Out and About with a Camera

Saturday, March 18th 2017

Early mornings at Foxgove can be very quiet, with hardly a sound to be heard and not much out of the ordinary to photograph.  Sometimes it is special and a camera is needed.

This caught my eye - whoops going the wrong way?

Whoops going the wrong way?

I tried very hard to find some cloud whales or mice or bears, to no avail so had to be satisfied with the view down the lake showing the clouds bubbling up.

The lake

Continuing on my walk I realised that I was not alone but was sharing the boardwalk with a feathered friend, Mrs Mallard.

Mallard on the boardwalk

Toads were also using the paths as they continue to return to their spawning ponds.

Comon Toad

Checking along the Hazel Avenue, following deer slots in the mud, my young pup stopped and looked, so I too stopped and looked.  A Roe Deer moved slowly from the path into the undergrowth, but photo taken in the hopes I would achieve something.  I did, a splodge of white if you look hard enough!

Undergrowth with Roe Deer

We walked on and he stopped and then turned to look at us, with nothing other than a stem of grass in the way.  It is clear to see that he only has one antler having dropped the other.   

Roe Deer Buck


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