Fox and hedgehogs

  

Having a bit of a problem with an arthritic knee which is curtailing my movements somewhat. I am concentrating on what is going on in the garden. Over the past few weeks I have recorded a pair of foxes, three hedgehogs, a woodmouse and traces of badger. This led me to put up my trail cams more frequently. Although the pics. are a bit dissapointing due to the weather I am getting good feed-back as to what is about. Look at this picture closely and you will see the eyes of a pair of hedgehogs under the fox. They often appear in the garden together and share the food.

My new patch

I am beginning to enjoy my new patch.There are a couple of houses close by and the people living there are most welcoming. While waiting for the shortie to appear the other night this egret rose out of the long grass just 20 metres away so I managed to grab a couple of shots as it flew by.

The shortie appeared a little later but not where it usually hunts but the other side of the road at the back of a barn (courtesy of a local person). So I enjoyed another 10 minutes of its company with a few more good shots.

Shortie round up

I've had mixed fortunes with the shorties over the past few days, mainly the rain and when it was not raining the light was so poor it made photography very difficult. These are a mixture of shots that I did manage.

Surprise, surprise. The shortie was joined by a barn owl which I have discovered is nesting not far away. So it looks as though I am going to be busy over the next couple of months.

More shorties

 Beautiful evening, the sun was shining and the rain had stopped so I though I would nip down the road and see if the shortie was about. I waited for an hour before it appeared and another fifteen minutes before it came anywhere near me, but I think it was worth the wait.

I do love the way it looks at me, I think it likes its photo taken. The sun set behind the hill a few minutes later and although it remained hunting, photography was impossible.

SHORTIES

 Another entertaining evening with the short eared owls. Only one showed up and spent an hour
with me.

 It was cold and in the fading light photography was difficult. I have just realised the fence in the
background is a public footpath so on a better day I could improve the pictures.

Its a good spot for voles and often catches one.

It knows I am there as you can see by its eyes in this shot, but it does not seem to be bothered.