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I live in a camper van with a West Highland Terrier for company.
My passion is creating images but it is a work in progress.
I am always willing to share what knowledge I have and can be contacted through the comments on this post or e-mail ADRIAN
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Tuesday, 3 May 2016

MOSTLY MAMMALS. (O3/05/16)

I have been away for the weekend. The weather was par for a Bank Holiday, wet, cold, a bit dank and dismal but we had a good time.
This morning I went birding, it was a pleasant waste of time.
Whilst eating breakfast I noticed this stag doing likewise and chomping it's way through the willow tree. The dogs soon spotted it and chased it off.
We then went and sat in amongst the fallen trees. I was determined to get some proper Tree Creeper or Woodpecker pictures but we never saw a feather or foot of either.
We did see a couple of red Squirrels and a few Wrens the latter were too quick for me.
Yet another Spot The Bird.....A Blue Tit this time. I suspect these are as close as I'll get to Squirrels and birds with the dogs helping.
Tomorrow I'll have a wander into town if it's not raining. Enjoy the rest of the month.
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24 comments:

  1. Marie Smith3 May 2016 at 16:30

    Happy May. You were deering too! Love the animal photos!

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:43

      Marie, there are plenty of Roe deer here.

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  2. Graham Edwards3 May 2016 at 18:07

    I stayed at home this weekend: not even a trip to town. I must look out some red squirrel photos. Not from Lewis of course. I think the only mammals I saw this weekend were a cat and three dogs. You do lead an exciting life.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:44

      Graham, it was exciting. I am getting old so a little variety is fun.

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  3. Douglas Mcfarlane3 May 2016 at 19:05

    Iike the stag but what's with the daffodils they look huge!

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:46

      Douglas, they do but I think it is just the camera compressing everything up. It's a normal sized Roe Deer.

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  4. Margaret Birding For Pleasure3 May 2016 at 19:59

    Love the mammals you saw on your walk.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:47

      Margaret, I see them most days but unless I sit down quietly they run even further away.

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  5. Laura. M3 May 2016 at 20:01

    Vaya has tenido un buen y viendo animales. El campo está precioso.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:49

      Laura, los veo varias veces a la semana, pero que son hermosas.

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  6. FOREST SNAPPER3 May 2016 at 20:53

    Thats a good mixed grill for a morning stroll, i have never seen a Red Squirrel

    peter

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:50

      Peter, they don't come out on wet days but there must be dozens of them here. A few Greys as well.

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  7. Midmarsh John3 May 2016 at 21:20

    Nice to see the deer shots. My next door neighbour says he has seen a deer in his garden three times. I keep peeking but no sighting yet.
    I think you could have done with Big Bertha for the smaller mammals.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:52

      John, you wouldn't have a garden if deer got in. This lens is the same length....400mm. It's a couple of stops slower and not as sharp unless I get really close.

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  8. Marty3 May 2016 at 22:15

    what a beautiful forest Adrian ! and you have catched so many animals
    very very nice

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:53

      Marty it is beautiful but soon will be full of leaves and much darker.

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  9. Pauline3 May 2016 at 23:50

    A weekend away should not surprise me but I do I keep forgetting that you've been in the same place for quite a while. It certainly is a place of variety.

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    1. ADRIAN4 May 2016 at 02:54

      Pauline, I'm semi settled here. I miss the sea but not the wind and rain.

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  10. Anvilcloud4 May 2016 at 12:22

    It must have been such a pleasant morning.

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  11. Bill 4 May 2016 at 19:17

    I'm blown away by the deer running, and the second picture of the squirrel. All great images, Adrian, but those two are amazing. (a word over-used by orange haired bozos these days). Good stuff!

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    1. ADRIAN5 May 2016 at 06:08

      Thanks Bill. The deer can be a pest but they are attractive.

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  12. Richard Pegler6 May 2016 at 09:54

    Adrian, I think you have come up with a great definiton of birding - a pleasant waste of time!

    I've very much enjoyed your beautiful photos, and I see what Doug means about those daffs. Not sure that you explanation works, however. Although a long lens will compress distances and make things further away seem closer, but I'm not sure that a long lens can make daffs in the distance physically as large (i.e., as measured on the image) as something actually larger in the foreground. If you consider the image itself, rather than one's perception of the scene it depicts, the daffs on your image seem to measure pretty much the same height as the hoof to top of back of the deer measurement, which surely would indicate that the daffs were at least that height? Now I'm going to lie down as my brain hurts!

    Best wishes - - Richard

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    1. ADRIAN6 May 2016 at 10:06

      Richard, They are big daffodils but not that big. The ground does slope up a bit.

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