Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1034751 times)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4675 on:** 19 September, 2016, 01:28:18 am »

A coyote gaily trotting across US-93 just north of Wells NV this morning.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4676 on:** 20 September, 2016, 05:01:09 am »

Bison. Two different ones. Plus a bunch of deer. And a ground sqrl. Which became a ground ground sqrl, unfortunately, after losing a scrap with one of the Ratmobile's rear tyres.

JStone · « **Reply #4677 on:** 20 September, 2016, 09:55:12 am »

Common dolphin, Loch Broom (13/09/16)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4678 on:** 24 September, 2016, 02:11:59 am »

P9230061 by Mr Larrington, on Flickr. Black tree rat, Soo Locks Park, Sault Ste Marie MI.

Ruthie · « **Reply #4679 on:** 24 September, 2016, 07:41:19 pm »

20160921_113245 by Ruth Irving, on Flickr

2016-09-24_04-43-19 by Ruth Irving, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #4680 on:** 24 September, 2016, 08:59:03 pm »

Hot hedgepig action video.

hedgepigs_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

JonBuoy · « **Reply #4681 on:** 01 October, 2016, 06:38:08 pm »

Rabbits - loads of rabbits.

Not exactly seen today - more like a couple of weeks ago.

I accidentally ended up riding along a bit of the A46 just north of Leicester one evening. There was a stretch with a wide, lush grass verge with some woodland beyond it. There were loads of rabbits stuffing themselves in the evening sun. What surprised me was the fact that they seemed completely unconcerned by the juggernauts hurtling past them but as I pootled by on my bike there was a sort of Mexican wave of them disappearing into the wood. I guess that I looked/acted more like a predator.

Feanor · « **Reply #4682 on:** 01 October, 2016, 07:00:07 pm »

Deer, Ptarmigans, red sqrl, Mountain Hare ( being chased unsuccessfully by a Very Fast dog ), several dogs of the Wrong Kind to have up a hill.

One guy had a small sossidge-dog running along the steep track at his feet, and a puppy sossidge-dog ( chipolata-dog? ) stuffed up his jumper.

perpetual dan · « **Reply #4683 on:** 02 October, 2016, 09:33:51 pm »

A pair of fallow deer on the road ahead while I was riding earlier, they carried along the road for a bit before heading into the trees. Probably the longest time deer have been that close that I remember.

Pingu · « **Reply #4684 on:** 09 October, 2016, 07:09:26 pm »

Yesterday at Loch of Strathbeg: deer, kestrel, buzzards, hundreds of geese (pink footed, barnacle), hundreds of ducks (wigeon, shoveller, teal & others), loads of whooper swans, a snipe & a water rail.

Today: some seals, a heron, some buzzards.

And we've just been watching a bat flying over the garden.

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #4685 on:** 09 October, 2016, 07:22:04 pm »

Two squashed squirrels on a road near the Rhine. They are a rusty red colour but not red squirrels as we know them, I think.

Pingu · « **Reply #4686 on:** 09 October, 2016, 08:14:33 pm »

They probably are (Eurasian) red squirrels. They come in a range of hues. We've seen virtually black ones in Germany.

rafletcher · « **Reply #4687 on:** 10 October, 2016, 02:41:24 pm »

Backlit by the early morning sun on a frosty misty field opposite the house, a pair of unconcerned muntjacs strolling around. And later, one of the increasingly common buzzards quartering the field behind the house.

Also heard last night, an owl of some ilk (likely tawny female) the te-whit one. We don't often hear the male response.

Ruthie · « **Reply #4688 on:** 13 October, 2016, 08:33:57 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 09 October, 2016, 08:14:33 pm

They probably are (Eurasian) red squirrels. They come in a range of hues. We've seen virtually black ones in Germany.

And in North America.

IMG_0663 by Ruth Irving, on Flickr

woollypigs · « **Reply #4689 on:** 13 October, 2016, 09:25:10 pm »

Ninja squirrel?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4690 on:** 13 October, 2016, 10:55:46 pm »

At least one sqrl, one side of which is black?

OK, two sqrls. This one was in Soo Locks Park, Sault Ste Marie MI and flagrantly ignoring the "US Government Property: Keep Out" signs around the locks.

cycleman · « **Reply #4691 on:** 14 October, 2016, 07:58:13 am »

2 green woodpeckers along the jubilee river near Slough yesterday

rafletcher · « **Reply #4692 on:** 15 October, 2016, 08:27:07 pm »

A field vole, unfortunately dead (courtesy of the cat I assume) on the path, a heron, a buzzard, and a flock of terns heading for the reservoir for the night.

Pingu · « **Reply #4693 on:** 22 October, 2016, 04:42:01 pm »

Tree rat, a couple of buzzards and a rarity for us, a bullfinch.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4694 on:** 23 October, 2016, 05:59:06 pm »

Red kite circling over Hillingdon circuit which, at least according to the BHPC's chief twitcher in residence, is not all that unusual though I've not seen one that close to Londonton before.

Steph · « **Reply #4695 on:** 23 October, 2016, 11:37:17 pm »

They used to be urban birds.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4696 on:** 24 October, 2016, 12:27:18 am »

Simultaneous contrasting woodpeckers this morning.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #4697 on:** 24 October, 2016, 02:10:17 am »

A buzzard flying over our village. A lone crow scrambled from the trees along the side of the field and proceeded to mob it until it had cleared off.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4698 on:** 24 October, 2016, 03:14:46 pm »

Quote from: Steph on 23 October, 2016, 11:37:17 pm

They used to be urban birds.

Mr Burrows (for it was he) said "wake me up if you see one in Norfolk" but he was being grumpy coz he fell off his bike earlier and skinned his elbow.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4699 on:** 25 October, 2016, 11:32:10 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 24 October, 2016, 03:14:46 pm

Quote from: Steph on 23 October, 2016, 11:37:17 pm
They used to be urban birds.

Mr Burrows (for it was he) said "wake me up if you see one in Norfolk" but he was being grumpy coz he fell off his bike earlier and skinned his elbow.

I have thrice seen kites in Essex. I would imagine that they have been seen in Norfolk too.