Yesterday I was driving to Easingwold the back way via the toll bridge and saw a mole running over a bridge so my friend and I stopped to catch it and put is safely in the grass (it tried to bite her!) and then we drove on and two minutes later saw a lovely roe deer leaping across the road in front of us and a flock of goldfinches.
Quite... the fungi experts I know say they don't eat anything that's not from Tesco's! Regarding foraging, I could probably knock up a small salad from the woods, but I'm not sure its really worth the effort, beyond the smug feeling of not having paid for it. Most wild food recipes seem to say 'makes a nice sauce with meat x', and being a veggie that doesn't really help much. With fungi the risk/reward ratio is even less appealing:thunbdown:
Nice pic of CotW I found on TuesdayAttachment 7057
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Curlews in three different locations in the vicinity of Winter Hill/Anglezarke. Anyone know if there's always been lots around here. I've never noticed them before but I'm not always that observant. Plenty of peewits and twites too. And a hare shot out of the tussocks near Henshaws almost under my feet.
curlew.
there was quite a few of us glossopdale harriers and pennine runners out tonight (summer solstice run, not that the weather too notice) heading up to Edale Cross...we'd clearly annoyed the poor curlew who was buzzing and screeching at us! sorry bird!
A virtually fully grown young oystercatcher being shown how to dig (and being given) worms by a parent bird. Sad thing is they'll be off to Morecambe bay or somewhere similar soon
Poacher turned game-keeper
Back from quangoing near Newbury. Saw a Corn Bunting, Peregrine, Buzzards, a Green Woodpecker, Grey Partridge, Kestrel and tiny frog. Also ate some flowers, nice.
we had a shrew in our back garden yesterday...only saw it because the neighbours cat was trying to catch it. luckily we caught it first and released it away from the cat's territory. hope it survives.
had a curlew keeping me company all the way across Crooked Clough today. saw 2 mountain hares as well.
Did I see a Little Owl as I drove home this morning!? It was certainly small, just stood on the road. It nearly got knocked down! Really handsome little bird. Check RSPB and it looks like they stay further south. Thing is I'm sure I.ve seen them at work too which is just over the border!
I've seen them in County Durham (near Hamsterley Forest), so you could well have them there too.Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
Ah! Cheers Splatcher!!
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