Strange Thing you see whilst out in the countryside

[paulus 26]

10 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

few lakes by us are full of terrapins...

The ones i have caught have bright orange with black spots to there under shells 

[paulus 26]

3 minutes ago, Nicepix said:

I was fishing a small river in Spain and landed a cornish pasty on a worm bait. Place was full of terrapins. 

Fishing one of the lakes near here I've seen a black kite taking small fish from the surface. It has happened quite a few times so not an isolated incident. This summer a bat was seen flying around my swim on the River Charente around midday. That took things from the surface like swallows do. 

i once watched what i thought was a swift skimming the top of a local canal, when i managed to get a better look it was a hobby. A local commercial is having problems with crow and ravens taking fish now the water level is so low after the dry summer.

[Nicepix 5,650]

10 minutes ago, paulus said:

i once watched what i thought was a swift skimming the top of a local canal, when i managed to get a better look it was a hobby. A local commercial is having problems with crow and ravens taking fish now the water level is so low after the dry summer.

Yes, there is a migration route for hobbys along the River Vienne that runs south to north. I have seen them taking mayfly type insects off the surface. On the shoot I was part of I used to sit out near the pheasant feeders shooting sqizzers. Many times a hobby could be seen hunting the small birds that were attracted to the feeders. The twitchers refused to believe it claiming that they migrate, but this pair didn't and in France I regularly see hobbys in winter flying just above ditches hoping no doubt to ambush some small birds. I am presuming that the  migraters are from northern Europe.

Edited October 23, 2022 by Nicepix

[keepdiggin 9,561]

An alligator snapping turtle got caught near me rumours were it took a spaniels leg off

[Arry 22,346]

1 hour ago, W. Katchum said:

Pics or I don’t belive ye

Gave them a body swerve. I was not getting too close to that Lol.

But 10am and full moon going up and down Lol.

Cheers Arry

 

[tomburras 2,730]

Was walking down the side of a shed and lit up a bloke with my lamp I said what are you doing? He said he was a hanger spotter.

[mackem 27,259]

9 minutes ago, Arry said:

Gave them a body swerve. I was not getting too close to that Lol.

But 10am and full moon going up and down Lol.

We can visualise it 'Arry

[paulus 26]

1 minute ago, Griswald said:

I never saw the catch but I witnessed what I thought were kestrel but may have been hobbies that had caught a swift, this was on the roadside which is a common hunting ground for kestrel so I still believe that's what it probably was.

The things you see 

[tomburras 2,730]

1 minute ago, paulus said:

The things you see 

Wow

[mackem 27,259]

1 minute ago, paulus said:

The things you see 

Did you snap that paulus? Incredible pic, once in a lifetime

[paulus 26]

2 minutes ago, Griswald said:

Brilliant picture.

Not mine unfortunately but one i had to save, Did go out one afternoon with a lad with a male Goss. straight off the fist and onto a little owl sitting in a tree.

[paulus 26]

Just now, mackem said:

Did you snap that paulus? Incredible pic, once in a lifetime

No mate. Out of my league that one. 

[mackem 27,259]

Just now, paulus said:

No mate. Out of my league that one. 

Pin sharp pic that though

[paulus 26]

2 minutes ago, Griswald said:

Arguably the most handsome BOP in Britain, on par with the Golden Eagle and Peregrine for me, a proper stealth fighter.

Sat fishing last summer, Spotted what thought was a female sparrow hawk on the ground on a wood pigeon it had just taken. it was a Tiercel Peregrine, They breed in the next town on either a large antenna tower or on the spire of the main church. 

[paulus 26]

6 minutes ago, mackem said:

Pin sharp pic that though

i have managed to get into positions to take what would be a great shot but tend to fluff something up at the last second