I went for an early-ish walk with my dog, (5.45am) today, to take advantage of the cooler part of the day, and also because there are rarely anybody out dow on the marsh at this time. We have an young English Bull Terrier and he can be a bit of a pain with other people, not in a nasty way but he is very exhuberent!
Anyway, the walk started well, quiet, cool and very pleasant. We did not get far from the house, about 1/2 mile, when we have to cross a railway line. There is a little old railway crossing cottage where an old lady lives, and the said lady likes to feed the foxes and the birds. There are always lots of pigeons down there, and they are fairly used to people and don't spook too readily. Except today...
When said dog and I went past under the power line where they were perched, they decided they didn't like the look of us, and exploded into flight, all 30 or 40 of them! The 3 cables of the high power line started to dance wildly and produced a very respectable firework display, along with some pretty spectacular explosions!
I can tell you I didn't stay long under the lines!! We then carried on our enjoyable walk without further trouble.
On return, I found a guy in a van looking at the lines.. The whole electric network in the area was down....
We shouldn't persecute animals. They will get their own back eventually!
Nature showing her superiority and strength.
ReplyDeleteGot to love it.
Regards.