john cumming

i work offshore about 135 miles east of montrose, just wondering how long it is before we see the the lost pigeons start to appear,its a shame as the helicopter companies, bristows, bond and chc helicopters dont allow pigeons in the aircraft now ( to the central field ) so getting the birds to the beach if you catch them is getting more difficult, we now have to ask the skippers of supply and standby vessels if they will take the birds in with them & release on the beach giving them a sporting chance? otherwise im afraid they fly around untill they drop basically, i think our various unions should maybe be lobbying the helicopter companies and try pesuading them to be a little more flexible towards the transporting of pigeons to the beach?? john

good man! they are a bloody nuisance, i had same problem as you jim, same result?? quality

aye the gers were the better team the day,they didna let celtic play? celtic didnt really look like they were at the races?? " W.A.T.P "

that took about a week,after the last one disappeared?? spotted a sparrowhawk sat on a post about 200 mtrs from the loft today

for me its just where i seem to be at ease and the stresses of the world forgotten, nothing like it in the loft with the birds, watching them out flying n pottering around the garden, and when you see the the birds coming out of the sky with the wings back from a race regardless whether the bird is 1st or last what a feeling of satisfaction it gives me, john

clean the loft out, take son to elgin then a lazy day enjoying the weather while its good john

beautiful day up here in buckie, morayshire, beautiful views across the moray firth to sutherland n the snow covered mountains, birds out away to get the loft cleaned out n the last of the youngsters rung by the way its teeshirt weather here?? what a change in a few days from snow & gales john

thats what she does, when she gets the chance? will upload more when i dig out the pics??

snowy the guard cat?? the pic was taken the day after a gale of wind which had partialy ripped the felt off the roof of loft hence the dodgy path work haha!!

[attachment=3327:Snowy Loft.jpg my cat snowy sitting gaurding the birds

quality. get more tv programes on

cmon lads n lasses get bidding its for a good cause just a few hours left john

diesel in the buckie area today at shell garages were 1.36.9 pence per litre and BP were 1.42.9 pence per litre ?? criminal

the average price of unleaded petrol in 2005 was 96.5 pence per litre the average price of diesel in 2005 was 94.8 pence per litre www.see-search.com/business/fuelandpetrolpriceseurope.htm john

aye yer rite paul, we had a member of our club last year mention putting the racing back by a couple of weeks and shorten the young bird by removing the english race points to see if it would help things!!! i can see where he was coming from but im not sure it would make a great deal of difference/. john

no like?? helicopters make think about work?? haha

yes its pretty much the same here birds flighty as hell slightest thing & they were going off it, i havent even cleaned the lofts since saturday just leaving them in peace only checking that they were ok n feeding them, thats 3 i have had taken in two weeks, hughie next door has one gone missing and jimmy a few doors up the street had one taken about a week n a half ago we were wondering if it was the same hawk if so it wont kill another round here, what many ppl dont see is the aftermath of an attach by a raptor, the birds coming off eggs & youngsters and just how it often affects the form of the doo it can in many cases mess the birds up the whole season ?? john

had them out today for the first time since the attack, they flew well & trapped well enough but they are still a bit on the flighty side, cheers

had my birds many years now, and like most fanciers had some set backs which have made me consider calling it a day, but on reflection the good times out weigh the bad many times over, when in the loft im in my own wee world stress free from everything else and it just doesnt get better for me, the birds keep a smile on my face, the racing season brings the pigeon fanciers together and the crack is good taking the mick wynding each other up, the most grattifying part for me is seeing my grandson taking an interest in the birds hopefully he will be next to keep the birds in the family john

ian lot 19 bid £25.00 john cumming Thanks >>> Ian

my dog & cat are both at ease with my birds chocolate lab & moggy they were around the birds from pup & kitten and were taught not to go for the birds, the change of tone on voice to the boot size 8s on the butt, cat and dog lay down in & around the loft and the birds walk around them with no attacks ive even seen the birds pulling at the dog taking hair from him for nesting?? i have pics on clubzz.com of the cat sitting on the landing pad with the birds around her have some on facebook to

aye paul they are everywhere n the problem is only gettin worse, i was up your way the other day & between fochabers n forres i passed 4 different BOPS sitting on posts by the road side?? had the birds out the day for the first time since the attack got birds back in nae bother but they are still a bit flighty??? john

spring starts around june up here?? summer is the first week in july, then autum runs till october ish then winter sets in big time!! haha

pity you didnt ask on saturday as i would have been able 2 tell you?? haha the hunter became the hunted??

me & my next door neighbour who races the birds to have seen this sparrow hawk for quite a while flying about wheather its been watching from a vantage point i dont know, but it was defenately about 4pm and i had come from the loft after putting in a scoop of corn went into my store for a second scoop and walked back to the loft & for the lads on here that know where my loft is in relation to the store they are side by side. as i approached the loft i heard a commotion thinking it was two cocks having a barney as they do?? opened the loft door and here was the sparrow hawk on top of the second youngster tearing it to pieces the hawk flew straight at me trying to get out but hit the window then flew the rest of the length of the loft as the sliding door was open allowing the birds together,the hawk bouncing off walls windows causing terror within the birds, they are still not right yet, believe me it was no longer than a minute my neighbour can vouch for this as he came back outside as i was back in trying to get the bop out of the loft??