My father and I have been getting on really well lately. Then this morning we had a mini ding dong about the NFU. I think that it is generally a good thing and ... well, let's just say he's not sure. Luckily the matter remained in hand and I have promised to put his name forward as the President when Peter Kendall retires.
We also had another debate about one of these
Or was it one of these?
We couldn't work out if it was a Cattle Egret or a Great White Egret. (Thanks to my rubbish compooter skills, the Great White Egret pictured is only a mini Great White Egret which will please the irony lovers amongst you.)
Anyway. Which ever it actually is, I was rather fond of it. It was good to see something a bit different on the farm.
I am sure that I have already shared with you the strange desire I have always had to kick a heron up the bum. I have to fight this temptation every time I see one.
I don't want to get all poetic on your ass but the Egret is a much more graceful bird. It is what a heron would look like if it had a shower, a shave and brushed its hair.
I dont know what this bird is but there has been one hanging about on the wash (sutton Bridge side) near where i walk the dog. He seams to like the marsh pools, and hangs about on his own. very nice chap
Just been chatting to my friend Mike (what he doesn't know about birds isn't worth knowing) and he reckons if you're sure it wasn't a little egret, then it's far more likely to have been a cattle than a great white.
This site might be of interest:
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7259&sid=e44d6be6519490ab4ed464a97a799fcc