Land/Water Wildlife

Rattus arborea nord americanus!! @Zigs

Raft Spider not the biggest I've seen but the first this year and there were several.

 

One more from this morning, I'm not sure whether it is a just moulted exoskeleton next to it as it looks too small, doesn't look like a young one either.

 

Rutting season has started (for Deer that is!!).




Just playing around.

 

I'm sure more Raft Spider pics are wanted!!!!
Female.


Male.

 

You can tell by the size of their...........

Abdomen!!!!!!!

I found some more today, this one is enjoying a dragonfly, yum yum!

 

This one was half way up a gorse bush, several yards away from the pond.!

 

Not as endearing as a Red squirrel but still photogenic!

 

Went for a walk round RSPB Titchwell yesterday and had just finished talking to a gentleman about birding when Mr Kandy spotted what he thought was a Muntjac but the chap we had spoken to said it was a Chinese Water Deer a first for us

By the time I had pulled out my small camera from my pocket,switched it on and zoomed in on it,it had already turned and after a quick snap it had gone into the reeds

Sorry about the quality of the photo but I had left my bigger camera in the car after the mornings session so only had my small camera on me.Still it will do me

 

Good spot Kandy!

 

Thanks @Sheal

We were so lucky to come across another Chinese Water Deer at Titchwell this afternoon.It has taken us many years to see this type of deer and now we have seen at least two individuals over the last week or so...

Notice the vampire fangs which shows it is a male. The best part for me is the teddy bear ears

 

Sika at Arne RSPB.

 

Highland Bull quenching his thirst.