Today's Wildlife Encounter

I thought I'd put this on already but it's not there??
On Monday I nearly stood on a peregrin. It was happily munching on a grouse. the wind was towards me and it was in small clearing in the deep heather as I came over a rise. I'm not sure who was the most shocked....

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak

I thought I'd put this on already but it's not there??
On Monday I nearly stood on a peregrin. It was happily munching on a grouse. the wind was towards me and it was in small clearing in the deep heather as I came over a rise. I'm not sure who was the most shocked....

---

...probably the poor grouse :closed:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak

I thought I'd put this on already but it's not there??
On Monday I nearly stood on a peregrin. It was happily munching on Grouse. the wind was towards me and it was in small clearing in the deep heather as I came over a rise. I'm not sure who was the most shocked....

---

Grouse was probably the most shocked about this life-changing encounter:w00t:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by GeoffB

I've had exactly the same thing happen a number of times on the tow-path between New Mills and Marple. I wonder if they simply don't recognise a human on a bike as being a human, and therefore not a threat. However, we've often been 'escorted' by a heron when we've been on a narrowboat. They tend to wait for the boat to draw level then fly about 50m ahead, wait for you to draw level again and continue doing this until you've reached the end of their territory (presumably). Then they fly all the way back to where they came from.

---

I don't think it has much to do with being on a bike. A month or so back I passed within two feet of one while walking along the tow-path of the Bolton-Bury canal. It took that same hunched position as if about to fly off but never did. I could almost have reached out and touched it; amazing. I wonder if those that live in places where lots of people pass are simply getting used to humans and as long as you don't do anything to make them think you're going for them, they just stand still - warily.

A weasel on Leg 4 of the CWR when I was out on a recce this morning. Respect due, Leg 4 is a tough one to take on for a weasel :cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Alf

Respect due, Leg 4 is a tough one to take on for a weasel :cool:

---

A weasel has got four legs so it is half as tough!

A hat trick of Red Squirrels

Pair of Buzzards, looked like one was trying to chat up the other with a fancy dance. The non dancing one didn't seem that bothered. Quite close really, within 20m from me at times.

Many Roe Deer

And a Hare

Pied flycatcher (male and female) plus redstart (male) seen this evening in the Strid Woods. No sign of wood warbler yet :closed:

I do believe I saw....and heard my first stonechat today.

Ring Ouzel half way up Pen Yr Ole Wen on Saturday, Snow Bunting on the summit of Carnedd Llewelyn and Wheatears pretty much everywhere from Ogwen to Capel Curig - they must all have been recceing the Paddy Buckley.