Normally around here they avoid large broad-leaf woodland and favor of spinneys or tree lined tracks. the main criteria seems to be being able to see anything coming before it sees you. once the young are able then theres no hiding the nest as the noise is unmistakable as it the mess Lol
good to hear mate, she would be off all her legs in it had slipped into the nerves, that is what happened to flash, he was unable to even stand within hours. the feet also knuckle under and the neck is like its shrugged.
they are based on the sun being in its predicted place, but if the earth has indeed shifted then the sun would be further north and we would get longer daylight hours than we did before.
didnt he get shot by a gamekeeper who shot through the back on the 4 x 4 he was a passenger in as it drove away? the bullet passing through the back doors the back seat, then the front seat, before finally embedding itself in his spine?
i believe its more to do with heat and the length of time that heat lasts. we are already at the slit point of 12 hours plus of daylight.
Where are you getting 12 hours of daylight from? We are another month away from the equinox. Sunrise 7.22am sunset 5.27pm today.
TC
obviously not the same place as you, but from being out at dusk and dawn