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Badger cubs

The Badgers young are now out and about, Still small about 14″ long they stay close to the Sett entrance but are not that timid, Sometimes coming too close. As i Move around only two meters away from them they’re totally unconcerned, Concentrating on the peanuts scattered about. Sudden noise sends them trotting back into the sett only to reappear within a minute or two, to carry on the business of finding food.

The pictures were taken with flash and the Badgers are totally unconcerned , showing more interest in the click of the camera earlier on when the light was better. After the first shutter click this too has no effect either !

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April 23, 2015 by timpad Categories: UncategorizedTags: Badger, Badger cub, Badger sett Leave a comment

In Search of Snakes

Now that the warm weather has finally arrived i’ve tried to find some snakes , with some luck , Adders mostly , actually they’re the only ones i’ve seen so far . Walking through the heather spotting them can be difficult , it seems you see them when your not trying ! and they’re close , not more than two or three feet away , one i saw was coming towards me and slipped up and over the toe of my boot , only after did i think ” what if it went up the leg of my trousers !” Ahh !

It makes you very careful where you place your hands on some of the steeper slopes, in all i spotted five in about two hours , ranging in colours , very light buff , olive to green ,

More to follow.

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April 15, 2015 by timpad Categories: UncategorizedTags: Adder, Adders 5 Comments

Bank Voles Are Back

After a short Break the Bank Voles are back again , there seem to be two different types coming to the log , Bank Vole and Field Vole ? , i’ll get some mug shots together and put them up on the site This particular vole will let me get within 2 – 3 feet of it – just sitting there eating some food , totally chilled out, but others seem to be bags of nerves , possibly because they’re in a different territory , they rarely tolerate each others presence. While watching them i ‘ve noticed a Shrew coming in and eating the seeds , but photographing it has been a bit frustrating !!

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 by timpad Categories: UncategorizedTags: Bank vole, field vole Leave a comment

Back to Hares

I’ve tried in the last couple of weeks to photograph Hares boxing and after a number of days out i still have had no luck , but i live in hope ! still i did get something .

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March 11, 2015 by timpad Categories: UncategorizedTags: Hare Leave a comment

Spring is in the air

Well it looks like Spring has finally decided to start , with a few nice sunny days , if a little cool still , when the suns not out . i watched these Long Tailed Tits collecting feathers from around the garden to build a nest , they’re not short on ambition when it comes to the size of feather they’re after.

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