Today's Wildlife Encounter

[wharfeego]

Today's Dales Skyline Wildlife Encounter


Today's Wildlife Encounter by Andy Holden, on Flickr

Spotted this Common Hawker (not 100% certain about id) depositing its eggs, whilst running on a section of the Dales Skyline... http://www.gofar.org.uk/dalesskyline.html

[IanDarkpeak]

In the lakes over the weekend saw a big bird of prey from a distance(buzzard sized) but a predator rather than a scavenger, we saw it dive on a bird and easily see off a couple of crows/ravens? It had distinctive white banding on it's wing tips but on checking my bird books the nearest would seem unlikely, (not wanting to pre empt a possibility)

One of the walkers was a "bit of a birdy" but he didn't know.

ideas? it was up Langstrath at the end of Borrowdale just incase any one local knows.

[noel]

In the lakes over the weekend saw a big bird of prey from a distance(buzzard sized) but a predator rather than a scavenger, we saw it dive on a bird and easily see off a couple of crows/ravens? It had distinctive white banding on it's wing tips but on checking my bird books the nearest would seem unlikely, (not wanting to pre empt a possibility)

One of the walkers was a "bit of a birdy" but he didn't know.

ideas? it was up Langstrath at the end of Borrowdale just incase any one local knows.

A bit like this?: http://wild-scotland.org.uk/wp-conte...hharrier-8.jpg

[IanDarkpeak]

could be difficult to see at the distance but it certainly had white tip to its wings

[Alf]

Tadpole!! in August in a very small stream close to the fell gate at the bottom of the Whittle Pike fell race route. Also a dead bat close to one of the wind turbines, are they attracted by the noise and fly into the blades ?

[cyclops]

peregrine on southern edge of Kinder yesterday

[IanDarkpeak]

first frost this morning over the hills. I've seen lots of Mountain hares recently but today was the first in full winter coat of all white.

very eye catching against the blue sky and green billberry

[cyclops]

first frost this morning over the hills. I've seen lots of Mountain hares recently but today was the first in full winter coat of all white.

very eye catching against the blue sky and green billberry

Gosh thats early...full coat eh, I usually see plenty of mottled coated hares before the full on white coats are brought out

[IanDarkpeak]

Gosh thats early...full coat eh, I usually see plenty of mottled coated hares before the full on white coats are brought out

yes I've seen 40-50 over the last week but this was the first I've seen in full winter pelt.

[okmum33]

saw a badger on Thursday night, on the way upto Peel Tower, 1st time I have ever seen one not dead at the side of a road..