Pile of poo

wuthered · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Pile of poo

Sorry to lower the tone, but does anyone recognise this?

Spotted today on a mountain moor. I had just seen a red grouse near by. Could there be any connection?

Firth of Forth · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject:

What an enormous pile of poo! Whatever or whoever produced it....how come there is so much??
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Third Generation · Member Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Fife

Hubbie says it pheasant poo. Apparently they roost overnight in same bit and it builds up. Shocked

Looks a tad suspect to me but as he can't use a computer I safe to say that. Laughing

Jean

wuthered · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject:

Third Generation · Member Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Fife

He not sure sry Crying or Very sad

There not too many grouse in East Neuk but birds are a lot similar.

Personally I think whatever it is it is needing to cut down on its fibre intake Wink

Jean

Wildlifewriter · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:13 am Post subject:

Rather tentatively, I'm going for pheasant as well.

This based on no more than (a) size - would expect grouse poo to be smaller, and (b) colour - grouse droppings tend to be more yellowish or even orange-ish. Apparently because they eat a lot of heather shoots. (It says, here.)

Could be wrong - none of my field guides include close-up pictures of bird crap, for some unfathomable reason. Smile

-Wlw

Third Generation · Member Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Fife

OK Hubbie says it could be grouse as they bouth roughly the same poo.

Question

How come he an expert on bird poo is anyones guess BUT he seldom wrong!!

Jean
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Team Ballibeg · Member Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 150

Its goose crap.

Dave

yob kulcha · Member Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 359

Mrs yob brought my attention to something similar today on the Campsie Fells. Oh dear, I can't add anything more constructive to the conversation than "me too" so...er...PUMAS!! RUN FOR THE...oh, probably best not to.

Jack Aubrey · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: Pile of poo

Jack Aubrey · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:21 am Post subject:

For those with a particular interest in poo, I can recommend Snaik's new cache Not Queen's View Again (GCV2GY). FoF and I ftfd it yesterday. It is a worthwhile stroll up a rocky gorge with some terrific waterfalls. And a continous trail of shite various all the way up (or down) culminating sadly in a plastic bag containing some large and decomposing human deposits.

Jack with Eyes Averted
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