Well they are carrion feeders - perhaps they can sense what lies underground in such places?Originally Posted by anthonykay
Well they are carrion feeders - perhaps they can sense what lies underground in such places?
Dippers have a third, transparent eyelid called a 'nictitating membrane' that they can close, enabling them to see underwater
Spied on the River Wharfe at Burnsall.
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I had seen river otters ( well 2 sightings) in worcestershire but I have spent many hours trying to spot a sea otter on Orkney and the outer Hebrides without success.
Then, this year on Mull and Ardnamurchan, we saw loads. Sat and watched a pair playing amongst the seaweed - so special.
Everything comes to he who waits.
Pete Shakespeare - U/A
Going downhill fast
A beautiful Mistle Thrush, feathers fluffed up against the cold, showing off the black spots on a buff breast at their best.
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
About a dozen lapwings (a deceit/desert??)in a frost meadow in upper Teesdale.
Am Yisrael Chai
A pair of buzzards flying around me while I was out running today. They were making a lot of their "mewing" noises, presumably discussing the fact that I would be like old leather to eat, so they soon flew off to find a younger, more tender specimen.
In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
Fear not Anthony.
They were probably doing a bit of courting as they are early nesters, late March/early April. Now if they were Red Kites it would be a different matter as they wouldn't care how scrawny and leathery their meal was!
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
Running down in to Wharfedale from the Round Hill moors today there were about 20 red kites and a couple of buzzards flying around. Must have been good feeding.
Out on a 3 1/2hr run in surprisingly warm weather, after the freeze. Also saw a Kestrel, a Heron, Curlew, lots of fieldfare and a big hare. Muddy underfoot and very few people.
The red kite that flew over during my bike ride today didn't seem very interested in me. Obviously I am still giving the impression of being alive.
In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
Perhaps it reads the Forum to check on the state of your health?
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
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