Imagine having Ornithophobia and seeing that unit.
We’ve all been there.
In other news, a man dressed as a curlew was fatally shot by a hunting party who thought he was very far away.
This is the kind of the inspiring news I can care for
Only in Yorkshire.
Oh gosh, it’s that time already?! I’m never ready for Curlew Day.
It’s about time someone did this
Good for him. He’s done a fantastic job with the costume too.
I’ve done the Nidderdale Way a few times, and let me tell you, the path has fallen into the River Nidd in a number of places. I’ve both walked and run the route and still had to hop a fence and walk on the other side to safely navigate some sections.
Can’t imagine attempting it with a massive curlew outfit on.
I have been recently lamenting the sad demise of casual UK as a source of bonkers, lighthearted cheery nonsense. But fuck me if a 10ft curlew hasn’t just fixed things at a stroke
Make you praaaaaaaaaaahd to be an Englishman on this patriotic day.
>**Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew.**
I always said that. Just one of those guys you know?
From the link :
A man is walking 53 miles (85km) in a homemade bird costume to raise awareness and funds for conservation projects.
Matt Trevelyan, a farming officer for Nidderdale National Landscape, began the two-day challenge on Saturday and has been walking along the Nidderdale Way.
He crafted the 10ft-long (3m) costume of a Eurasian curlew – Europe’s largest wading bird – out of polystyrene and bamboo.
Mr Trevelyan said: “Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew. She’s a real beauty. I wanted to represent curlews well because they’re such a beautiful bird.”
Would frighten the bloody life out of you!
I recently discovered that the musician David Gray, of White Ladder fame, is a patron of Curlew Action, so I can only assume this is him
Where’s the footage of him walking? I want video
Only in this country could this happen, and I, for one, am really glad. I hope we never lose our eccentricity. It’s what helps make us as a nation stand out, especially these days.
Pah.
‘Curlew sets off on 53 mile walk dressed as a man’
Now that’s a headline.
53 miles?
Does he realize he could just fly?
Long distance treks under muscle power with some associated shtick, is such a British thing.
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Up with this sort of thing
Imagine having Ornithophobia and seeing that unit.
We’ve all been there.
In other news, a man dressed as a curlew was fatally shot by a hunting party who thought he was very far away.
This is the kind of the inspiring news I can care for
Only in Yorkshire.
Oh gosh, it’s that time already?! I’m never ready for Curlew Day.
It’s about time someone did this
Good for him. He’s done a fantastic job with the costume too.
I’ve done the Nidderdale Way a few times, and let me tell you, the path has fallen into the River Nidd in a number of places. I’ve both walked and run the route and still had to hop a fence and walk on the other side to safely navigate some sections.
Can’t imagine attempting it with a massive curlew outfit on.
I have been recently lamenting the sad demise of casual UK as a source of bonkers, lighthearted cheery nonsense. But fuck me if a 10ft curlew hasn’t just fixed things at a stroke
Make you praaaaaaaaaaahd to be an Englishman on this patriotic day.
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>**Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew.**
I always said that. Just one of those guys you know?
From the link :
A man is walking 53 miles (85km) in a homemade bird costume to raise awareness and funds for conservation projects.
Matt Trevelyan, a farming officer for Nidderdale National Landscape, began the two-day challenge on Saturday and has been walking along the Nidderdale Way.
He crafted the 10ft-long (3m) costume of a Eurasian curlew – Europe’s largest wading bird – out of polystyrene and bamboo.
Mr Trevelyan said: “Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew. She’s a real beauty. I wanted to represent curlews well because they’re such a beautiful bird.”
Would frighten the bloody life out of you!
I recently discovered that the musician David Gray, of White Ladder fame, is a patron of Curlew Action, so I can only assume this is him
Where’s the footage of him walking? I want video
Only in this country could this happen, and I, for one, am really glad. I hope we never lose our eccentricity. It’s what helps make us as a nation stand out, especially these days.
Pah.
‘Curlew sets off on 53 mile walk dressed as a man’
Now that’s a headline.
53 miles?
Does he realize he could just fly?
Long distance treks under muscle power with some associated shtick, is such a British thing.
See? Birds aren’t real!
That’s a really good costume.
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