Today's Wildlife Encounter

I got buzzed by a buzzard on Saturday! I think Alf posted a similar thing recently. It was a bit disturbing! I felt the air from its wings on my face and it did it countless times whilst I tried to scramble up a rocky ascent on my way to High Cup Nick. I managed to get a few photos but they are rubbish so I won't post them, just interesting to see its head turned to look at me!

Brown hare, rabbits, a Heron, Curlew, peewit and a skylark.

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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak

Lots of stuff over the weekend.
In scotland the usual, Deer, Buzzards, Meadow pipit, Wheetear, Curlew, Skylark, 6! Ring oezels the most I've seen for years, A pair of high flying Eagles. met an RSPB surveying one of the top for Dotterels and as if by magic one lands about 10m away, Ptarmigan....Hand fed some Chaffinches as did Shaunetto.
Found an injured Bird of Prey but it was too well to allow me to catch it as it hopped off in to some under growth, redish around its neck, will post some pics when Iget home..
Today went to Bempton Cliffs Loads of gannets razor bills, kittywakes, various guls, swifts, a swallow and some martins. well worth a visit for any one interested in our feathered friends but the smell......

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Kestrel I think

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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak

Kestrel I think

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Gets my vote. Haven't seen one this close since I lived in Barnsley and used to keep one in the outhouse. My brother killed it and I had Brian Glover as a PE teacher and he was a right bully.

I've got some shorts like those he made you wear for PE. Saw an otter waiting for the Jura - Islay ferry yesterday. Err - I was waiting for the ferry that is, the otter was swimming. Magic!

Ran under a woodpecker's hole this morning.
I know it was a woody's hole, as the little chap flew out of it as I was passing, and lots of chirrupings coming from within.

A couple of weeks ago, I must have got too close to an eagle's young...and got warned off by a couple of low fly-pasts....now THAT was scary!

Just about every day since we've been up here in the far north - red kites! Wonderful, graceful birds. And big too. Bigger than I remember from seeing them in mid-Wales.

Last week, in the woods by the house, a woodpecker.

Last Thursday, an otter swimming by the shoreline of Loch Linnhe at Kentallen.

Yesterday, dolphins swimming close to the windswept shore at Chanonry Point.

This morning, a fleeting glimpse of a roe deer outside our house as I took our dog for his morning walk.

Plenty of curlew (or the same one doing flybys) on Middleton moor today during the Ilkley trail race

Drove over the moors towards Kettlewell for a run and it was the kamikaze hour between 7 and 8am this morning. Billions of rabbits running out in front of the car, a hare & various sheep, lambs, cyclists and dog walkers. Missed them all except one bunny that jumped in front of the car but only received a glancing blow and ran off again...I think it was fine.

Also lots of curlews, oystercatchers and peewits flying about.

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Originally Posted by Hes

Drove over the moors towards Kettlewell for a run and it was the kamikaze hour between 7 and 8am this morning. Billions of rabbits running out in front of the car, a hare & various sheep, lambs, cyclists and dog walkers. Missed them all except one bunny that jumped in front of the car but only received a glancing blow and ran off again...I think it was fine.

Also lots of curlews, oystercatchers and peewits flying about.

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I hate it when you get dog walkers jumping out in front of the car Hes!!, you must have did well to miss em lol ;) ! you doing the ossy oiks race? I'll be there :)