Today's Wildlife Encounter

[wharfeego]

The Humble Starling...NOT!


Fight Club by Andy Holden, on Flickr

Squabbling over a few breadcrumbs in our back yard...similar to some threads on this forum:wink:

[IanDarkpeak]

Great spotted woodpecker.

[Luv Shack]

All 4 Jays on the doorstep.....at tea-time...not now...
Looking for Scarps'....

Good to hear you are on the "mend" Ian ;-)!!!
Lesser Spotted next...?

PS Great Photo Andy!

[wharfeego]

Gang Lamb Stile


Gang Lamb Stile! by Andy Holden, on Flickr

I know it's not "wildlife" but how could I resist!

[Hes]

:thumbup:I like what you did there!

Gang Lamb Stile


Gang Lamb Stile! by Andy Holden, on Flickr

I know it's not "wildlife" but how could I resist!

[Hes]

Absolutely glorious snowy run today marred only by the eejits out shooting on the footpath so that I had to wade through knee deep mud, slush and snow to get past (but I digress). I later flushed out a woodcock but luckily nowhere near the shooting party and I saw a beautiful brown hare which had no idea I was there so I was able to watch it for quite some time. Was then on the moor in virgin snow...bit hard going but just fantastic! Lots of grouse, some lapwings and tracks from hares and rabbits but not much else to see.

[Ze Monsta]

Deer in Cleatop Wood, the picture is as clear a view as I got of them, so no identification, but definitely too big for Sika Deer.
Also a robin sat on a gatepost within touching distance in front of a snowy backdrop. It didn't have the decency to sit still long enough for me to take my gloves off and get the camera out.

Attachment 6722

[Zaf]

5 Red Deer on Blacka Moor, Great Spotted Woodpecker Longshaw Estate and a Fox coming off Totley Moor sadly didn't get chance to snap any of them , but great out in the snow today looking at tracks

[wharfeego]

Deer in Cleatop Wood...no identification...Attachment 6722

Roe Deer

[wharfeego]

Absolutely glorious snowy run today marred only by the eejits out shooting...I later flushed out a woodcock but luckily nowhere near the shooting party...

I find it hard to believe that there are people who get excited about shooting such a wonderfully mysterious bird as the woodcock.

See this link... http://www.woodcock-hunting.com/#&panel1-5

And if one shoots a "right-and-a-left" (2 woodcock with one double-barreled shotgun) one can send away for a "tie, port glasses, bottle of apricot brandy, badge and scrap of fame from the Bols Snippen Club, now known as the Woodcock Club and run so well by Shooting Times" as read in this link...

http://www.shootingtimes.co.uk/featu...own_ghost.html

I guess shooters would say that if they weren't conserving woodland areas for shooting then woodcock wouldn't be around to shoot.

Sorry...I'm talkin' bollox...again!