08:05.544+00:002012-01-03T11:08:05.544+00:00Hi Owl, That paints a great picture! Only troubl...Hi Owl, That paints a great picture! Only trouble is that when George needs the stick he can scarcely hobble to the bathroom, never mind the wood!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-68401764212468510432012-01-03T11:05:31.983+00:002012-01-03T11:05:31.983+00:00Hi Knatolee, A few critters around a place do mak...Hi Knatolee, A few critters around a place do make for an interesting life! How are all the ducks getting on in the snow? Have you checked your trees for eyes yet?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-90751088974592793452012-01-03T11:03:40.581+00:002012-01-03T11:03:40.581+00:00Hi Janet, That's a very good suggestion - per...Hi Janet, That's a very good suggestion - perhaps I'll try to get them to follow George, (I hate having my photo taken) but if that doesn't work I shall have to grit my teeth and let him try! No chance of trying it out today as it is blowing a gale and pouring with rain.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-68476530147413972992012-01-03T10:59:32.609+00:002012-01-03T10:59:32.609+00:00Hi Ms Sparrow, Point a camera at them and they do...Hi Ms Sparrow, Point a camera at them and they do seems to splinter off in different directions, where before they'd been a group! I'll keep on trying.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-38929665136358774672012-01-03T10:57:24.758+00:002012-01-03T10:57:24.758+00:00Hi Jane and Chris, I think that she would probabl...Hi Jane and Chris, I think that she would probably give it a go. She is an ex-battery hen and her beak is twisted, although she still manages to feed pretty well. Her attacks are more based on stabbing her target with her lower beak - it hurts!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-77908113400232351912012-01-03T10:54:25.575+00:002012-01-03T10:54:25.575+00:00Hi John, Now that's a thought - perhaps she c...Hi John, Now that's a thought - perhaps she could do a couple of shifts as a bouncer!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-668105206350301252012-01-03T10:53:31.822+00:002012-01-03T10:53:31.822+00:00Hi Joanne, Those are wise words indeed! No chanc...Hi Joanne, Those are wise words indeed! No chance of a photo today as the weather is very wild, wet, and windy... not fit for hen nor dog.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-39166008089202542042012-01-03T10:50:31.946+00:002012-01-03T10:50:31.946+00:00Hi Mitch, Billie is...feisty! She does make me sm...Hi Mitch, Billie is...feisty! She does make me smile though (when she's not attacking Toby) she believes in attack first, ask questions later. I'm pleased that you liked the tree eye, it was a new find.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-22738778219788091202012-01-03T08:25:03.067+00:002012-01-03T08:25:03.067+00:00Yikes, poor ol' George - how is he going to be...Yikes, poor ol' George - how is he going to be able to run if Billie attacks? There's no doubt that hen would see a walking stick as a weakness to be exploited...The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-65217552914234352602012-01-03T03:38:22.386+00:002012-01-03T03:38:22.386+00:00Never a dull moment over there! And I love the tre...Never a dull moment over there! And I love the tree eye.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-83572155999587610652012-01-02T23:27:41.273+00:002012-01-02T23:27:41.273+00:00Enjoyed the photos. And getting that perfect shot ...Enjoyed the photos. And getting that perfect shot can be quite elusive. I think you need a second person -- someone to take the picture -- you and all the critters following (as long as Billie the Beak behaves herself).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-9626295398290636372012-01-02T20:54:06.316+00:002012-01-02T20:54:06.316+00:00Taking good pictures of pets is even harder than g...Taking good pictures of pets is even harder than getting a good shot of antsy little kids. Keep trying! I would love to see your little entourage all together.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-90584385590866228202012-01-02T20:37:55.692+00:002012-01-02T20:37:55.692+00:00Perhaps Billie the Beak would see off the weasel w...Perhaps Billie the Beak would see off the weasel we had in the house?<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-54843039804529877402012-01-02T19:59:51.425+00:002012-01-02T19:59:51.425+00:00that hen is a real asset!that hen is a real asset!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-44949033123146620682012-01-02T19:48:22.123+00:002012-01-02T19:48:22.123+00:00The wise tree eye says be patient. After all, you...The wise tree eye says be patient. After all, you just found him and he's been around a bit.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-59585843472577512762012-01-02T19:39:10.207+00:002012-01-02T19:39:10.207+00:00Billie the Beak, the gangster hen, can be a bit of...Billie the Beak, the gangster hen, can be a bit of a stinker. Poor Toby. But I love the shots you DID get. And you're so right about that kind and gentle tree eye. Beautiful.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.com