Sunday, 3 March 2013
A Walrus in Orkney????
Yes! Apparently..... it's on one of the more Northerly of the Orkney islands, North Ronaldsay. First one in over 100 years - they are not normally this far South. This one looks like a young male and appears healthy. Some photos are available here (North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory Blog)
As Lewis Carroll wrote in "The Walrus and the Carpenter"...
"The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and ceiling wax, of cabbages and kings, of why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings."
Aye well, the folk of Orkney are talking about a walrus at the moment!
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Going to check out the site. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe walrus made his way across to Norway apparently! (He was identified by his markings).
DeleteFabulous photos on the site... he looks quite happy... just taking a little holiday perhaps!
ReplyDeleteYes - he only stayed a day or two and then set off for Norway (apparently). Clearly on a bit of a holiday as you say!
DeleteOh my, what a magnificent creature. It's HUGE !
ReplyDeleteI know -I would love to have seen him for real!
DeleteA walrus! How cool! I loved the photos.
ReplyDeleteI know - it was a bit of a surprise to the whole of Orkney - he even made "The Times" (the London one). LOL!
DeleteSo that's why they were playing "I am the walrus" on the radio this morning!
ReplyDeleteYes - lots of walrus jokes etc for a few days ;-)
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