Land/Water Wildlife

Adders have woken up in the last few weeks due to the very mild weather. These are the first I have seen this winter/spring.

 

Oops, forgot my underwear sorry!!!




A bird proof squirrel feeder?.

 

Lovely photos; thank you. The only wild life I have seen here is hares. We have no rabbits as the ground is largely rock . Oh and my cats cleared the rats when I arrived here... The place had been empty years. Never seen a rat as huge as one they killed

 

This appeared a week ago and has been here every day.

 

Just got 2 Bunny's coming into the Garden to eat my clover

 

They look like youngsters @Jiffy.

 

Yep, I hope so as mixey and gun's had the last lot

 

For the first time in thirty years I saw a fox today creeping through the neighbouring field.

 

Only wildlife recently was the dead long tailed vole.

 

I did my (volunteer) patrol around Arne RSPB today and watched an Emperor dragonfly (the biggest) laying eggs in one of the ponds.


A couple of small Raft spiders were sitting on the water.




Sand Lizard.


Sika Deer now growing a good pair of antlers.

 

The patterns on the Dragonfly's wings are amazing.

 

@Sheal If it was on open water with no leaves I would have got the wings reflected in the water as well.

 

Mr Grumpy was not happy about being woken from his nap in the compost ....

 

I discovered yesterday this isn't a rabbit but a hare. He/she is still visiting and enjoying grazing on the clover in the lawns.

 

Walked Bea along the canal tonight and this poor ducky was there. It looks either deformed or broken beak/jaw but seemed to be getting on ok. It was friendly and if we'd been able to catch it we would ha e taken it over to Tiggywinkles. Poor quacker.

Then a bit further down a mummy mallard with 8 cute babies.


These norty moos blocked the bridge and footpath from the canal. We darent cut through the field on the footpath after being chased by them a few weeks ago. Never been so scared in my life!!!