Embarking on our Night Patrol, the horizon was lit up with multiple sheet lightning flashes way across Lyme Bay to the north. No accompanying thunder was heard. As we entered the top meadow, the flashes continued unabated every few seconds. Usually, we could expect to encounter five or six animals at this first checkpoint but the meadow was eerily empty. After calling, a solitary dog fox emerged from the hedgerow but seemed loathe to approach into the open.
The sheet lightning had evidently unsettled the denizens of the night. It was certainly eerie in the combe.
Friday, October 04, 2013
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