Post by madwest on Mar 4, 2016 11:00:53 GMT
Hello there. Old member of the WAB forum. Glad to find you all over here.
I live on the Isle of wight.
I nearly left my bins in the car this morning when I headed off for the usual dog walk. Glad I didn't. I got to see two ravens displaying to each other. I don't know if it was a territorial or mating thing but it was amazing. One flew in a huge circle around me (about 500m diameter) and as it flew, it suddenly tucked it's wings in, flipped on its back, glided and dropped a few metres before flipping back over, flying on and repeating the process. After it landed, another appeared and started doing the same thing but flying off in the opposite direction.
If you're ever visiting here, I highly recommend the Yarmouth estuary for birding. Last time I was over there, I bagged a peregrine, curlews, a pair of ravens, a pair of shovellers, kingfishers, a gorgeous little goldcrest and, the piece de resistance, a great northern diver. The latter is an incredibly rare sighting here. I went home with such a big grin on my face. This is the bird that got me into this great hobby in the first place after I read Arthur Ransome's Great Northern as a child. BTW the other joy of this area is that you can walk a dog AND bird watch at the same time.
I live on the Isle of wight.
I nearly left my bins in the car this morning when I headed off for the usual dog walk. Glad I didn't. I got to see two ravens displaying to each other. I don't know if it was a territorial or mating thing but it was amazing. One flew in a huge circle around me (about 500m diameter) and as it flew, it suddenly tucked it's wings in, flipped on its back, glided and dropped a few metres before flipping back over, flying on and repeating the process. After it landed, another appeared and started doing the same thing but flying off in the opposite direction.
If you're ever visiting here, I highly recommend the Yarmouth estuary for birding. Last time I was over there, I bagged a peregrine, curlews, a pair of ravens, a pair of shovellers, kingfishers, a gorgeous little goldcrest and, the piece de resistance, a great northern diver. The latter is an incredibly rare sighting here. I went home with such a big grin on my face. This is the bird that got me into this great hobby in the first place after I read Arthur Ransome's Great Northern as a child. BTW the other joy of this area is that you can walk a dog AND bird watch at the same time.
