Nimrod

[Evans Electric]

Just heard this on R4 . Last year a guy fitted a couple of osprey with new American transmitters which the satelites can track and he can monitor their whereabouts. He names the one Nimrod.

Anyway, while the rest of us are trying to find our way about the country with our satnavs and A to Z maps, Nimrod decides to return to last years nest, he,s wintering in Morocco , so he sets off on his own out over the Atlantic on a 35 hour 1st stage of his trip without landing. Over Spain ,then from the usual 500 ft he uses air currents over the Bay of Biscay to rise to 5500 ft and air currents take him up to 100 Km/hr .

Across France, over the English Channel and rests in southern England.

He then flies the length of England and rests in Dumfries .

The guy is tracking him all the way, via the satelites , Nimrod then sets off on the last leg to the West Highlands, the guy knows where he is heading for and is waiting there.

Eventually Nimrod appears, the little aerial can be seen on his back, he circles round a few times then , unbelievably , lands on the nest he built there last summer. B-) Wow !

Sometimes natures wonders make you feel quite small. :|

 

[The Godfather]

built there last summer. B-) Wow !Sometimes natures wonders make you feel quite small. :|

Mankind has virtually lost all his instincts.

Don

 

[ABC Technical]

Apart from the one to kill it seems.

 

[Evans Electric]

Posting this to return to the top , perhaps someone else might find it amazing.

Deke

 

[Andy™]

i read it last time. still a long way to fly and go to the same spot he came from! imaging finding your way from a random place somewhere in cornwell to somewhere is scotland and back without any satnav!

 

[exbdc]

i read it last time. still a long way to fly and go to the same spot he came from! imaging finding your way from a random place somewhere in cornwell to somewhere is scotland and back without any satnav!

Homing pigeons do the same thing & scientists have never worked out exactly how.

 

[Evans Electric]

Just heard this on R4 . Last year a guy fitted a couple of osprey with new American transmitters which the satelites can track and he can monitor their whereabouts. He names the one Nimrod. Anyway, while the rest of us are trying to find our way about the country with our satnavs and A to Z maps, Nimrod decides to return to last years nest, he,s wintering in Morocco , so he sets off on his own out over the Atlantic on a 35 hour 1st stage of his trip without landing. Over Spain ,then from the usual 500 ft he uses air currents over the Bay of Biscay to rise to 5500 ft and air currents take him up to 100 Km/hr .

Across France, over the English Channel and rests in southern England.

He then flies the length of England and rests in Dumfries .

The guy is tracking him all the way, via the satelites , Nimrod then sets off on the last leg to the West Highlands, the guy knows where he is heading for and is waiting there.

Eventually Nimrod appears, the little aerial can be seen on his back, he circles round a few times then , unbelievably , lands on the nest he built there last summer. B-) Wow !

Sometimes natures wonders make you feel quite small. :|

I just dug this up from last year 'cos I like it !!

 

[m4tty]

Its quite amazing really!!

 

[sprocketflup]

Im glad Nimrod hasnt got Seamus, my t watnav, as by now he'd have been sent the wrong way down a dozen one way streets, a couple of thousand miles out of his way for no apparent reason and ended up in the middle of a field in Sidcup.

Seriously tho, mother natures a marvel and no mistake

 

[m4tty]

Im glad Nimrod hasnt got Seamus, my t watnav, as by now he'd have been sent the wrong way down a dozen one way streets, a couple of thousand miles out of his way for no apparent reason and ended up in the middle of a field in Sidcup.Seriously tho, mother natures a marvel and no mistake

You must be local to me mate. I was born in sidcup lol

 

[sprocketflup]

Im no where near Sidcup, not that Seamus cares!

 

[batty]

I started reading this and thought the godfather has returned then saw the date. I did like the godfather.

 

[Apache]

I started reading this and thought the godfather has returned then saw the date. I did like the godfather.

He went back to Italy.

Not heard from ABC technical for a good while. I like Nige and his rats.

 

[batty]

He went back to Italy.Not heard from ABC technical for a good while. I like Nige and his rats.

Did he not get out of the electrical game?

 

[Apache]

Did he not get out of the electrical game?

Think he had a shoulder op. Used to be a PAT tester but gave up. Promised to check in!

 

[Evans Electric]

Ah I remember him too, Also Greeny is quiet these days .