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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

There have been a few deer encounters the past week. There was the usual trio I often see and a couple of solo deer too; and I left the trail camera out.  The trio of deer is a doe and two bucks. This could be a mother and two kids, but it could also be

A week away in Edinburgh, in the campervan. I had not packed all of my camera gear as I was not anticipating there would be much to photograph; I was kind of wrong there! The photo at the top is one of the Highland Cattle that was in the field next to the campsite. At

It seems the birds that had deserted us are back! Although at home we only have a back yard, last year we put up a few bird feeders to see what would happen. To our surprise and delight we attracted quite a few. At first there was the robin, then came blue and great tits.

I decided against titling this, A Hare Raising experience! lol. This was the first time I have managed to see the mountain hares. The previous time I tried they must have been in hiding, but that’s the thing with wildlife; you can’t expect them to be on call! This time though I got very lucky

After several days of appalling weather (cold, rain, fog), it was nice to get out this morning, back to my usual haunt. As usual it was a case of whether I can get to a spot to wait and observe, before any deer got there; otherwise they run off when they hear anyone. On my