That's one fast raptor! Must've been a long-legged Eagle if it could reach the pedals.Originally Posted by skennaugh
That's one fast raptor! Must've been a long-legged Eagle if it could reach the pedals.
Har har har! I was head down back end up (tyres squeeled at one point!) , I just noticed this dark shape heading for us, by the time i looked up it wheeled over the ridge. Only bitten by a few ants today.
well I saw veritable plethera of wildlife at the RAB
I was only saying after the LDMT that seeing deer in the Lakes was unusual. well I saw 3 herds this weekend one with around 15 deer and one Stag.
Also found an unfortuanate freshly dead Badger( still had all it's soft bits entact) skirting low Raise. no obvious signs of being shot etc??
Did any else see the eagle over the campsite at Dusk?? I'm pretty certain it wasn't a buzzard. but for completeness I did see 2 seperate Buzzards on the drive home.
Disturbed a red kite on the ground with a bird caught in its claws. A magnificent sight as it struggled to get airborne.
My dog has had an encounter with a pile of Fox droppings! She was covered in it and needed hosing down. Does this count as an encounter with wildlife??
Another foxy encounter last night - very bold fox joined 10 of us for a track session, getting closer and closer as it got darker until it eventually tried to run off with a Lowe Alpine fleece.
p'raps it thought the fleece was a Marmot?
Wow what an amazing sight! Good to see! They reckon bees are endangered and without them we'd die.....busy little bees, we owe you!
I got called out today to look at a swarm of honey bees livin' "wild" in a field ditch above the little village of Cononley near Skipton. Must admit I was a bit sceptical 'bout what I'd find. Well what a sight it was!
Three small pods of dolphins (about a dozen in total) in Hardangerfjord on Monday.
Two white-tailed eagles NW Bomlo yesterday
a really wild experience today
Went for a run today and I was just dropping off Lost Lad when I spy a red grouse, (not the Grouse but a grouse), I expected it to fly off laughing like they do but no he stood his ground and after I passed him he seemed to be following me down the path so puzzled I stopped, He came really close about 1ft away! so I took his picture with my phone, then went to set off when he came really close, I'm thinking, wish I'd brought my sac with me, there's plenty of meat on this one when WHAM it went for me big style, It was a bit of shock so I backed off WHAM he went for me again, just like in a cock fight. so me being a big burley fell runner waved my hands and shouted to scare it away(he says in a deep manly voice). no such luck and it went for me a third time both pecking and trying to scratch, by this time I'm getting bored so I set continue on my run(definitely NOT running away):w00t: and the thing "chased" me for about 20m!! wings flapping close to the ground
I continued on my run, all 2.30 hours of it when on the descent to Strines Inn another Grouse flapped its wings, followed me briefly and clucked at me in the same manor.
Now has this happened to any one before, It's not nesting time so no chicks to protect, was I running provocatively or are the birds trying to get there own back for being shot out of the sky. Its all very Hitchcock......
Wharfee HELP!!!
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