Jay

Posted by on Apr 14, 2014 in 2014, April, Birds, Jay, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Bird, Jay, April 2014

 

Garrulus glandarius, often heard, seldom seen for more than a flash of tail. (more…)

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Mesolithic survivor

Posted by on Apr 11, 2014 in 2014, Deer, Fauna, March, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, March 2014

 

Roe deer hind, Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Easter bunny

Posted by on Apr 10, 2014 in 2014, Fauna, March, Rabbit, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, rabbit, March 2014

 

Well, almost … (more…)

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Gone fishing

Posted by on Apr 9, 2014 in 2014, Birds, Grey Heron, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Bird, Heron, March 2014

 

Early morning visit to the pond by a Heron, Ardea cinerea. (more…)

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Roe deer by night

Posted by on Apr 8, 2014 in 2014, Deer, Fauna, March, Roe, Spring | 1 comment

 

 

Fauna, Roe deer, March 2014

 

Looks like a Capreolus capreolus buck in the top picture although the “horns” might be shadow! (more…)

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Introduced by the Romans – probably!

Posted by on Mar 26, 2014 in 2014, Birds, March, Pheasant, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Bird, pheasant, March 2014

 

Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. (more…)

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Return of a native

Posted by on Mar 25, 2014 in 2014, Deer, Fauna, March, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, March 2014

 

A Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus, one of only two deer species native to Britain. (more…)

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Posing squirrel

Posted by on Mar 25, 2014 in 2014, Fauna, Grey Squirrel, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Grey Squirrel, March 2014

 

Sciurus carolinensis, apparently giving a wave to the remote camera. (more…)

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Storm casualty

Posted by on Mar 22, 2014 in 2014, General, March, Nest, Spring, Spruce, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, March 2014

 

Nest on fallen Spruce in the south of the wood. (more…)

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Deer track

Posted by on Mar 17, 2014 in 2014, Deer, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Deer, March 2014

 

Seen on the west ride. (more…)

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Spawn

Posted by on Mar 14, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, spawn, March 2014

 

Part of a large amount of spawn in an overflow pool near the pond. (more…)

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Bumblebees

Posted by on Mar 13, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Insects, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bumblebee, March 2014

 

Probably Buff-tailed bumblebees, Bombus terrestris, spotted near each other while trying to burrow on the east ride. (more…)

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