welsh1 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Riding down the road today and these two jumped out from the hedge side, it doesn't look like it but a swift right left swerve stopped them being road kill, although i suspect the rat has breathed his last by now .I did stop and went back but the bird had taken his lunch elsewhere. raptor.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 I think Rat made it. The last time stamp is 15:20:58 and Rat and Raptor are separate! I'd have thought both would have hightailed it out of there after your entry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thought was the name of Robs local Pub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 And by that I mean, amazing stuff! Nice grab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 It 9 minutes ago, chrisjpainter said: I think Rat made it. The last time stamp is 15:20:58 and Rat and Raptor are separate! I'd have thought both would have hightailed it out of there after your entry I stopped at the bottom of the road and turned around and as i came back up he still had the rat, i went 50yds down to turn around and be able to park up and maybe get a pic and they had gone In that still i think the angle makes them look seperate but he has him with his leg pushed back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 3 hours ago, welsh1 said: It I stopped at the bottom of the road and turned around and as i came back up he still had the rat, i went 50yds down to turn around and be able to park up and maybe get a pic and they had gone In that still i think the angle makes them look seperate but he has him with his leg pushed back. oh. well. he's a gonna then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) I had an experience yesterday with a Red tail Hawk i was running my cocker spaniel when she came across the hawk on the ground i walked up to it you could tell she was tame i video her then picked her up with a towel out of my van i put the video the Falconry page on FB within an hour she was reunited with the owner it turned out she had been lost for over 3 weeks the hawk was 32 yrs of age Edited May 26, 2020 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: I had an experience yesterday with a Red tail Hawk i was running my cocker spaniel when she came across the hawk on the ground i walked up to it you could tell she was tame i video her then picked her up with a towel out of my van i put the video the Falconry page on FB within an hour she was reunited with the owner it turned out she had been lost for over 3 weeks the hawk was 32 yrs of age Wow great job , and a good age for a bird , did not know they lived that long . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 That’s superb, it’s amazing what you glimpse as you’re driving about. I had this wee chap run out on me a couple of years back - it wasn’t so lucky I’m afraid, I suspect it’s mind was on dinner rather than the green cross code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 What fledgling had it got Jonty/ Hard to tell from pic. Young skylark? NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Very useful tail, if you know a fly tyer........and you can stand the lingering mustelid stink! 😝! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 23 minutes ago, NatureBoy said: What fledgling had it got Jonty/ Hard to tell from pic. Young skylark? NB I’m afraid I couldn’t tell you - I wasn’t sure myself. That said, I’ve just looked at some pics of young skylarks and it does look very similar. 4 minutes ago, panoma1 said: Very useful tail, if you know a fly tyer........and you can stand the lingering mustelid stink! 😝! Very true 😀 my fly tying box does have an aroma all of its own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Rim Fire said: I had an experience yesterday with a Red tail Hawk i was running my cocker spaniel when she came across the hawk on the ground i walked up to it you could tell she was tame i video her then picked her up with a towel out of my van i put the video the Falconry page on FB within an hour she was reunited with the owner it turned out she had been lost for over 3 weeks the hawk was 32 yrs of age That's great, i bet the owner was over the moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 1 hour ago, welsh1 said: That's great, i bet the owner was over the moon. Yes he was he been looking every where for her he tried to give me money for finding her but i wasent having none of it hope somebody do the same for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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