I am certainly that age or beyondYer've got to be of a certain age to know that
one of my earliest memoriesYer've got to be of a certain age to know that
Mine is 'listen with mother' sat by the wireless with motherone of my earliest memories
Shimsteriom
Master Procrastinator
My earliest memory is getting out of bed this morning.
probably true, at some point, everything becomes a memory of a memory...My earliest memory is getting out of bed this morning.
"I caught sight of an unknown to me, bird of prey today. I was driving over the wild wilderness area not far from the Crychan forest and the army ranges when this bird flew up off the top of a wide, old farm hedge. It took me by surprise but I couldn't keep my eye on it as I was approach a sharp blind bend in the track I was driving along. Just a few metres before I saw it I had passed a track on my left with a sign pointing to MERLIN COTTAGE - It stayed in my mind as I wondered just who would want to live so far away from any habitation! A sign to a farm,I could understand as it is very much sheep country but to a cottage is a bit different - holiday cottage for a farm?? Any way, my thoughts are is there a possible connection between the name of the cottage and the mystery bird?
The only thing I saw clearly was the 'underneath' was very light coloured.
Just had a thought, my car Road Hawk camera
is recording all the time! I will check out the SD card tomorrow."
Just taken me a long time to find the file but 'ere it is.
Looking at it, I think it is a buzzard - a bit big for a Merlin according to the description given in my original post.
The only thing I saw clearly was the 'underneath' was very light coloured.
Just had a thought, my car Road Hawk camera
is recording all the time! I will check out the SD card tomorrow.
"Just taken me a long time to find the file but 'ere it is.
Looking at it, I think it is a buzzard - a bit big for a Merlin according to the description given in my original post.
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"I caught sight of an unknown to me, bird of prey today. I was driving over the wild wilderness area not far from the Crychan forest and the army ranges when this bird flew up off the top of a wide, old farm hedge. It took me by surprise but I couldn't keep my eye on it as I was approach a sharp blind bend in the track I was driving along. Just a few metres before I saw it I had passed a track on my left with a sign pointing to MERLIN COTTAGE - It stayed in my mind as I wondered just who would want to live so far away from any habitation! A sign to a farm,I could understand as it is very much sheep country but to a cottage is a bit different - holiday cottage for a farm?? Any way, my thoughts are is there a possible connection between the name of the cottage and the mystery bird?
The only thing I saw clearly was the 'underneath' was very light coloured.
Just had a thought, my car Road Hawk camera
is recording all the time! I will check out the SD card tomorrow.
Just taken me along time to find the file but 'ere it is.
Looking at it, I think it is a buzzard - a bit big for a Merlin according to the description given in my original post.
where abouts are you? looks too white for a buzzard
I was driving in wild-west country
but if you put BABEL in goggle maps it should give you an idea - I think there is only one homestead in the village!! I don't know if it is Carmarthenshire or Powys - border country.
Certainly NOT a kite and I was doubtful if it was a buzzard. It is too big for a merlin and not like a goshawk. I will look up hen harrier - the area is very remote.
Specially if you are a bloke.......
doesn't stop some folkSpecially if you are a bloke.......
Hen Harrier looks to be the winner! The glimpse I got as it took off was a blue-grey colour before it turned and showed its undercarriage - tart
- although I think that colouring is the male." The hen harrier is a slim bird. Males are blue-grey with a white rump, pale underside and black wing tips. Females are brown above and streaky below, with a white rump and a banded tail."
very exciting if so! they might eat the odd grouse so they get hammeredHen Harrier looks to be the winner! The glimpse I got as it took off was a blue-grey colour before it turned and showed its undercarriage - tart
" The hen harrier is a slim bird. Males are blue-grey with a white rump, pale underside and black wing tips. Females are brown above and streaky below, with a white rump and a banded tail."
They give me an earful on a regular basis and manage to do massive shits on the paintwork of anything parked in the shed
My earliest memory is getting out of bed this morning.
Don't ask me what I had for lunch..
