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I was out and about this morning, looking for the pregnant Roe Deer I have been keeping an eye on, who I was hoping had given birth to a kid. She has (whoopee); but that is for another post. Anyway, I had seen the deer and her kid from a distance, but I thought I’d […]

I knew there were foxes nearby but it was not until my trail camera picked up a little cub over a week ago, that I realised there was a family. A neighbour then told me she had seen the cubs one evening, so, for several nights I was out, hoping for a sighting. Unfortunately, even

It is that time of year when the young of many animals start to appear. This is mum (the Vixen), and she and her partner have a group of cubs. I caught one on my trail camera, but I’m really hoping that I’ll get to see them out in the day playing around, and get

We managed to get away for a couple of days mid-week to Masham, North Yorkshire. A nice stroll along the river Ure leads to Marfield Wetlands, for some bird spotting. Also, on the way home we stopped briefly at RSPB St. Aidan’s. We have been to Masham several times. It’s not far away, the campsite

I set out in the morning to put out my trail camera and as it was not particularly early I did not really expect to see any deer; they would usually be deep in the woods and probably lying down, having a nap. I was wrong! Walking on the track I noticed a deer in

A week of catching up on the local nature, featuring mammals, birds and an amphibian!  Everything from the past week is together, in one nature package. Several walks have taken me down the valley, up the hill, along the stream and down the lanes. All of which means there must be something to see; which

If you see a Roe Buck in winter/early spring, you might think that there is something a bit strange about their antlers; that they look furry.  Roe Bucks shed their antlers around November and they start to grow again in December – they look like furry little lumps when they grow again. When they are

I had some photography fun the other afternoon, capturing garden birds mid-fight; but first the flying deer, which I was not too happy about! I set out one morning to see if the deer were around. Unfortunately there was someone walking just ahead of me with two dogs – not the ideal situation if you

Herons are a regular sight in the area, whether down in the valley, along the river and even in ponds. Many people post photos of their sightings of the herons, including me, but I had no idea where they were coming from … up until now! On a morning walk I saw a heron fly

It has been quite a while since I have seen a fox, so I was delighted when this beauty appeared. I decided to go and put the trail camera out where there is (still I hope) a badger sett. I know there has been a fox in the area too and it may well be