Photos of Deer and other wildlife in Richmond Park

Ukwildlifeo · #1 (**permalink**) 31-10-2007, 10:10 PM

I visited Richmond for the first time today, I live near london but on the completely opposite side, it took 2 1/2hrs to get home. But boy was it worth it.

On entering the park I was suprised there was road going through it and wondered about my chnces of seeing anything. but as I wandered I walked right past this red deer stag hiding behing some brown braken and wandered round to get this shot:

Then as i wnadered away from the noise of the traffic all I could hear was a squarking call which turned out to be ring necked pararkeets. I saw and heard 100s today:

I then saw what I came for

no rutting all day but I did get some nice shots

I then wandered further into the park and found the herd of fallow deer

the next team to thrash wales on the rugby field? lol

got some nice shots there too

But most interesting was this. At first I wondered if it was a goat or shaun sheep wandering with the herd.

I was worried about putting a photo online to start, after the recent events with the white stag, but theres photos of white deer in richmond park on flickr and imagine elsewhere. Hopefully they will be safe in a royal park.

Ukwildlifeo · #2 (**permalink**) 31-10-2007, 10:11 PM

I then came across another red deer herd which I carefully moved past getting this shot

thou i mite aswell have not been so carefully as a few folks on horse came charging through scaring them off a few minutes later. Then proceeded to scre the wildfowl off the lake

You can also see one of the many dogs off a lead. Why the dogs owners not giving a dam about the wildlife is particuarly uncommon (not all dog owners are this bad thou!

) I thought these would have been concerned about a red deer trampling or injuring their dog, especially with the numerous warning signs around.

Anyway I digress. as they scared the wilfowl off a pair of kingfishers wizzed past to the next lake aswell. Mind you these guys came striaght back and began preening again

Also spotted these two ducks

I know there not native. Anyone got an ID?

And in the enclosed garden was a few of these beautiful mandarins - always a fav to photograph

And to finsh of the day I saw a bird in a tree ahead as I was leaving. It reseembled a ringed dove in the low light. So I cranked up the brightness and took a photo to see this:

Oh cool a kestrel i thought and put my camera up for another shot only to see it wizz off lol. But was still a good day

Ps hope its ok I spread this over two posts - I needed too with pictures being important to the story and all that