Randomness

[Jobbo]

[Swervin_Mervin]

That is amazing.

Kudos to the sellers for spotting that market. I bet they laugh their bollocks off everyday at the negative reviews whilst watching the cash roll in

[mik]

[mik]

I have done this with a Eurasian Eagle Owl - with a 185cm wing span.

It was impressive

This Sea Eagle appears to have something like a 2.5m wingspan though.

[dinny_g]

A mate of mine has 3 Sea Eagles nesting on an Island about 400 yards of his property...

[mik]

Extremely

[dinny_g]

They feed at first and last light in the same run of shallows. Regular as clockwork.

I got to within 5 yards of one perched on rock in the bullrushes by just drifting in silently in in a Sea Kayak..

The spectacle of it taking off and watching it soar away from directly underneath will stay with me forever...

[Swervin_Mervin]

Eagles are fockin' heavy:



ISTR that this may have been a Sea Eagle but it was a bloody long time ago now and I can't remember. It was fine on landing - it's when they push off to take to the air again that you really feel it!

[mik]

Awesome Mike

I am no expert but that looks more like a Goldie than a Sea Eagle. Only fractionally smaller though.

I held a smaller (around 170cm wingspan) Steppe Eagle on an outstretched arm (it didn’t know me so it would not allow me to bring my elbow into my body like it’s handler was able to). After about 90secs my shoulder was shaking uncontrollably and I wanted that big bugger OfF. It was like a pathetic version of a Worlds Strongest Man event

We get a lot of Buzzards round the house, owls at night, and the occasional Hen Harrier, and Sparrow Hawk. Peregrines live very nearby but yet to see one from the house.

Birds Of Pret are epic.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Awesome Mike

I am no expert but that looks more like a Goldie than a Sea Eagle. Only fractionally smaller though.

I held a smaller (around 170cm wingspan) Steppe Eagle on an outstretched arm (it didn’t know me so it would not allow me to bring my elbow into my body like it’s handler was able to). After about 90secs my shoulder was shaking uncontrollably and I wanted that big bugger OfF. It was like a pathetic version of a Worlds Strongest Man event

We get a lot of Buzzards round the house, owls at night, and the occasional Hen Harrier, and Sparrow Hawk. Peregrines live very nearby but yet to see one from the house.

Birds Of Pret are epic.

Yeah I wasn't convinced my memory was right there. In fact now I think ISTR that the Sea Eagle was having a day off that day as she'd been a bit naughty and briefly escaped earlier in the week.

FPMSL at the arm shake - deffo had that. Just grit your teeth and keep smiling 'cos everyone's looking at you. And yes, the WSM analogy is spot on

[mik]

Why was I not previously aware of this musicality?

[DeskJockey]

Birds Of Pret are epic.

Have you taken to observing women working in the food services industry? It might look odd if you're loitering outside shops with binoculars...

[mik]

Sorry - it was a Freudian Slap.

[mik]

[Swervin_Mervin]

Dark choccy version for me pls. But then I also like my dark chocolate caramel wafers refridgerated - not sure the wife would be too happy if I had an advent calendar in there.

[ZedLeg]

Cold caramel wafers are wrong. You don't get the chew.

[jamcg]

I’d have to replace that tea cake every day

[Jobbo]

Cold caramel wafers are wrong. You don't get the chew.

What Zed said. My wife likes to put chocolate in the fridge but that comes from 7 years of living in Texas. Utterly ruins any caramel stickiness.

[mik]

I’d have to replace that tea cake every day

Ah - you need this version

[Swervin_Mervin]

Cold caramel wafers are wrong. You don't get the chew.

What Zed said. My wife likes to put chocolate in the fridge but that comes from 7 years of living in Texas. Utterly ruins any caramel stickiness.

It doesn't actually. Well at least not the Tunnocks variety, ime - we don't tend to eat any other chocolate that has anything in it like caramel etc. That first bite of the Tunnocks will snap, yes, but then it becomes immediately chewy. Most subsequent bites are chewy. Dark chocolate remains cold and tasty. Win all round