Local part 1

 A local walk with the camera recently produced some canny wildlife. A pair of Roe Deer came very close to me after a dog barking startled them. In fact, even though I felt guilty, I had to startled them myself by coughing to get them to turn away from me, the female was that close I thought I was going to get jumped on. A Grasshopper warbler (I’m not sure if it was the same bird I had seen before) put on a good show as I was walking back.

A pair of Roe Deer.

This image might have been taken with an 800mm lens but this is full frame no cropping involved. She was coming very close. 

After I had to startle them they both ran off.

Grasshopper Warbler.

Same day…

 …different location. Roe Deer and Red Squirrel. The light was really harsh in both locations making getting a half decent shot difficult.

Roe Buck.

Red Squirrel.

Roe Deer…

 …seem to be everywhere at the moment

These were “up the whinnies” as we used to call the fields they were in when we were kids.

Brown Hare “up the whinnies”.

Another day and a different Brown Hare not far from where the other was.

Barn Owl out hunting.

The same Barn Owl on a very distant post.

Barn Owl with its bait.

Pow Hill

 An early morning local walk before I went to Pow Hill turned up a couple of Roe Deer in the “back field” which are always nice to see. Unfortunately, no Red’s or Crossbill while I at Pow Hill but it’s still nice to be out.

A pair of Roe Deer.

Lizard.

Treecreeper.

Siskin. 

Clara Vale & Burdon Moor

 It’s a week since I paid a visit to Clara Vale, the first time this year. No Kingfisher in the four hours I was there but still some canny stuff and it’s always nice to have some good crack in the hide. It was then onto Burdon Moor where I got my first Chiffchaff of the year.

Redwing.

There were plenty of Ivy berries to keep them going.

Female Yellowhammer.

Long-tailed Tit.

This Roe Deer casually walked past the hide.

My first Peacock Butterfly of the year.

And my first Chiffchaff of the year at Burdon Moor.

Song Thrush.

Long-tailed Tit.

Male Stonechat doing what comes naturally.

Female Stonechat.

Hovering Kestrel.

It dived but came up with nothing.

Then landed in this tree.

There were at least four Roe Deer in the field eating the grass in the late afternoon sun.