MAMMALS, REPTILES & AMPHIBIAN GC Survey

mouse. not sure if its a house mouse or a wood mouse. I know its not Mickey mouse!!!.taken in my garden this morning.

 

Aw beautiful photo Glen - gosh you must have been quick off the mark to catch this fella!

I think Wood Mouse is correct. Looking at him, I might have actually put him as a Yellow Necked Mouse - although I don't think their distribution in Britain includes up your way in Sheffield - they are Southerner rodents more!

Well caught on camera!

 

Slow Worms under the matting in the polytunnel.

 

It worked (thanks Jane):thumb: even if they are side by side.:rolleyes:

 

you've managed to photograph yet another critter I long to see!!:thumb:

 

Ahh memories of slow worms.

I'm generally not too good with our legless slinky wormy type friends, but these guys are beautiful. Mum used to get loads of them in the garden when her compost heaps were made from wooden pallets - but since she has converted to heavy duty council plastic hexagonal composters we never see them now - they used to love making their home in the heat of the decomposing stuff.

Zippy the cat regularly used to bring them in the house +/- their tails +/- puncture hole wounds .... :(. They are incredibly strong if you try to hold them - which I never did if at all possible.... urghhh! It is the sensation of htem that gets me - same with snakes.

 

They're great Strongy wish we had lizards and snakes up here,love slow worms,mmmm thats give me an idea my p/tunnel would make a nice vivarium.

 

a better photo of a badger. sorry cookie, didn't notice your question after I posted the last badger photo but to answer it now, I'm afraid the sett is in a private garden and the owners are not overly pleased with their new neighbours. They have been complaining on the local news recently about the damage they cause etc.

 

Wonderful badger pic Glen - what a shame about the owners not celebrating having such wonderful wildlife literally on their doorstep :(

Anyone can have a perfectly immaculate garden but not everyone can boast the priviledge of such lovely creatures...I know which I would prefer.

Are there any cubs?

Kath

 

A few from the archives


Some sort of fly


New Forest pony and foal


Crab spider


Aphids (yeeeeeeuuuuuuch)

 

Cracking photos Mike - you are our Macro King!

 

I haven't seen any cubs yet, there were 4 adults out the other night when I took the photo. They wonder up the central reservation of a fairly busy dual carriageway, completely ingoring the traffic. That is until you slow down, then they are off like a shot!!! Its strange how the same area of road holds so much wildlife, The other night I saw 3 foxes, 4 badgers, a hedgehog, several rabbits and a tawny owl all within 100 yards of each other. I've also seen A barn owl hunting in the area.

 

marbled white butterfly




a beetle, awaiting ID. Help please!!!




found out this is called Enoplognatha ovata, it just trips off the tongue doesn't it!!



fallow deer

 

Quality photos as usual Glen.:thumb:

I was out looking for the female Hooded Merganser which escaped me again but I took this Great Crested Grebe and young, this shot shows their paddle-like feet. The mother had just resurfaced much to the relief of the young one.

 

Polecat portrait


young polecats play fighting

"You keep out of this, right"


"As for you"


"Please, stop this"!


"Gerroff me foot"


"Oh heck, what've I done"


"Shut up, it's all your fault!"