Page 242 of 461 FirstFirst ... 142192232240241242243244252292342 ... LastLast
Results 2,411 to 2,420 of 4604

Thread: Today's Wildlife Encounter

  1. #2411
    Master
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Burley-In-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire.
    Posts
    2,216

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Just stepped out of my car this morning, on Ilkley Moor, to head off for a run & a blackbird dropped a smaller dead bird right at my feet. I'm sure this has some deeper, hidden meaning. Maybe it's to do with stealing a penny chew when I was younger ?

  2. #2412
    Master
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    South Manchester
    Posts
    3,861

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    squirrel
    holding a plastic lucozade bottle (one of the orange energy drink type, not sport)
    saw the bottle moving on the ground
    at first I thought the squirrel had it's head stuck in the wide top
    but it actually had a grip of it in it's teeth and was moving about, pointing the bottle ahead of it
    next thing I know, it jumps up onto a tree trunk and starts scampering up, still with the bottle pointing the way

    has anybody seen this before?

    can anybody imagine what it was going to DO with the bottle once it got it up the tree?

  3. #2413
    Master
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Sunny Silsden, West Yorks
    Posts
    1,207

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    I was up on Ilkley moor yesterday - saw a big fellah, bollocky-buff except for a sunhat. Didn't seem to mind who was around either; good on him!

  4. #2414
    Master
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Burley-In-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire.
    Posts
    2,216

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Quote Originally Posted by plodding bear View Post
    I was up on Ilkley moor yesterday - saw a big fellah, bollocky-buff except for a sunhat. Didn't seem to mind who was around either; good on him!
    I think I saw him too ! He made me want to strip off, but I'm a bit too scrawny. I saw him running from the 12 Apostles on the (god awful) flags towards the tv masts.

  5. #2415
    Moderator noel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Western Peak District
    Posts
    6,248

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Is it just me, or are things getting a bit strange in the hot weather? Naked squirrels with sunhats being dropped by blackbirds in lucozade bottles.

    Well, here's mine - three toads under our log pile the other night.

  6. #2416
    Master
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    High Bentham
    Posts
    2,022

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Seeing a lot of butterflies at the moment. Brown ones seem prevalent!! As are blue and white. Not a lot of the more standard stuff though! Its very tricky to ID the browns and blues I find! Books and sites aren't a massive help either! I did see a couple of Burnett Moths.

  7. #2417
    Master
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    High Bentham
    Posts
    2,022

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Oh! My Burnett Moth might be a Cinabar Moth as the stripey caterpillar I saw earlier is A Cinabar larvae!

  8. #2418
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Location
    Harrogate
    Posts
    96

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Yes I've seen a lot of butterflies as well, mainly the brown one. Also heard, but not seen, lots of crickets.

  9. #2419
    Master
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Sunny Silsden, West Yorks
    Posts
    1,207

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    That's where I saw him, about 5.30 pm, but I was going the other way. I didn't see him running though, thankfully; he looked a bit large...
    I usually avoid those flags now, and run along the back wall.

  10. #2420
    Master
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Burley-In-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire.
    Posts
    2,216

    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Quote Originally Posted by plodding bear View Post
    That's where I saw him, about 5.30 pm, but I was going the other way. I didn't see him running though, thankfully; he looked a bit large...
    I usually avoid those flags now, and run along the back wall.
    I run at the side of them in silent protest.

Similar Threads

  1. Today's DIY
    By Harry H Howgill in forum General chat!
    Replies: 23
    Last Post: 04-02-2015, 11:45 AM
  2. Today's dog encounter
    By david in forum General chat!
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 24-12-2008, 05:36 PM
  3. Today's DVD
    By Deejay in forum General chat!
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 27-07-2008, 08:23 PM
  4. Persecution of Wildlife and Wh
    By IanDarkpeak in forum General Fellrunning Issues
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 10-05-2008, 12:44 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •