Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Stef F]

MY LITTLE FRIEND...WOOD MOUSE

Aww aww and aww...those three photos would make a really lovely picture for my wall in a set just as they are. Please very nicely?

Stef

[wharfeego]

...those three photos would make a really lovely picture for my wall in a set just as they are...

you can 'ave 'em with pleasure.

[L.F.F.]

Was running a bit too close to comfort to some of these last night:


Also saw a bird of prey, wings about a foot long, browny colour, but can't identify it unfortunately. Jumped out of a tree and glided after a couple of flaps.

[Fnstein]

Red Kite over Eldwick - 1st for me in this location!

[Hes]

Gorgeous pictures Wharfeego!

MY LITTLE FRIEND...WOOD MOUSE

[Stef F]

you can 'ave 'em with pleasure.

Aww thank you :thumbup::love:

[Derby Tup]

Swifts are back in Addingham now in good numbers and I heard several chiff chaff and willow warbler on this morning's walk to the paper shop

[plodding bear]

LFF - is that one of the Chillingham wild cattle? I went to see them a couple of years ago, when we were staying in Alnwick for a couple of nights. Impressive beasties!
...or is it some other breed of oldy worldy cattle?

[Alf]

A Buzzard at very close quarters :w00t:

It attacked me this morning when I was climbing Castley Knotts on the Sedbergh Hills race route. First I heard was a swoosh above me and then as I climbed the hill it swooped closer and closer. I thought it was fun to start with till at the middle of the climb I glanced to my left and it was descending rapidly, undercarriage down and locked heading for my head. I dived to the ground and after it had passed managed a PB for the rest of the climb when it finally gave up.

The joys of fell running

[wharfeego]

Seriously Wharfeego, if you were to knock off copies of your Wood mouse photos and put them into a 3 tier frame then take them to a local arts and craft fair charging 25 quid a go.I bet they would fly off the shelves,to quote Del boy Trotter "this time next year............"

Thanks for the nice comments WC. It's been in the back of my mind for a while...trouble is wi' me, ideas like that tend to stay locked up for too long.

A Buzzard at very close quarters...It attacked me this morning...managed a PB for the rest of the climb when it finally gave up...

Hellish exciting problem to deal with! I can just imagine you sprinting off, lookin' behind you as you panic into a PB!