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15-06-2008, 12:14 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belvedere, Kent
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Originally Posted by mh68  | Yaaay! Mark's back! Where have you been? It's been months since your last post - I hope everything's okay. I for one have missed your contributions.
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15-06-2008, 12:19 AM
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Needed a break mate...everythings fine 
Deerboy - thanks for the kind words...
Mark H |
15-06-2008, 12:35 AM
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Mark H your photos are great look forward to seeing more soon
Linda |
15-06-2008, 12:36 AM
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Thankyou very much Linda
Mark H |
15-06-2008, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mh68 Needed a break mate...everythings fine | Glad to hear it.
Lovely shots by the way (should've said that earlier!  )
Dave P.
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15-06-2008, 04:44 PM
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Cheers Dave.
Mark H |
15-06-2008, 06:04 PM
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What a lovely woodmouse photo! |
15-06-2008, 06:08 PM
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Lovely pics Mark and welcome back, look forward to some more
Shirl |
15-06-2008, 06:15 PM
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Thanks Kate, and thanks Shirl I took a stack of images of the Woodmouse while I had the chance, I can dig a couple more out if you`d like to see them...
Mark H |
15-06-2008, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mh68 Thanks Kate, and thanks Shirl I took a stack of images of the Woodmouse while I had the chance, I can dig a couple more out if you`d like to see them...
Mark H | Love to see them, they are so gorgeous, not seen mine in the garden recently but a house mouse has appeared! And not forgetting the rat of course.
Shirl |
15-06-2008, 06:24 PM
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Here you go then Shirl....  
Mark H |
15-06-2008, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ron1863 Who scared it - you or hubby  | I'll give you three guesses  |
15-06-2008, 08:14 PM
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Like the photos mark
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15-06-2008, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tufftie Like the photos mark | Cheers Tufftie.
Mark H |
18-06-2008, 10:16 PM
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Thought i`d upload a couple more recent shots seeing as this thread has been quiet for a few days...   
All taken just down the road in the last week or three...
Mark H |
18-06-2008, 10:53 PM
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More great shots Mark |
18-06-2008, 11:13 PM
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Thanks Deer Boy, the Roe shots were taken at dusk, hence being a bit noisy.
Mark H |
19-06-2008, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mh68 Thanks Deer Boy, the Roe shots were taken at dusk, hence being a bit noisy.
Mark H | Great shots mark. Love the woodmouse. |
19-06-2008, 11:21 AM
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Thanks Kayleigh. No pics today - been out to one of my baited spots (for Voles) with no luck 
Mark H |
20-06-2008, 10:57 PM
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2 from today....Roe Deer again i`m afraid. From two different sites - first one taken this morning nr Newcastle, the second closer to home earlier on this evening...also saw my first fawn of the year this morning, but alas didnt manage to get any pics of that one...  
Mark H |
20-06-2008, 11:24 PM
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More lovely shots Mark. |
20-06-2008, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh More lovely shots Mark. | Ta Kayleigh A few of Simon King`s tame Roe Deer would be nice....couldnt get very close to these 2 today
Mark H |
21-06-2008, 12:16 AM
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Two more lovely shots there Mark |
21-06-2008, 12:18 AM
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Thanks mate
Mark H |
21-06-2008, 07:12 AM
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Was back out again this morning at half 4 trying for some small mammal shots in a nearby wood. The spots i`d baited had been cleared so I was more confident than usual of something showing up.
At around 5, the shrill death-cry of a Rabbit echoed round the small wood, indicating a predator had found it`s breakfast. Unfortunately I didnt see the culprit so wasnt sure what had taken the Rabbit.
Half an hour later, the Crows and Magpies went absolutely crackers further down the track, and a minute or two later 2 cracking conditioned adult Foxes came sniffing along the track towards me. I tried squeaking to bring them closer, but as I was sitting out in the open they ran towards me but soon bolted when they saw me.
Now,in our area the Foxes are usually very much nocturnal due to loads of dogwalkers etc, so seeing these 2 out in daylight gave me the impression the earth was close by. I had a quick look around the area where they`d appeared, and found a very well used Fox path so it seems the area is a regular route.I`m also convinced that the bait i`d put down, had been cleared by these two Foxes (or others) and not Voles or Mice.
After seeing those two, I couldnt concentrate on sitting it out for small mammal shots( and it was quiet anyway acitivity-wise) so I packed the gear, and set about constructing a makeshift hide from fallen timber. This area is only 5 minutes from my house, so i`ll be baiting the area daily from now on,and trying to get an hour or 2 in at dawn whenever the weathers ok, in the hope of getting some good shots.
These are the first Foxes i`ve seen local to me, and i`m very excited at the prospect of getting some good shots of them,having spent the last 18mths tracking the local Foxes without a single sighting. If their earth is close-by, which I think it will be, there`s a possibility of getting some cub shots too.Fingers crossed the baiting-up works, watch this space
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