Loads of Mountain hares yesterday and a few curlews, lapwings and I'm pretty certain a flock 20+ of snipes! they wouldn't let me get too close but long straight bill and pointed wings in flight
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Loads of Mountain hares yesterday and a few curlews, lapwings and I'm pretty certain a flock 20+ of snipes! they wouldn't let me get too close but long straight bill and pointed wings in flight
Are the hares still white at this time of year Ian? I remember seeing loads a few years ago near the Grinah Stones - it was like all the patches of old snow were getting up and moving around :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
they were still mostly white, the odd one or two were starting to look 'grubby':)Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Great hearing and seeing the lapwings cycling into work this morning. Almost put a smile on my face.
Almost.;)
Err.. I don't mean the lapwings were cycling - I was.:D
Just seen a female Merlin out the back window as I was looking at Beamsley Beacon, did not know what is was at first, but got my binoc's out and it had very clear markings on its tail, checked it out in the RSPB book.
A seething mass of copulating frogs.
Ah, yes. Paris in the springtime....Quote:
Originally Posted by david
1st Frog spawn of the year
Unfortunately the "pond" it was in was supposed to be the footpath!
Good spot that...it'll probably have followed the Meadow Pipits flying back to the moors from their coastal wintering.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Compass
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Originally Posted by eccentric
For the first time ever on the fra forum...this is where I concede defeat :D
Green woodpecker in Tideswell Dale this afternoon. Heard it's laughing call first before spotting it high up in the trees at the top edge of the dale.
This afternoon:
- A skylark
- Several lapwings
- A ladybird
- And I *think* I heard a woodpecker...
:)
Dog Pack Attacks Crocodile
At times nature can be cruel, but there is also a raw beauty, and even a certain justice manifested within that cruelty.
The crocodile, one of the oldest and ultimate predators, normally considered the 'apex predator', can still fall victim to implemented 'team work' strategy, made possible due to the tight knit social structure and 'survival of the pack mentality' bred into the canines.
See the remarkable photograph below courtesy of Nature Magazine. Note that the Alpha dog has a muzzle hold on the croc preventing it from breathing, while another dog has a hold on the tail to keep it from thrashing. The third dog attacks the soft underbelly of the croc.
Not for the squeamish... :eek:
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curlews, kestrels, mountains hares in various states of white-brown, grouse.
2 Peacocks on the side of the road, in fact they very nearly tried to knock me off my bike...ninja peacocks :eek::D
In Heaton Park today, there were 2 huge black birds possibly crows, and lots of bees, and all were aiming for me!
Saw some horses and donkeys and cows (not sure if they were cows, but they looked like a kind of breed of cows LOL) oh so obviously a townie! LOL!
Male and female Mandarins on the Wharfe. Seen a few males before around Bolton Abbey area but never a pair together :cool:
do you mean Goosanders DT?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
No definitely Mandarins wharfee. There are quite a few Goodander on the Wharfe but less of these escapee ducks ;) Males are extremely hansome, females drabQuote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
just checkin your bird id skills DT;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Now then wharfeeQuote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
Nice day yesterday at Thrusscross Res. Saw several buzzards, a red kite, sparrow hawk, loads of oystercatchers and curlew and a pair of Stonechat :)
first pair of wheatears on Long Preston moor yesterday.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...tear/index.asp
lots of birds today curlew, lap wings, a pair of Buzzards by Back tor. I got to the other end of lady bowyer to see lots of Wooley anaraks, tea cosies, binoculars and monoculars there was a twitch on!!! I asked and a pair of Goshawks were pointed out to me, cool....
coming back over Back Tor later I saw what I'm presuming was another Curlew but this seemed huge and was much greyer. very long downward curling beak?
Oh, that'll be a great lesser spotted pied song nuthatch twistler. V rare! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Sounds like you had an ace run. Chomping at the bit to get out - left in charge of the office. Plus my missus is away til Friday. :(
Great Tit!Quote:
Originally Posted by jodg
Saw two rats dash out from under a bin at Mcdonalds drive through on the A50 at Uttoxeter this morning at 6.00am
Still had a latte though:)
First Swallow of the year...last Monday...30th March...near Helwith Bridge... p'raps it was training for the 3 peaks?:D
Chiffchaff singing at Barley today.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...haff/index.asp
:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
Went for a walk on Monday evening from Barden Bridge hoping to see some Sand Martins but no luck. Saw what I think might have been a Woodcock fly over as I got back to my car just as it was getting dark.
Back from skiing where we saw loads of Alpine chuffs, A woodpecker down in the valley,
a huge Bird of Prey which could only have been a Golden Eagle it was high in the sky floating on the thermals. I've seen loads of eagles around cham in summer but this was the first I've seen this early in the season. A Chamois (spelt correctly I hope) near Les Houches
The Sand Martins are back in the dale. Saw 4 or 5 this evening near Barden Bridge :) Called to see the Laund Oak on my way home. Said to be over 800years old! :cool:
http://www.boltonabbey.com/highlights_laund.htm
A Green Woodpecker and several Willow Warblers, recentley arrived from their African migration....
A fox.
A bunny rabbit.
Eggs.
I'm going to nick another bit of one now.
Mmmmmmm.
Also saw some peregrines last week - wow.
Just one more piece before bed.
Mmmmmmmm.
Can't leave that little piece all on its own. Better finish it off.