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  1. 07-10-2010, 02:13 PM #871
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    That made me smile Ian. Can you imagine the indignity of posting on Today's Injury thread: Grouse peck marks?

    Must admit, I've never heard of anyone being savaged by a grouse before
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  2. 07-10-2010, 02:20 PM #872
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Three years ago there was a grouse near the fords on the pennine way up from laddow rocks. It used to follow you and be fairly sociable. It was there several weeks displaying this unusual behaviour. My running partner at the time thought that it was being fed by walkers.
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Quote Originally Posted by Rodders View Post
    Three years ago there was a grouse near the fords on the pennine way up from laddow rocks. It used to follow you and be fairly sociable. It was there several weeks displaying this unusual behaviour. My running partner at the time thought that it was being fed by walkers.
    I must admit that was my first thought when it followed me, it is on a popular path. but when it attcked me....

    Perhaps it was defending it's turf, Is it mating season??
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  4. 07-10-2010, 03:20 PM #874
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Quote Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak View Post
    I must admit that was my first thought when it followed me, it is on a popular path. but when it attcked me....

    Perhaps it was defending it's turf, Is it mating season??
    Try this linkhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15811360


    Testosterone levels are high! (the grouse!).
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  5. 07-10-2010, 03:28 PM #875
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rodders View Post
    Try this linkhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15811360


    Testosterone levels are high! (the grouse!).
    of course it's so obvious when you read the report...Doh!
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  6. 07-10-2010, 04:35 PM #876
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    I'm more interested in what Ian means by 'Was I running provocatively'...:w00t:
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  7. 07-10-2010, 09:22 PM #877
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    More dolphins as we crossed the Bjornafjiorden today.
    Its a tough life, but someone has to do it!!
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  8. 07-10-2010, 09:24 PM #878
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Navigator View Post
    More dolphins as we crossed the Bjornafjiorden today.
    Its a tough life, but someone has to do it!!
    You've got rough Navigator, enjoy
    More bat encounters tonight, seen nowt but bats all week, going batty
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    Quote Originally Posted by Derby Tup View Post
    Must admit, I've never heard of anyone being savaged by a grouse before
    Been savaged by Famous Grouse at a party in me youth, not a pretty sight the morning after
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  10. 07-10-2010, 09:56 PM #880
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevefoster View Post
    More bat encounters tonight, seen nowt but bats all week, going batty
    I've seen bats at dusk too, yesterday and today.

    Are they an omen?
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