FANTASTIC WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS
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So far this week we have had a young Red squirrel in the garden, yesterday one of the local Buzzards picked up and flew off with a thin snake from the field opposite – I had no idea that Buzzards eat snakes.
Today there was a bit of commotion in the field nest door, on investigation a young Buzzard was attached to an well grown Leverett. The Bird killed it in the end but as I write is still unable to take off with it, it launches but cannot get enough height to clear the ground so the whole lot comes down in a heap about two or three metres away. I think that the bird could carry it away if it carried it in two talons instead of one and that it is having to learn the hard way.
Has anyone else seen anything similar?
You lucky beggar coldandwetatsea! Only the other day we were saying that we hadn’t seen any colour of squirrel for a year or so. Plenty of buzzards around here but the only excitement with them is when they are harassed by smaller birds. Enjoy!
Beautiful when a weasel sat in front of Mrs B, about a mtr away, just staring at her
My greatest experience was swimming with a wild dolphin for about 3hrs, while anchored in a bay in the BVI
I feel very blessed here in Brittany……wildlife in abundance. We watch the wildlife in our own field/garden.
It is quite incredible to listen to the noises from all the wildlife at night!!
My pleasure is sit outside very early morning and listen to all the birds start singing. Some even imitate human sounds. One crow will insist on imitating a reversing lorry beeping. Quite amusing.
I have watched osprey in the past struggle to get a big fish out of the water with two sets of talons and have to give up and look for something a bit more manageable. Eyes bigger than his capability!!!We have the privilege to watch partridges, pheasant, different owls including the Eagle Owl, Sparrow Hawk, Kestrel, Buzzards, Black Kites and just occasionally the odd Osprey returning north after its winter break.
Deer, pine martin, red squirrel, wild boar, hare, rabbit, badger, pole cats, weasel including my family of foxes which visit nightly. The male has had mange and I managed to get Sarcoptic Mange treatment for him from a uk supplier which has done the job and he is starting to look a lot better!We had a problem in April this year as our Green Finches contracted Fat Finch Disease which is prevalent in France at the moment and we were unaware of it and lost so many birds to the condition . So we removed all feeders and sterilised their water bath to remove the disease from our garden. When we feed over next winter we will have sterilised feeders at the ready.
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Wow Liz, you should run wildlife watching tours. I had no idea that Eagle Owls were nearby. i will look up Fat Finch on the interweb.
Yes the Eagle Owl is an occasional visitor during the summer months – he lands on the bedroom roof like a baby elephant! Promptly skiis down to pick up a mouse feeding on the grain dropped from the bird feeders under the tree just outside. We always warn visitors not to worry the roof isn’t about to fall in! A neighbour in has lost small cats to them sadly. He certainly wont tackle ours…..they are all overfed big lumps.
Seen any lions yet?
Fitter
Are you suggesting that these sightings are not genuine, or is there some other point to your post?
Please explain yourself?
Do you know even though surrounded by farms we have never in 15 years seen a rat!
No lions Fitter…..although i at one stage wondered if lynx were around as a couple of trees had deep scratches on them – they were badgers scratches posts. Patience and quiet and you will see these animals, none of which are rare!!
We have lived here in southern morbihan for 15 yrs and i have only seen a red squirrel once …..we have the usual small birds and green woodpeckers and once had a kingfisher in the pond and herons.
We had a laugh last year. A breeding pair of pheasants had set up again by our neighbour’s barn. The female was feeding in the field and was nigh on invisible. Stood within a few feet the male in all his glorious mating colours was giving it what for. Preening and squawking look at me! Pillock!
A few weeks later we saw all the family in the lane outside our house. Lovely.
This is going to upset some, but here in the valley, we have the following on a constant daily basis. Red squirrels, owls, buzzards, roe deer, badgers, pine martins, bats, salamanders, to name but a very few. It is one of the reasons I love this place.
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Now i am jealous Flowergirl……..kingfishers are the most beautiful little birds a real delight to see them! I saw them only once at Slimbridge.
Herons are seen around the rivers sometimes and more common.In the Cotswolds there was a male pheasant that chased every car that passed the farm where he lived. I will confess we passed twice just to see him defend his territory!
Bill – have you ever entered the water with Dolphins around? I would have loved to have had a swim with them….the most elegant and intelligent of creatures I was brought up on the Moray Firth coast and saw them regularly but they were always too far off land.
Yes Gleaner….not surprised at all. These animals are normal sightings. Delightful, although i know the red squirrels love to annoy your wee girls! lololol
Regular Kingfishers Liz, on our local Etang, deer in the ‘back field’, Hen Harrier (occasionaly), kestrel, nests in our trees, little owls,hoopoe, Storks, salamander, snakes, lizards, foxes, weasels, wabbits etc, we are so lucky, humming bird moth,peacock moth. Stag Beetle, lotsa bees.
Occasional Lion
Not welcome, Asian Hornets
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Haven’t you heard?
Yes liz, I said earlier, I had the luck to swim with a wild dolphin for about 3hrs in the BVI;
We were at anchor when it came into the Cove, it even allowed me to put my arms round it, played, it would dive out of sight and shoot out of the gloom beside me, quite boisterous. such power, could have killed me no problem.
After a while a young lad 9, from another yacht, came into the water, the dolphins behavior changed, much more gentle with him, they played, throwing a towel to each other.
Amazing beautiful creature
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We have seen the dolphins from my b-i-l’s boat, plus loads of little nosey seals. Water much too cold to get into though!!! lol
If anyone decided to go to Scotland on hols then Channory Point opposite Ft George is the place to go. They come within 10 meters of the shore there.
One female regularly took her baby into the Kessock area of Inverness and we watched from a little cafe on the shore……they fished jumped and played – it was such a pleasure to watch them.1 user thanked author for this post.
Had whales swimming alongside too in Biscay and the Canaries
Dozens of basking sharks, esp’ off the W side of the IOM and W of Scotland.
Curious Turtles alongside Mid Atlantic when becalmed
Flying fish landing on deck.
Beautiful listening to dolphins twittering away to each other, clearly audible inside the boat when they are playing alongside.
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