....... "Our Green Garden" Episode 6 with Richard Attenborough
" ...And here, from our secluded viewpoint, we can see the slightest of movements......
and yes, there she is....the mad biddy
so rare to actually capture her in the darkness, more normally seen in the daytime, where while she's clearly the dominant species, she mixes freely with the other denizens of this glorious space of safety for so many species.
Something must have disturbed her, to be venturing out this late
Here we see her peeking out of her lair, stopped, she sniffs the air for dangers ..
And OMG, there it is.
The first recording of
The 'Crescendo '
Rarely captured by any film crew.
It's the main characteristic of mad biddies.
Once enraged enough, they gird themselves and make an almighty racket.
Common to all biddies when overcharged or enduring bad service,
Terrifying to all as, it marks the beginning of their headlong assault on the senses of any foes unwise enough to enrage them ..few escape from such encounters unscathed.
The stillness of the night air shattered, as the other animals of the garden, at first standing in silence, now scatter for their lives like wildebeest at a Serengeti watering hole, at the booming approach.
Even the feared 'Swing Badger ' beats a hasty retreat.
She stops, halfway through her run,.has the rush exhausted her ....?
No... Something glistening in the shadows, seems to have caught her eye.
She glances around, sniffing the air once more for the scent of any danger...
Satisfied that none dare challenge her domination of the garden
She collects her spoils, a flask it seems...and saunters back to her lair...
Where likely, some anointed creatures might share the safety of her nest...such is the magnificence of this creature,
Some call the Protector of the many ..."
