Was trying to photo this kestrel hunting, but before my camera was sorted it had pounced behind a hut and flown onto this post with its catch. But what is it? I’m rarely stumped, but I ain’t got a clue.
Are you 100% sure that it's actually an animal and not some animal coloured bit of rag that it's picked up by mistake. It's just glaring at you to stop you realising 😁
It’s an odd one. With such mega eyesight I’d be surprised if they make mistakes like this. But it has fur not feathers, colour of nothing I can think of apart from red squirrel , so I’m thinking rag as well.
Several places in Lancashire, and several on the east cost (Norfolk/Suffolk). But the most "famous" nationally is the RSPB reserve at Minsmere - just up the road from Sizewell B nuclear power station.
The mention of hut and the manure drag rake seen in the photo though made me think off at a tangent to other possibilities like, say, if it’s a remote non public area the remains of deers from small scale processing awaiting disposal!
Yup, I wouldn’t rule out a kestrel taking road kill or other remains which I believe normal occasionally for them; esp if winter has been hard for feeding. Rabbit or even hare depending on location it could well be.
Birds can be stoopid.... lying in my bed with lurgy for days I've been watching the local burds. A Jackdaw on the roof directly opposite was maniacally pecking at something it had in it's claws. Other Jackdaws became interested, a magpie got involved for a while. We're close to the sea, It has to be a mussel or something similar. I got the bins out and had a look. It was a stone.
Well done 😁 But seriously, what was it up to? The other birds around seemed to realise and gave up. This idiot kept hammering away. And I always thought the Corvus' were smart!
Lorraine McCall began her attempt today at a continuous, self-powered round of the Grahams, a four-month tour of upland Scotland combining walking and bikepacking. If successful, she'll be the first person that we know of to do it.
