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| Hen Harrier |
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| Peregrine |
Images from RSPB. These birds were too distant to photograph.
And then - there was the heather, covering the hillsides, coating them in a furry, lilac, purple colour!
Sunday 19 August 2012
Hen Harrier or Peregrine?
Back in April John went on a 'Forest of Bowland Festival' walk, looking for Hen Harriers & other birds, in the Leaburn valley. He didn't see any harriers then, but we think we did yesterday! (but they might have been Peregrine Falcons!)
The birds were quite distant & of course appeared just as John was trying to keep his feet dry, crossing the beck - and not succeding in either case - but the show they put on was worth getting his feet wet! Twisting & swooping, flying up together & turning as if passing something from one to the other, an amazing sight that went on for 10-15 minutes. Suddenly they swooped low over the valley, rose high then flew off in opposite directions & the show was over!
Images from RSPB. These birds were too distant to photograph.
And then - there was the heather, covering the hillsides, coating them in a furry, lilac, purple colour!
Images from RSPB. These birds were too distant to photograph.
And then - there was the heather, covering the hillsides, coating them in a furry, lilac, purple colour!
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