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Bizarre!!!!

Bizarre event this morning. I'd just parked the car in the car park at Callow Rock SWT offices near Cheddar and was walking across the car park towards the office building when I hear a rush of wings behind me. I turned and looked over my shoulder - nothing. Turned to face front again just in time to see a flurry of black wings go round the corner of the building and a Peregrine banking off sharply to avoid trees. I followed the Peregrine as it turned and flew out of sight. I then continued towards the building thinking "Hmm, Peregrine after a Crow, not something you see that often". I turned the corner and stopped dead in my tracks as I was face to face with a rather flustered looking Glossy Ibis as it stood on the path just outside the office door. It then flew across the road and landed in a tree. I raced back to the car and managed to get my camera out and got a record shot of it as it flew off overhead. I'm glad I got the shot, as I hardly believed it myself :-))

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Wow! What an amazing thing to see!

Re: Bizarre!!!!

One of those 'magic moments' which you don't forget !