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Thread: Today's Wildlife Encounter

  1. #1721
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    was running on the tops from buckden to whernside(where leg 2 of fra relay went)
    ,loads of frogs/toads having a right old go.
    how on earth did they get so high and survive all year.

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Quote Originally Posted by Margarine View Post
    Are sand martins not migrants?
    Yeah they are, there was someone complaining about them in the Daily Mail the other day.

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    Had the strangest wildlife experience on a recent dog walk, a swimming owl!
    Walking along the river Ure I came across a Tawny owl in the middle of the river, luckily on very slow moving bit. All I could see was its head above the suface then noticed its wings fully extended helping to keep it a float. It then to my amazement used its wings to paddle its way across the river, it took 3 goes at getting to the opposite bank. It then managed to scramble onto a rock, one very tired and wet owl. The next morning I walked the same bit of river, it had gone and hopefully ok.

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    Swan resting on its nest in the middle of the local (disused/clogged) canal. A rather bedraggled place to bring up its young, but its been around for years so I suppose its accustomed to it. Hope to see the new young ones soon.

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    Swan resting on its nest in the nearby (disused/clogged) canal. A rather bedraggled place to bring up its young but its been around for years so I supposed is accustomed to its surroundings. Looking forward to seeing the new young shortly.

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Purple Saxifrage on Pen-y-ghent today


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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    great pic as usual wharfee.

    watched heron at pond,next thing had a massive toad in his beak.

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Loads of yellowhammers about up here in Dumfriesshire!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dylan View Post
    great pic as usual wharfee.

    watched heron at pond,next thing had a massive toad in his beak.
    Attachment 5903


    A Heron I got close to on the Thames

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    ....and a small doe Roe deer having a wee stroll across the road, this morning.

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