Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1016626 times)

TimO · « **Reply #825 on:** 02 October, 2009, 09:21:28 pm »

Yes, that looks like what we saw. I guess in places like Center Parcs they don't do too much damage, it's basically forest with chalets scattered throughout.

border-rider · « **Reply #826 on:** 02 October, 2009, 09:25:30 pm »

This was at the bottom of the garden at former Volio Towers. For a sense of scale, look at the leaves in the hedge behind

Regulator · « **Reply #827 on:** 03 October, 2009, 09:24:18 am »

On the first Reggie Ride, a muntjac nearly lodged itself in the wheels of a rider as we departed Wicken Fen. I don't know who was the most surprised....

Bledlow · « **Reply #828 on:** 04 October, 2009, 12:49:30 am »

Quote from: fboab on 02 October, 2009, 08:48:51 pm

Quote from: Adrian on 02 October, 2009, 06:37:38 pm
Would they be muntjac?

Yes. Vermin of the Norfolk/Suffolk woods (among other places, doubtless).

If I had a garden (rather than a clearing) I'd not be happy- they root up plants. As it is, I am devising traps....

Free venison! Do you have a big freezer, or will you hang the meat to mature?

Chris S · « **Reply #829 on:** 04 October, 2009, 10:52:51 am »

Rats

Eight pink baby ones and a gert big Mummy one:

IN MY WORM BIN FFS! I hate squatters.

Needless to say, Mummy rat did a runner when I opened the lid to find this scene of Norveticus domesticity. The babies are now under my compost heap - very dead.

I've thrown away the contents of the wormery, rescued what few worms were left and started again, this time inside one of the sheds. I now can't stop washing my hands.

Hate rats.Hate rats.Hate rats.Hate rats.Hate rats.Hate rats.

L CC · « **Reply #830 on:** 04 October, 2009, 07:57:07 pm »

Quote from: Bledlow on 04 October, 2009, 12:49:30 am

Free venison! Do you have a big freezer, or will you hang the meat to mature?

They're teeny things, hardly worth it Couple of casseroles and a few game pies.

TimO · « **Reply #831 on:** 05 October, 2009, 07:40:59 pm »

Here are the shots of the probable Muntjac's that I mentioned a few days back.

Earlier on, one came much closer to the Chalet, but these were a hundred feet or so from the window.

Bledlow · « **Reply #832 on:** 05 October, 2009, 07:44:43 pm »

Not probable. Definite.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #833 on:** 06 October, 2009, 02:58:25 pm »

Yesterday evening an enormous flock of crows gathering in the field inform of our house. Haven't seen such a big flock for ages. If it persists someone will be getting a shotgun out soon.

Snakehips · « **Reply #834 on:** 06 October, 2009, 04:48:34 pm »

Not today exactly , last week actually , Turnstones in St Ives Cornwall , wandering around on the quayside and the harbour wall , not way off in the distance where you could hadly see them ....... http://www.yudu.com/i/1xwz

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #835 on:** 07 October, 2009, 11:29:27 pm »

Just rode in from work, on a dreary wet night. Cut off the road onto the bit of footpath that runs past my flat and somebody's dog was out for a walk on its own in the rain. i drifted up to a yard behind, and he looked round. I had a lovely clear view of the black and white stripes in my headlights before Brock dove into the hedge.
Closest I have ever been to a live one! Magic! But no camera to hand.....

Wowbagger · « **Reply #836 on:** 08 October, 2009, 12:06:01 am »

Fleeting view last Thursday from the train as it left Poole. Large predatory bird on a post, not 20 yards from the train. I thought "That buzzard's breast feathers are very pale and with no dots... perhaps it's a juvenile."

It was only today, on reading that an osprey has been seen at the Arne RSPB site only a mile or so away, which makes me think that that is probably what I saw.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #837 on:** 08 October, 2009, 08:36:57 pm »

I think I saw a heron yesterday but it flew away pretty quickly.

Adrian · « **Reply #838 on:** 08 October, 2009, 08:39:30 pm »

Quote from: Kirst on 08 October, 2009, 08:36:57 pm

I think I saw a heron yesterday but it flew away pretty quickly.

That would be the turbo version then.

Zoidburg · « **Reply #839 on:** 09 October, 2009, 05:09:02 pm »

I saw the half swan half canada goose hybrid again this afternoon.

Poor fella was all alone, I will have to get a picture, grey beak like a goose, swan shaped but with a dirty snow coluored plumage.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #840 on:** 09 October, 2009, 11:30:31 pm »

Got any pictures, Zoiders? I suspect you've got a juvenile swan that has grown to full size but has yet to get an orange bill and the white plumage. They stay grey for quite a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Höckerschwan_Cygnus_olor_7b_Richard_Bartz.jpg may help?

FatBloke · « **Reply #841 on:** 10 October, 2009, 08:27:15 am »

Quote from: Zoidburg on 09 October, 2009, 05:09:02 pm

I saw the half swan half canada goose hybrid again this afternoon.

Poor fella was all alone, I will have to get a picture, grey beak like a goose, swan shaped but with a dirty snow coluored plumage.

Cygnet? $:-\$

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #842 on:** 12 October, 2009, 06:37:07 pm »

I saw the heron again today and it was definitely a heron this time, but it still flew away before I could get a pic.

Pingu · « **Reply #843 on:** 14 October, 2009, 09:57:11 pm »

Two herons having a right barney on the shore outside work. They were making a right vicious-sounding hissing noise at each other whilst fighting.

slowfen · « **Reply #844 on:** 17 October, 2009, 11:18:55 am »

A water vole beside a fenland drain

Tim Hall · « **Reply #845 on:** 17 October, 2009, 08:48:06 pm »

A Green Woodpecker as we cycled along NCN21 just south of Gatwick.

clarion · « **Reply #846 on:** 18 October, 2009, 09:21:08 pm »

Heard, not seen, last night, as we camped in a field near Woodstock: At least two, probably three. different types of owl.

L CC · « **Reply #847 on:** 19 October, 2009, 09:08:01 am »

First barn owl company of the season this morning. Nice to see she's survived the summer.

nobby · « **Reply #848 on:** 19 October, 2009, 05:15:49 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 18 October, 2009, 09:21:08 pm

Heard, not seen, last night, as we camped in a field near Woodstock: At least two, probably three. different types of owl.

The one going knor, knor, knor was cycleman.

alexb · « **Reply #849 on:** 19 October, 2009, 10:10:00 pm »

OK, so not terribly exciting on the face of it, but I was walking the dog last night and one of our local urban foxes tried to cross the road and had to scarper to avoid a car, he ran between two parked cars to emerge on our side of the road about 6 feet in front of us, face to face with the dog.
Who promptly froze and scarpered behind me.
Fox then adds to her humiliation by deciding to trot past us and into one of the alleyways...

He was a pretty big lad too, glad they were able to be civilized about it!

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