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Gilly C
Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2620 Location: South Cumbria
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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WHOOPS !
We have Peregrines here and we live down a single track road sometimes one of them pops up in front of the car flies just a metre in front and about a metre high racing the car !!!! I am told this is normal behaviour for them I am so intrigued watching them I am sure it will be my downfal and one day I will in end up in the ditches either side of the road !!l |
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16075 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Sparklepeeps wrote: | I kept seeing a very large bird of prey on the ground in a field I drive past (at about 60mph) on the way to work every day. I was so intrigued that it was always there but only ever got a glimpse, I was begining to wonder what exciting prey must be living in that field. Three weeks later.....
..Ive realised its a blumming plastic 'scarecrow' bird of prey! (the farmer must be moving it arond the field periodically.  |
Well, you're excused as you were driving so fast you couldn't study it that well.  |
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16075 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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Gilly, that sounds fantastic! I'd love to see that sometime. (just watch out for the ditches, won't you? ) |
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Sparklepeeps
Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1960 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Chicken Palace wrote: | | Sparklepeeps wrote: | I kept seeing a very large bird of prey on the ground in a field I drive past (at about 60mph) on the way to work every day. I was so intrigued that it was always there but only ever got a glimpse, I was beginning to wonder what exciting prey must be living in that field. Three weeks later.....
..Ive realised its a blumming plastic 'scarecrow' bird of prey! (the farmer must be moving it around the field periodically.  |
Well, you're excused as you were driving so fast you couldn't study it that well.  |
they are very good though! obviously very effective as it certainy had me fooled! |
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