Monday, November 10, 2008

crane??

saw it between wolsden (near todmorden) and littlebourgh
it was standing in a cricket/football feild (i think)
what made me think it was a crane were:
its posture-not at an angle
its head height of the ground and neck length
its short bill
its size
no pattern visible although it was from a distance
i only saw it driving past so i dint get a good view
it was only after i had left it that i though that it could be a crane
please could somebody check it out

4 comments:

Nick Carter said...

I have put it out on the grapevine in case anyone is passing but did you rule out the possibility it might have been a Grey Heron?

Sandra said...

Can you elaborate please. I live in Walsden. Was it on the football field not far from the garden centre, before you get to the Bird i'th'Hand pub or beyond Summit?

Sandra

Nick Carter said...

Sean Gray checked the area this afternoon but didn't find anything.

Daniel Branch said...

yeh
it was just with the body posture. it was at an angle and its neck was much too long for a heron. yes we had just finished at the garden center so i would have been there