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fox cub sitting on grass

More Time With The Cubs

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 […]

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pregnant roe deer

She Has Had Her Baby!

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

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two fox cubs

The Fox Family

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

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Fox - vixen

Fox, Deer & Woodpecker

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

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Roebuck

A Morning With Roebuck

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

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toad

Toads To Foxes As Well As Deer

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

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Roe Bucks & Their Antlers

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

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blue tit in flight

In Flight – Birds & Deer

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

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