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Small copper butterflies and the last few photos from Richmond Park

Wednesday, 21. October 2009, 19:23:02

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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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Stag Beetles

Sunday, 7. June 2009, 22:21:55

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On Wednesday, I was sitting at my computer when I large insect flew past my window. As I was thinking that it was an odd time to see a dragonfly, it dawned on me that it must have been a stag beetle. A wander round the garden resulted in a low fly over and eventually finding this female on the pear tree.

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Bedfords Park with the panasonic fz 18

Tuesday, 24. February 2009, 12:05:35

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The weekend before last I stole borrowed Sues Fz-18, so I could hopefully get some better photos than I manage with my Fz7. I took it with me last Wednesday to Bedfords Park, where i didn't really get to use the 18x zoom (500mm equivalent), except with this mallard on a log

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Bushy Park Wildlife

Thursday, 15. January 2009, 12:07:30

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One last post to finish of my photos from Bushy Park. I'll start with the deer photos I mistakenly left out before. Here is the stag bellowing as we left

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Bushy Park: deer

Friday, 9. January 2009, 19:47:48

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He is my first post on my visit to Bushy Park. Ill start with the obvious residents, the deer. Much like Richmond Park the two species of deer present are fallow deer and red deer. About 10 minutes walking into Bushy park we noticed a herd of red deer which was being guarded by a stag.

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red deer stag in full swing!

Sunday, 5. October 2008, 08:36:35

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Here are a couple of videos from Bed fords Park on Friday. The big stag has already staked his claim over the females and was even chasing them away from the fence whwn the schoool trip was trying to feed them! Here he his calling out to the males in the next field:


And here he is patrolling him females, with his head held high, letting the other males know who is in charge

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red deer video

Sunday, 21. September 2008, 09:14:21

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On Wednesday I popped up to Bedfords Park. I have photos to show later, but hear are a couple of videos first.

First up is a nice reminder of spring, and a reminder this years calves still have some growing to do


And also an couple of indications the males are getting in the mood!

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back to the wildwood trust

Monday, 3. March 2008, 23:57:14

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At the weekend I went back to the wildwood trust. I took so many photos Ive split the report into two parts. Part one will cover the mammals and part two all the other stuff. I start with these two sleeping badgers

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