Video: Can you identify this mystery bird?
Last updated 16:13, Thursday, 22 May 2008
MYSTERY surrounds the origins of a six-foot tall bird which landed in St Bees, at the weekend.
Barbara and Glynn Trodden were amazed when they looked out from their home at Syke House and saw what appeared to be an ostrich-like bird strutting around in open farmland.
The couple took a video of the bird before it flew off towards St Bees.
“It was like a giant rhea or ostrich, but ostriches do not fly, that’s what really puzzled us” said Mrs Trodden.
As Mr Trodden tried to get closer to film better, Mrs Trodden said: “I was nervous it might turn on him... I estimated it was nearly six foot high.”
The Troddens have been in touch with Muncaster Owl Centre and were told they had no escaped or runaway birds.
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There's nothing common about this crane I can assure you of that.There was something of the sort knocking about up the top-end of Eskale years ago, it got the name crazzy crane due to it's wild frenzied behaviour. However, there was several sightings of an emu in seacale not all that many years ago, my mate took a picture of it perched on dobbins back when he was out with his metal detector.
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In response to Gaz T, I have also heard of Ronalds film which may solve this mystery bird riddle, although I am yet to see it as this appears to have a mystery of it's own, surrounding it's current whereabouts?
Legend does tell it may be in an attic somewhere.
Posted by Leon S on 28 May 2008 kl. 09:00