Thursday, April 28, 2011

Out of the Blue...

There we were, high on the moors between Wolsingham and Hamsterley, when we heard the distant clamour of geese ........... then these two greylags hove into view ......


..... passed a few feet overhead with a lot of excited 'honking' and then disappeared over the horizon.
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  1. ADRIANApril 28, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    They have got to be the noisiest birds in the UK. I rather like them.

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  2. QDanTApril 28, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Hi is this what these are ? photo #9
    http://teddytourteas.blogspot.com/2011/04/brenda-teddy-and-more-cup-stones.html
    cheers Danny

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  3. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Noisy creatures aren't they? Lovely to watch though.

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  4. lotusleafApril 29, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    yes,the noisiest and the most aggressive birds! I was bitten by one of their ilk in Assam a few days ago:(

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  5. PhilApril 29, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Me too Adrian, they sometimes seem to be holding conversations...

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  6. PhilApril 29, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    I think they're greylags Danny

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  7. PhilApril 29, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    I really enjoy watching flocks of geese in autumn Toffeeapple - they make a wonderful wild sound..

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  8. PhilApril 29, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Hi lotusleaf, I think they've been used as the avian equivalents of watchdogs - see http://www.ancientsites.com/aw/Thread/1211592

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  9. holdingmomentsApril 29, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    I love these noisy geese. Very sociable.

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