Monday 10 May 2010

A bit of a Puzzle. What Did I See?

Unfortunately no photo, not even a fuzzy one. As we were walking through the churchyard this afternoon we came face to face with an animal. Unfortunately as soon as it spotted us it vanished before I could get the camera out of my pocket.

At first I thought - ah a Muntjac as it reminded me of some of the pictures I have seen. Looking up their description they appear to be not much bigger than Bobby but this seemed quite a bit larger. Colour brown with no markings. The puzzle was it appeared to have horns rather than antlers. Two unbranched horns about a foot in length, vertical and curving backwards slightly. Maybe it was a goat but it wasn't like any I have seen in the past. No sign of a beard either.

We went for a wander in the couple of the vdirections it could have gone but there was no sign of it and, unusually, Bobby didn't seem to pick up a scent.

4 comments:

  1. Hi John, it sounds like it was a Roe deer.

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  2. Hello John, I wouldn't like to hazard a guess but it is very intriguing and I love a mystery so I do hope you solve it.

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  3. Hello Linda. I guess I will have to live in the village for another 30 years before I see it again ;) Whatever it was I wonder where it came from.

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  4. Hello Jan. It was such a fleeting glimpse I almost feel as though I dreamt it. I will have to ask around and find out whether there have been any other sightings.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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