And them cyclist's bunny hopping all over!Quote:
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And them cyclist's bunny hopping all over!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheReverand
:D My driving skills are improving....luckily! Am definitely doing Ossy Oiks but reckon I'll be slow, my legs got a bit of a hammering these last few days. See you there Rev!
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They were just showing off Steve cos I've never been able to perfect my bunny hops.:D
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2 kites on the Blorenge at Abergavenny yesterday.
2 Blackbird chicks, having fallen out of the nest at the front of our house in the early hours this morning, until someones cat found them - the cat is now being hunted and punishment will be issued when it is caught!
2 young red deer, about 20ft away from me on the opposite bank of the burn as I headed up towards Ben Wyvis. I'd got downwind of them, so they had no idea I was there until I was almost next to them. Stayed still, and we watched each other for about 5 minutes....before the driving rain forced me to continue. Lovely.
Oh, and tadpoles...thousands of them in grubby water by the side of the path.
Puffins at Bempton Cliffs near Bridlington on Saturday
I only saw one puffin last week, pretty awesome place BemptonQuote:
Originally Posted by Leeds Rhino
I was lucky and saw 4 ,it was bloody freezing along the cliff tops !Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Headed back to Flamborough then to help marshal at my friends new Bridlington 10 race.
Was a couple of weeks back now, 'bout 8.30 evening, and a badger wandered onto the track ahead about 30m ahead of me. It was my quick 5k from home along a green lane. Really windy night so it didn't hear me, but the wind was on my back so I didn't get such a long time before it sniffed about and casually sauntered off into the hedge, as I looked over the fence where it had dissappeared, nought but two playful hares... Ah, I was well chuffed for days :-)
That sounds like a great encounter. I saw a roe deer a few weeks back on a morning run and it stopped to have a good look at me an my friend, magical. Not seen much today except jackdaws, rooks, swifts and swallows but I love all of those so I'm happy enough.
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Out early this morning, Always good for the bird count, nothing too unusual but coming off Howden edge a pair of Curlews were going crazy, so much noise, lots of low level flapping when over the clough gliding effortlessly comes a short eared owl, 4ft off the floor and passes in front of me no more than 6ft away, he turned and looked at me nonchalantly, dipped his wings, and glided behind me for a second look before resuming his search for the Curlews nest. Fantastic! :) the owl has a nest nearby but it's not often you get to see him so it so close.
I saw a (presumably) young cuckoo flying around with a group of meadow pipits. I know cuckoos often use meadow pipits as 'foster' parents, but I didn't expect to see one included in the group. I thought maybe the parent pipits would feed it, and then it would bugger off when old enough...you live and learn, eh?
White-tailed Eagles and dolphins for me this week - in mountain heaven on the Lofoten Islands.:D:D:D
A fox (live one) this morning walking into work. (Me, not the fox).
Well as far as I know, I don't know where it was going.
Has anyone else noticed that there's lots of goldfinches about this year, or am I just noticing them more? Charming little beggars...
A brood of robins in my open-fronted nest box and have Swifts! at last in the swift box. Will try and get some pics but they are so damn fast. Nobody ever seems to mention Dunnocks, a nice little bird with a very happy song
Annd their Caramel Wafer Biscuits are yummy.
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5 pairs of pheasants, a red kite, a hare, 3 squirrels, and around 4580 rabbits this morning. I only went for a 4 mile run round Eccup, it was like a bloody zoo :)
Oh and I also saw 2 pigeons, one that woke me up at 5am by flying into my bedroom window full tilt, and the other flew into my car on the way to Eccup. They must be after me or something, it's like "The Birds" all over again.....
Queenie, our tortoise laid 5 eggs this evening - anyone want them?
boiled or fried?
I saw a big bummed vole on the allotment. :)
A Buzzard hovering like a Kestrel. Quite a sight seeing such a large bird struggling to maintain its static position, unlike the very graceful Kestrels. It seemed to defy all the laws of gravity and physics. :)
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A happy family of Robins, should fledge this week.
I was round at my mothers yesterday and there was quite noise coming from her roof. There were numerous sparrow nests, with young flying down to the garden and back, must have been close to 20-25 birds altogether. some of the young were sitting in a hanging basket next to us whilst we had dinner in the garden Mum wants them removed sharpish but I've told her she'll have to wait until they all leave as Spuggies are getting quite rare.
Attachment 4910Attachment 4911 Been watching the swifts entering the nest box on the back of my house. Fly so fast into such a small hole
I've been trying to figure out if it's worth putting a 'swift box' in the eaves of my garage.
It's not exactly wildlife, but yesterday I went through a bit of land that I've not gone through before. Turns out there's a farm rearing Herefordshire cattle...
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Don't think it would be high enough on a garage. Can you not put it on yer house
Grouse and 2 babies on Black Moor as I bashed up from Moorfield to the Pennine Way, and I saw (very briefly) a lizard type thing, but too brief a view to get a good look before it dashed into the grass as I was decending Doctors Gate
Probably a lizard.
Sounds like a lizard.
If it looks like a lizard and sounds like a lizard, then it probably is a lizard.Quote:
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well. that settles it. probably/sounds/looks like a lizard wins the vote. It Was a lizard.
never seen lizards up ere before! But yr very persuasive comments force me to have no doubt it was a lizard.
thanks guys
on the subject of wildlife, and being too lazy to trawl through the 137 pages on this thread (for which I apologise)....can anyone recommend a good, comprehensive wildlife book which is just on stuff you find in Derbyshire/High Peak? Don't mind if it includes flora and fauna too, in fact that'd be a bonus.
Common lizard. Had a few sightings over the years but they are quick. Last one my daughter spotted a couple of weeks ago when we were between Shelf Moor trig and Hern Stones.
Got a book like that at home. I'll try and find it tonight.
What do lizards sound like?
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Originally Posted by Margarine
Two quiet common lizards, a hare, two meadow pipit nests with 5 eggs in each and two foxes on the Howgills on Sunday.
Cyclops: 'Regional Wildlife Peak District' by Paul Sterry. Maybe not comprehensive but it's pretty good. If you can't find a copy let me know and I'll pass mine onto a Glossopdale Harrier for you to have a butcher's at.