Sights and Sounds of Spring!

Thank you for this clip it was so funny to see the jay marching around quite oblivious to the buzzard's calls!

Charles Mullins on 16 Feb 2010 19:17:36

Nice one, Dan. If it is a buzzard it sounds incredibly close to the microphone!

Stuart Petch on 16 Feb 2010 22:08:22

I can confirm it was a buzzard after looking out of the window and seeing a pair of them circling over the lambwatch field, getting severle.y mobbed by other birdsAlso , not picked up by the microphone unfortunately, a skein of about 49 geese flew over, honking to each other.... a marvellous sight !

Lynda on 16 Feb 2010 23:13:31

I am not sure whether they were Canada geese or Greylag geese but they were flying in a perfect V formation !

Lynda on 16 Feb 2010 23:23:22

Oh Lynda that would great to see lucky you. :)

Catherine&Family on 17 Feb 2010 05:20:58

ooh there were even more sights of spring than I thought. Good ol geese :)

Dan on 17 Feb 2010 09:02:47

What a lovely clip reminding us that spring is really on the way AT LAST.Thank you Dan for cheering me up today,wish I was there on lovely day's like that.

Louise on 17 Feb 2010 11:16:50

Played this clip and my dogs thought it was something outside and went bailing out the back door, barking. When they came back in, I played it again. They finally caught on and gave me a dirty look. It was so funny! Thanks.

g mosher on 17 Feb 2010 12:21:55

after listening to the different calls on the rspb site, the geese that flew over were Canada geese

Lynda on 17 Feb 2010 14:02:26

ah, wonderful! Reminds me of a recent winter day when I could hear geese off in the distance somewhere, but never realised that I inadvertently photographed them when I was taking a landscape shot! : ) You'll have to choose the 'All Sizes' option above the photo to have any chance of seeing them, but there are actuallya couple of (very!) distant V formations in there. Click for pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yorkieboy/4278868733/in/set-72157623193377787/

Stuart Petch on 17 Feb 2010 18:31:50

Hi Stuart - that pic is stunning I have to say, but sadly I couldnt see any V shapes even on full - size! Where abouts roughly are they?

Dan on 18 Feb 2010 11:35:26

Hi Dan - cheers. I've now added a note for you, so this should help a bit. They're far from obvious! : ) Go here and the notes should show up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yorkieboy/4278868733/

Stuart on 18 Feb 2010 13:57:46

Thanks Stuart for that - now you have pointed out where they are you're absolutely right - there are some geese there!! Talk about needing a magnifying glass !! :) What a great pic... where was it taken?

Dan on 18 Feb 2010 14:14:58

LOL - cheers mate. Like I say, they were incidental to the pic. It was taken in Dentdale, which is on the Yorkshire/ Cumbria border. Pretty near to the railway station of Dent.

Stuart on 20 Feb 2010 18:28:35

Yes a Buzzard I have seen them I believe there are three, what a great time of the year spring has sprung :)

Sir David on 08 Mar 2010 23:48:08