Short eared owl on the ridge line up to Snailsden trig
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Short eared owl on the ridge line up to Snailsden trig
I was surprised to see a cormorant at Angle Tarn (Ullswater) last year.
Disturbed a buzzard in the woods above the sawmill last night, it flew off from no more than 5ft away....what a sight!
A couple of weeks ago, we watched an otter shuffling down the shore into Loch Carron.
Deer, although it was in a deer park in the New Forest, so not highly unexpected.
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Ant attack!!!!
On my ass too, having sat down (on an ant hill) to take in a fabulous view. A brilliant outing all the same :)
[QUOTE=dominion;425530]Deer, although it was in a deer park in the New Forest, so not highly unexpected.
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Did you see the white deer?
Just had a HUGE fly in the house. It was the shape of a bumblebee, flew at the same kind of speed and intensity as a bluebottle, was black and had a dusky orange/yellow head.
Im at a loss as to the type of fly it was. Anyone got any ideas out there?
Seen a few strange things recently. A black rabbit on Ilkley moor, and a family of chipmunks by the side of the road near otley being the two strangest.
Also saw deer today in the woods near Simon's seat (not so strange)
A more exciting one than the fly this morning.
Out on Black hill, right next to the Swordfish wreck we stumbled upon a Short eared owl. He was about 5ft from me on the ground, and from the way he stared at me through big evil orange eyes I think we were both about as scared as each other.
Also saw kestrels, grouse, a lizard, buzzards, a whinchat and some woman with a laptop complaining she couldn't get signal in order to put her out of office on.
(not all in the same place, I must hasten to add)
I googled 'large black fly with orange head' images :D and found this:
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...pale-head.html
If you then google Tachina Grossa in the image sections you get lots of photos that fit your description. (I'm killing time before my yoga session and my mum's a zoologist so I've inherited a geeky enjoyment in identifying things:D )
does that help?
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