Ongoing joke

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

10 minutes ago, paulus said:

Spent to many years fannying about with birds of prey, Always found i either had the money and not the time or the time and not the money, Flown accipiter's, Long wings,  Buteo`s and parabuteo`s.  To get a bird truly fit requires a level of commitment most are not capable of giving, consequently there birds never reach their true potential, Some people do achieve it and a bird in prime condition is a sight to behold. Chucking something over a hedge on a Saturday morning to catch an unsuspecting pheasant or rabbit just does not do it for me, 

I’ve had a Harris hawk male that did what you describe mate .Down to myself not devoting the time to get it proper fit .Lamped rabbits and bits ,ferreted a few rabbits for it but wasn’t my main hobby therefore it just grew fat and lazy .Sold it to lad that promptly got it killed by another Harris female trying to fly as a coilition.

Ill get another when I’m fully retired I’m sure of it ,probably a red tail or gos  .

[paulus 26]

13 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

I’ve had a Harris hawk male that did what you describe mate .Down to myself not devoting the time to get it proper fit .Lamped rabbits and bits ,ferreted a few rabbits for it but wasn’t my main hobby therefore it just grew fat and lazy .Sold it to lad that promptly got it killed by another Harris female trying to fly as a coilition.

Ill get another when I’m fully retired I’m sure of it ,probably a red tail or gos  .

Red tails are Grumpy fuckers by nature, but i once new a lad who put the time in with one and it was a pleasure to watch. Gos`s were known as the chefs bird in olden times, Great birds who have no half measures unlike say harris hawks. My favourite was always the sparrow hawk, Had hours of fun flying them, Everything from starlings on the school field to moorhen and even the odd magpie. 

[forest of dean redneck 11,624]

59 minutes ago, walshie said:

And they reckon the one we had here had come over from Ireland. 

Be interesting if more come this way , I can’t remember but think the theory was it was on ice flow that drifted this  way then melted ? 

[Chid 6,542]

38 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Be interesting if more come this way , I can’t remember but think the theory was it was on ice flow that drifted this  way then melted ? 

So global warming caused it to be where it is

[Bush Rummager 4,706]

43 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Be interesting if more come this way , I can’t remember but think the theory was it was on ice flow that drifted this  way then melted ? 

We've already had the odd polar bear make it's way over to these shores you know!!

Polar bear washes up on Scotland's Isle of Mull - Country Life

WWW.COUNTRYLIFE.CO.UK

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An RSPB officer has found an Arctic polar bear washed up on the west coast of Mull

 

[forest of dean redneck 11,624]

56 minutes ago, Chid said:

So global warming caused it to be where it is

Not really plenty of animals turn up where they shouldn’t .

[forest of dean redneck 11,624]

49 minutes ago, Bush Rummager said:

We've already had the odd polar bear make it's way over to these shores you know!!

Polar bear washes up on Scotland's Isle of Mull - Country Life

WWW.COUNTRYLIFE.CO.UK

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An RSPB officer has found an Arctic polar bear washed up on the west coast of Mull

 

I know one thing if I seen a polar bear on uk land I wouldn’t be standing that close to it

[Bush Rummager 4,706]

10 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

I know one thing if I seen a polar bear on uk land I wouldn’t be standing that close to it

Same here mate!!

Obviously it's an old April fools.. if I remember I'll send it my Mrs this year!! She one of those types that is really intelligent... but thick as f**k at the same time!!

[walshie 2,804]

1 hour ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Be interesting if more come this way , I can’t remember but think the theory was it was on ice flow that drifted this  way then melted ? 

Probably came over on the ferry.

[tatsblisters 9,915]

Has there been any opinions from wildlife experts and scientists on how this walrus ended up on our shores.

[Jonjon79 13,358]

3 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

Has there been any opinions from wildlife experts and scientists on how this walrus ended up on our shores.

I think it just came out of the water mate

[tatsblisters 9,915]

5 minutes ago, Jonjon79 said:

I think it just came out of the water mate

What i meant mate is where is the nearest place to our shores walruses are living. If it had been washed up dead it might have been easier to explain 

[Jonjon79 13,358]

1 minute ago, tatsblisters said:

What i meant mate is where is the nearest place to our shores walruses are living. If it had been washed up dead it might have been easier to explain 

I know mate - I honestly have no idea.

 ....... it's a cool thing to see here though - that's some set of tusks

[Jonjon79 13,358]

There's some info here about the one seen in Pembroke.  They say it was the same one that had been in Ireland.

 

They reckon it came from either Greenland or Svalbard.

ORCA - Walrus sighting on the Welsh coast

WWW.ORCAWEB.ORG.UK

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ORCA protects whales and dolphins in UK and European waters.

 

[tatsblisters 9,915]

1 minute ago, Jonjon79 said:

I know mate - I honestly have no idea.

 ....... it's a cool thing to see here though - that's some set of tusks

I know years ago a large dead sea fish a ling if memory serves me right was dumped in the river Dearne nr Mexborough and a few believed it had managed to get up from the sea. lol . It makes me wonder if this walrus was caught in a net then released when the boat was in our waters.