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The header photo above was taken in early June (see blog post She has had her baby). Since then I had only seen the mother a couple of times, no sign of her kid. That would not be unusual as the mothers leave their very young safely hidden while they go off for a feed. […]

After two weeks away, I went out a couple of times to catch up on the deer. Unfortunately, and a little worryingly, there was not a single one to be seen. I usually see one, even if it is just running away! I decided to put the trail cameras out for a few days to

I was just going out to put the trail camera on location and had an unexpected, but very pleasant, watch of the fox cubs.  I saw there were four or five of them, with one in particular being quite boisterous! I think a couple of the cubs wanted to be left alone, but someone wanted

She has kept me waiting, but finally the pregnant roe deer I have been keeping an eye on has had her fawn (or kid, whichever you prefer). They usually give birth any time between mid-May to mid-June, so she was taking it to the limit. I had seen her the day before; at least I

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