I was having yet another go for you know what. Again no luck
with Goosander, Kingfisher, Little Egret and a couple of Wall butterflies the
only sightings of note.
As I was scanning for birds a cow on the far (east) bank of
the river started to bellow loudly. Most of the large herd of cows on my side
of the river ignored it but three individuals started responding. The next
thing one went charging down into the wet woodland here, I watched it move
through the trees, crashing through branches and wading up to its stomach in
the pools, a distinctly primeval vision!
I assumed it would stop when it got to the river but it
simply continued and swam strongly across despite the high river levels and very
strong current.
A couple of minutes later and the other two did the same
with one almost getting swept away until it found its footing on some gravel
and clambered out of the water.
I can only assume that some of the East Bank calves were those
of the swimmers but why they responded to the adult cow’s calls and why none of the rest of the herd reacted I have no idea.
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