What's your most recent " Wildlife Moment"?

[Bub-les]

To start you off my daughter and I were treated to a display by 2 Polecats. They were tussling for about 3 to 4 minutes. It was quite a sight in the headlights of the car. When they eventually moved off we resumed our way home.
Sorry no photo a; didn't want to disturb them and b: didn't have it with me.

[agrumpycow]

Mine's not as good as yours, I don't think I've ever seen a Polecat!

I was stuck in traffic on the M27 in Hampshire this afternoon and a kestrel was sitting in a tree no more than 20ft from me. I think we even made eye contact! It then took off and hovered for a while almost next to me before diving down but didn't get anything.

[tufftie]

Must be this afternoon when i was walking with my neighbour - we suddenly heard this bird; cocophony of sound - what it was was about 400 jackdaws going into the ancient woodland to roost. She'd seen them before but didn't realise they were jackdaws - don't know what she thought they were but whatever...!

[trampas45]

whilst walking home, last night, i saw what i thought was a plastic carrier bag comming towards me in the air. as it was dark i did not get a good view until it passed near some street lights. it was a barn owl. i grinned from ear to ear all the way home.

[VinceS]

Whilst out sitting on a bench by a screen/hide trying to get to grips with my camera I suddenly became aware I was being watched. A Stoat was peeping from behind the hide watching me, it then disappeared and reappeared at the other side of the screen/hide again watching me. Once it had decided I was not a threat it quickly crossed the path and continued on its way allowing me the chance to take a couple of not very good photos.

Vince

[sanderling]

Out walking this afternoon saw large groups of Starlings flying up from the lower fields. They flew around to form a large flock and all settled to land along the upper branches of a couple of large Oak trees up the slope at the top of the field boundary. As I walked past below I listened to them in full song all singing together in a whole chorus of sound of spring.

[Bullseye]

This morning in the woods got a few snaps of Fallow Deer,was'nt till I downloaded them just now that one was a young buck with one small antler and just a small point on the other side.One doe came within about 10 meters of me before she realised I was there !, (Hardwoods Advantage camo, brilliant stuff ).These are totally wild deer by the way,and they are culled,so very cautious of humans,so the "deformed" buck probably won't last long .

[agrumpycow]

About an hour ago!
I was dropping my sister home to her house in a the middle of a maze of Victorian terrace streets in the centre of town.
Driving down her road and we had to stop to let a rather large frog cross the road. He was about 3" head to bum and decided to stop and sit right in the middle of the road!
My sis got out and tried to encourage it across but each time we went to drive on it hopped back to the middle of the road! Eventually I got out, picked it up and placed him in someone's front yard so we could carry on but it really did seem to like sitting in the middle of the road there!

[witham]

Watching birds active on the lawn at about 1 o'clock, after I assume being disturbed by the earthquake centering on Lincs this morning

[Amylou]

Many woodmice, a pheasant and a squirrel!

[mystic meg]

Was called out to a Badger under a stationary car this morning, while eying up the situation on my hands and knees, wondering how i would attempt to grasper him, he bolted down road round the corner to the next door neighbours gate and managed to squeeze under a 6" gap Everthing seemed to work, put it down to late night party and got caught out by daylight or went to go home and was promptly told to b...... off!

[coasty]

The grey squirrel that went into my garage last night and knocked tins of paint of the shelf because the dog was stood at the garge door barking at it.....

[aestarte]

Mine is two doves mating, I have never seen it before, they were sat in the sycamore tree and started to do this pecking, necky thing then the male just went in for the kill and it was all over, she straightened her ruffled feathers and they both carried on eating. Haven't seen them since so I imagine they are busy, (sorry SHE is busy) getting broody and such like. Fi. X X X X

[sanderling]

I was lucky to see a Brown Hare running across a field at a local farm this morning. The dark tips on the long ears really show up well. It just seemed to suddenly appear so it must have been laying in its den. This strange characteristic of suddenly appearing is one reason why there is mythology associated with them, but also its movement and long tip-marked ears just add to its mysterious image.

[MazH]

A baby greenfinch on my feeder! Is this early for baby greenfinches to be about? Or not really?

[waterside26]

working on a farm this weekend and in day i saw a woodpecker, 2 buzzards a kestral, a pheasent and a woodmouse.

Do lambs count? i found 3 that had ben born overnight.

Also found a handfull of owl pellets from the local barn owls.

i love living in the country!!!

[lincs lass]

Last night watching 2 Barn Owls swooping down into the dyke and across the fields then back to the owl box in my neighbours garden. Should be interesting as usually kestrels nest there. I now know where the owl that was in my garden lives.

[Bouncytigger]

Watching our garden wrens hopping around the pond area this morning poking their beaks into all the little nooks and crannies between the rocks and pebbles for insects.

[JeffH]

For anyone with a photo of a "Wildlife Moment" - why not enter the RSPB Moments Photo Competition currently being promoted by Gardeners World magazine - more details here -

RSPB

Jeff

[Bub-les]

Thanks for the link Jeff. Unfortunately most of the wildlife moments I get I never seem to have my camera with me! Still I'll have a look through and see if there's anything in my files that I could enter.
Barbara

[caladina]

walking through the mud in finsbury park N London i saw some frog spawn in a muddy puddle
if its still there should i move it to the lake as the muddy puddle wil eventully dry up
or leave it?

[tigger]

Standing in the middle of the lawn this afternoon with my cup of tea.

Sun shining, birds singing and four buzzards circling above me on the thermals calling to each other. Spring has finally sprung in Corfe Mullen!

Jane

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by caladina

walking through the mud in finsbury park N London i saw some frog spawn in a muddy puddle
if its still there should i move it to the lake as the muddy puddle wil eventully dry up
or leave it?

Normally i don't like to interfere, but in this case I would certainly move it to the nearby pond as this will otherwise perish.

[Amylou]

Turning up to do work and finding lots of frogs in the pond with lots of spawn. Saved a male/female couple that were on the path way where green keepers drive their trucks!

We saw our first greenfinch! Never seen one before, so hope i ID'd it correctly. Also seen lots of proud beautiful pheasants and some mallard ducks!

[witham]

Apart from the usual wildlife which we are lucky enough to see most days here in the county, I sat in my garden having a cup of tea yesterday afternoon watching a rare lesser spotted Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight swooping and diving while practising its display routine over the fields near us, magic