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Emus!?
Aberlady is well worth a visit at the moment. Lots of flowers and butterflies. Saw a roe deer and fawn, a low flying peregrine and a cute mustelid. Only saw its head poked above the ground checking us out. It poked its head out three times. Must have been a weasel or baby stoat. The hole only looked big enough for a mouse. Though I watched a guy putting his body through a tennis racket at the fringe.
Emus!?
Big flightless birds, like ostriches but smaller.
;)
I suppose that these ones technically weren't wildlife, but I wasn't going to let that stop me posting.
There was a man who went through a tennis bracquet in the Jim Rose Circus in the late 1990s. Anyone remember where the Leith Palladium was?
There was a man who went through a tennis bracquet in the Jim Rose Circus in the late 1990s
The Armenian Rubber Man! I had an odd conversation with him one time...
...go on...
EDIT: Opening for Nine Inch Nails, apparently:
South Lanarkshire has many rheas. In 2016 two escaped. They are still less bother than emus south Lanarkshire also has many llamas, alpacas etc. Not sure what the link is between south Lanarkshire and Peru? North Lanarkshire has no Andean livestock
Two ptarmagan clucking and clattering about with a couple of juveniles, apparently somewhat bothered by 130-odd hill runners going past, but not, apparently, bothered enough to go somewhere else.
A hairy caterpillar crossing the towpath by Gogar Station Road Bridge.
A water vole (possibly) swimming across the canal by Gogar Station Road this morning. It was slightly too distant for me to get a good look and had disappeared into vegetation at the far side by the time I was passing, but it appeared to be reasonably large with chestnutty brown fur and a not particularly long body. I couldn't really see its tail.
What a stoater! I was having a chat with a colleague before leaving work as we looked out over nearby car parks. A rabbit bolted from the bushes and went flying across the most distant car park, closely pursued by The Heriot-Watt Stoat! The chase continued back and forth across the car park for a few moments until someone emerged from an office, spooking the stoat and giving the rabbit the opportunity to make its escape.
More butterflies than I could count today, as I explored the environs of Dryden and Loanhead Colliery. Found a huge patch of brambles, too, not quite ready for picking though.
Ended up mucking around in Polton Glen, then realised I was meant to be at home waiting for a phone call.
@chdot handsome fella! (Grey?)
@jdanielp that's a rather good highlight!
@Arellcat those are very nice
@Arellcat I hope this is the start of an upturn for insects (better weather and banning of certain insecticides)
Wondered why big seal hanging about.
Thought spotted Merlin near Whitekirk east Lothian last night but hey might be downgrading to sparrowhawk from funny angle.
Lot of Labradors and mini schnauzers staying at hotel I was at.
West links in north Berwick is a dog walkers paradise before 8a.m
@chdot - Lovely. Caption:- "Do I have to ******* migrate YET AGAIN?"
Grey backed gull stabbing and tearing at dead pigeon in Exchange Crescent.
Off to the taiga?
Anyone spotted any jellyfish in the canal yet? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/14/freshwater-jellyfish-spotted-shropshire-canal
Yesterday in the Burdiehouse Burn Park, a fancy white pigeon flying around with a puffed up throat. Thought it had its head stuck in a plastic bag for a start.
Like #10 here: https://twistedsifter.com/2011/04/bizarre-gallery-of-grand-national-champion-pigeons-30-pics/
The Kingsknowe Rat is dead (on the towpath at Kingsknowe, no less). Long live The Kingsknowe Rat!
There’ll be another 3 along soon...
Apparently kingfishers inspired the design of Japanese Bullet Trains http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5224
(Right-click and 'View Image' to see a comparison or just admire the lovely kingfisher.)
Fox by the Burdiehouse Burn. Couldn't finish walking the dogs without them stopping every 5m to look behind us to check if it was still there.
DogS? You have more than one now? I need an ears update.
Two hobbies showing off while hunting house martins over Madame IWRATS' mum's meadow.
A kingfisher (yes, a kingfisher) by the seaside at Batz-sur-Mer.
@Frenchy oh oh I had assumed that was just a dog you knew / had met! Good to know you have those ears & legs on hand at all times.
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