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Friday 14 October 2016

Evening patrol



Still nothing to shout about locally. I go out late afternoon on most days and tour the local patches but there is very little to see. On the way home I call in to see how the peregrines are, as you can see they are both healthy and well fed. The youngsters have long gone although one was seen nearby a couple of days ago.
The foxes are regular visitors to my garden which gives me a use for my trail camera's. The hedgehogs too come in just after dark for their supper. I put down peanuts and mealworms, which the hedgehog loves leaving the peanuts for the fox.
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  1. Breathtaking14 October 2016 at 09:24

    Good morning Mike!:) Nice to see the two Peregrines in the same frame, and see your night time visitor. So many birds and animals love peanuts don't they! The fox also looks well fed! I haven't seen a hedgehog in years, and there used to be so many on the farm.:(

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  2. Mike Attwood15 October 2016 at 00:20

    Hi Sonjia, hedgehogs are rarely seen because they solitary creatures and hide from humans. They only come out at night and they need to be tempted and meal worms are the best. I feed them the same time every night and often they are waiting in the corner of the garden. Once they get used to you they will become so much at ease that I have fed them by hand.
    Mike.

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Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.