Spotty

Spotty
Originally uploaded by Crowcombe Al.

Found this flat out on the ground near the kitchen, so picked it up and put it on the summer house roof. Good job I wore gloves as the claws are long and sharp.

It's a male and looked like an adult. We think it was involved in a territorial dispute with another male and lost.

Eventually it disappeared - never found the body so assume it was OK - and there are definitely still two pairs around plus some youngsters.