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Small copper butterflies and the last few photos from Richmond Park

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This is the last post on what I saw and photographed on Richmond Park. While wandering round we past a small plant with a few small copper butterflies on it

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red deer silhouettes

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It was such a nice day at Richmond park that we diecided to stay until sunset. The sunset wasn't that great but I did manage some silhouettes of the deer.

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Red deer rut in Richmond Park

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Carrying on with my photos from my visit to Richmond Park with Daniel Bridge (see his blog in the side bar), the main reason for visiting was the red deer rut. Although I saw very little actual rutting, the stags were certainly displaying rut behaviour. One thing I noticed lots of them doing on the day was licking their lips as they approached the hinds (females), as the first stag I came across was doing

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Birds in Richmond Park

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There plenty of birds in Richmond Park other than those Ive posted about. In the first pond we came to a heron was standing where I had seen one eating frogs earlier this year.

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Kestrel mobbed by jackdaw

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After the last post on a buzzard being mobbed, here is another bird or prey that didn't fair much better. This kestrel was happily hovering away, not far from where I was standing.

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Buzzard mobbed by jackdaws and parakeets

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While down at the main lakes in Richmond Park I spotted a group of birds in the sky. It turned out to be a buzzard (a first me within Greater London) being mobbed not just by jackdaws, which is not such an unusual sight, but by ring necked parakeets as well!

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fallow deer buck in the evening sun

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On Tuesday I headed up to Richmond Park and got plenty of photos, but for now I'll I just post this one of a fallow buck taking it easy

Waders and a young rabbit

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On Monday, with the forecast clear skies I headed in for a 'dawn raid' to Wat Tyler CP. The tide was still in quite a way, but receading. Down at the second bird screen the sun was just creeping high enough to light the far side of the creek, where a heron was standing in the morning sunlight

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More Wat Tyler goodness

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Can you tell Im running out of titiles for posts on Wat Tyler Country Park. These photos are from Friday. On getting out the car, the sun had yet to make a full appearance, hiding behind the cloud as it rose. These geese passed over head and I had to rush for the cameraIm fairly sure they were greylags, judging by the noise they were making

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Raptors at Grove ferry end of Stodmarsh NNR

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On Sunday I popped over too Stodmarsh near Canterbury, parking at the Grove Ferry end. As I entered the reserve I noticed a few butterflies feeding on the Ivy flowers, including this painted lady

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