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2023
28 April 2023 - Roe Deer On Neighbour's Field
It is unusual to see a Roe deer on the field next door, so I was quite pleased that there was sufficient time to fetch the camera. It was on Friday evening just after 18:20 and our granddaughter was with us for the weekend, but when we pointed out the deer on our neighbour's land she failed to notice it.
29 April 2023 - A Muntjac Close To The House
After Friday's incident when our granddaughter didn't seem to take any notice of the Roe deer Saturday was different. I was the first to spot the deer and ran upstairs to grab my camera, taking my first picture from our bedroom window at 08:28. My final image in the sequence was taken at 08:52, as it began to run away across our neighbour's land.
1 May 2023 - Gadwall Ducks Return
It was in February this year when I first noticed a pair of Ducks that I hadn't seen before on the lake. I had to look them up to identify them and decided I had been looking at Gadwall ducks. Today at around 08:15 I saw the same type of duck again, again a pair. This time I got decent pictures of both.
3 May 2023 - A Muntjac Seen, Goslings Hatch
I opened the curtain windows at 08:32 this morning to see a Muntjac below us. There was only time to get one before it disappeared beside the house. At 10:17 there was more excitement when I saw that the Canada Geese that were nesting on the island had hatched their brood. This year they have managed to hatch eight, but I discover that one unhatched egg remains in the nest.
4 June 2023 - A Pair Of Wigeon
It was 08:30 yesterday morning when I took my usual BBC Weather Watcher picture from the patio doors in the lounge when I noticed a duck I hadn't seen before. I little investigation in my birds book suggested we had wigeon on the lake. My book doesn't have a colour photograph of the female but describes it as being reddish brown. My photograph doesn't look quite that to me but the bird was certainly paired with the male.
