Country living

[MARK.B.]

I went to make myself a cuppa a looked out the kitchen window to see this little beauty having a bite to eat ,in the last pic a Robin decided to get in the action as well .
Nice to see nature up close even if it was through a window which needs cleaning.

 

[gog64]

Nice photo, is it a muntjac? They are very timid.

 

[mikej460]

Yes but in the country where there is a pretty little robin on your bird table there is occasionally something far more sinister looking for said juicy robin

 

[MARK.B.]

gog64 not entirely sure, we often get them and sometimes several at at a time, mostly roe and fallow deer i believe, a number of years ago there was even a deer farm in the village and a number of those escaped into the wild.
That,s true Mike,the Goshawk is a small songbirds worst nightmare we have regular patrols from Kestrels/sparrow hawks and on a night time/evening and early mornings the barn owls come out to play.

 

[Lorenzl]

No it isn't a muntjac; they are smaller and have little horns.

I have noticed in my lifetime there are a lot more birds of prey. I often see buzzards and Kites when out and about; they are big when they get close! Also a lot more magpies

 

[mikej460]

gog64 not entirely sure, we often get them and sometimes several at at a time, mostly roe and fallow deer i believe, a number of years ago there was even a deer farm in the village and a number of those escaped into the wild.
That,s true Mike,the Goshawk is a small songbirds worst nightmare we have regular patrols from Kestrels/sparrow hawks and on a night time/evening and early mornings the barn owls come out to play.

The goshawk was photographed a couple of years ago but last week a sparrow hawk swooped down to the same feeding station, missed it's target and landed on a strawberry bed. It looked straight up at me for a second before flying off. The main raptor sightings around here are Red Kites and Buzzards so these two were a bit of a treat.

 

[Inspector]

You can send those birds of prey my way anytime. We have enough Prairie Dogs on the property to feed them for months.

Pete

 

[mikej460]

No it isn't a muntjac; they are smaller and have little horns.

I have noticed in my lifetime there are a lot more birds of prey. I often see buzzards and Kites when out and about; they are big when they get close! Also a lot more magpies

It's a Roe Deer doe

 

[gog64]

Juvenile Roe?

We’re “blessed” with vast amounts of wildlife, a combination of no pesticides for decades and neighbours who farm soft fruit! Common birds of prey are buzzards and kestrels and slightly rarer are red kites. The weirdest are owls though. One of the neighbours has nesting boxes for them and the fledgling chicks make a loud hissing noise. Literally like a nest of vipers. Very strange the first time you hear it!

 

[mikej460]

We had a pair of red kites raise 3 chicks in the woods immediately behind us last year which was an absolute delight. We do see owls and kestrels and on my list is to build an owl box. We have a lot of muntjacs around and also roe deer.

 

[Suffolkboy]

Yearling roe buck. If you look at the side profile of it's head it has antlers.

 

[Suffolkboy]

This here is a muntjac buck..

 

[mikej460]

Yearling roe buck. If you look at the side profile of it's head it has antlers.

Can't see the antlers only ears and at one point I even thought I could see tusks which would bring Chinese Water Deer to the mix if it wasn't for the white rump! I think we agree it's a Roe.

 

[woodieallen]

I went to make myself a cuppa a looked out the kitchen window to see this little beauty having a bite to eat ,in the last pic a Robin decided to get in the action as well .
Nice to see nature up close even if it was through a window which needs cleaning.

I see lunch.

 

[MARK.B.]

Yes Roe deer it was , two of them this morning but no pictures this time.

 

[Droogs]

I see 30KG of salami and game pie

 

[Suffolkboy]

Can't see the antlers only ears and at one point I even thought I could see tusks which would bring Chinese Water Deer to the mix if it wasn't for the white rump! I think we agree it's a Roe.

I cull deer for a living. It is most definitely a roe. And most definitely a buck.

 

[Suffolkboy]

I see 30KG of salami and game pie

That is a 15Kg carcass at most so you're being very optimistic but I see where you're going.

 

[Droogs]

@Suffolkboy after you add the carrots, onions, potatoes, pastry and gravy its 30kgs

You gotta see the whole of the moon lad

 

[Inspector]

Droogs you should hang out on the 2 or 3 kilometers of highway near me in the winter. Anywhere from 6 to 16 Mule Deer get hit by cars each year. Gotta be quick though because the Ravens and Magpies get on them when the sun comes up. They are bumper tenderized for you too.
Pete