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Wildlife on Wanders

Re: Wildlife on Wanders

Postby Mal Grey » Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:21 am

There do seem to be a lot of moles around at the moment.

Snails may be another thing I need to learn to identify. At the moment, they're just big snails or little snails to me!
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Re: Wildlife on Wanders

Postby Mal Grey » Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:25 am

A few more recent photos.


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Moorhen on ice


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Bobby Moor(e)hen perhaps? :lol:


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Puzzled heron


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Different heron


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Finally got a half decent Barn Owl photo in nice light
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Re: Wildlife on Wanders

Postby Mal Grey » Sun May 09, 2021 9:02 pm

A few more critters from April and May


Little Owl. Entirely unfazed by my presence. About 30 feet away.

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Grey Heron with lunch

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Bunnies with photo-bombing buzzard, North Downs

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Mandarin Duck, Bushy Park (where they are tame enough to pretty much pose for the best angle if you ask them to "work the camera, baby".

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Jackdaw, also Bushy Park

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Chaffinch, with plenty of dinner in its gob

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Barn Owl, modest crop with 135mm lens. Flew under the tree I was standing in.

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Barn Owl, tighter crop, same image.

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