Wildlife Snaps

[Princess Pooper]

I can never remember without looking it up whether this is a small, large or Essex skipper, we get all 3 in the hay meadows.

 

[smcapstick]

White legged damselflies on the river which is renowned as a site for them. They spread throughout the farm at this time of year, even walking through the wheat you see loads of them on a warm still day.
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That's a lovely picture

 

[Princess Pooper]

And here's one especially for those who equate wildlife with weed ridden farms We don't grow thistles deliberately but are not obsessive about getting rid of them either because they are FANTASTIC for insects (and finches..)

 

[Princess Pooper]

Weighing and tagging our barn owns today. 5 chicks well feathered with good weight. All should fledge I hope unless the weather goes bad.


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Did ours yesterday. 2 ringed,+ one juvenile flew away, one dead. Good weights - it's a good year for voles if what our cat keeps bringing back is anything to go by! Great to have them breeding again after the owl population crash last year with that dreadful cold spring.

 

[Princess Pooper]

We have several field ponds and one in particular ( a local wildlife site) is great for damselflies. Here are some emerald damsels,

very distinctive and a bit picky about where they choose to live, they seem to thrive there.

 

[llamedos]

@Princess Pooper you take some fabulous close up shots, thanks for sharing

 

[Princess Pooper]

@Princess Pooper you take some fabulous close up shots, thanks for sharing

Thank you - but without digital photography both to dump all the out of focus ones and also to be able to crop and zoom the photo you wouldn't be seeing them!!

 

[Philip Watkins]

A few from today.

 

[B&B Pig Man]

Some amazing pics in here!

I can see I'm going to have to get my camera out again soon, and get some practise in, just to keep up with the standards in here!

 

[Hobo]

Last night turned off the tv and heard something making noise in the chimney. It a closed insert stove. So dismantled the baffles to get a view up the flue but could see nothing just hear the scratching still. All could do was to close the door on the stove and go to bed. had a look half an hour later and found this in the stove

We know that there is a nest in the barn of this little owl.The adult owls have been terrorizing the dog and the cats for the last 2 weeks in the evenings and night

 

[Andy26]

Dont think any pictures will be coming.the man who been photographing hares at my farm for the last 18 months has been told to go elsewhere.he has made over 4k in the last 2/3 months bringing others here and pocketing the lot
Nick...

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[llamedos]

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[nick...]

Thanks for reminding me.id expect 90% of those hare pictures were taken at mine along with the deer pics.only seen about 50 hares today,both barn owls and the kestrel family who will be eating the little birds in my mums garden.i gave the man an inch,he took a foot and kicked me up the arse.tosser
Nick...

 

[RolyD8K]

always plenty going on at the bird feeders

 

[AF Salers]

Spraying the rape off this morning and disturbed this fallow deer, followed her up the tramline.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Two wood pigeon chicks in a privet hedge about 2 yards from the house .

 

[Bobthebuilder]

blackbird decided a good place to nest is under the seed head on the combi :-/

 

[llamedos]

Look who is hanging around in the woods @Gator @Leereade thought you might both like these better than fatty ratty

 

[Leereade]

Look who is hanging around in the woods @Gator @Leereade thought you might both like these better than fatty ratty View attachment 58872 View attachment 58873 View attachment 58874 View attachment 58875 View attachment 58876 View attachment 58877 View attachment 58878 View attachment 58879 View attachment 58880 View attachment 58881

Brill glad you finally got to see them

 

[Gator]

Cracking pictures told you the camera took clear pictures and videos love the stag.