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28-01-2008, 07:14 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Berkshire
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
What a fantastic day! This stoat-speak is very interesting. I don't suppose you have any deer-speak you can teach me?!
Jenny |
28-01-2008, 07:38 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SE Northumberland
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
Hi Jenny, definitely one of those days that will stay in my memory for a long time 
Although I havent tried, I was told by a mate who knows his stuff, that you can replicate the call of a fawn blowing through a blade of grass (he lives in SW Scotland so i`ve not had the chance to see him demonstrate it). During the summer when the fawns are around, using a call like that can bring the parents straight in.There are also commercial Roe Deer calls which do the same thing.It`s something I plan on trying this summer so i`ll keep you posted
Heres an example of a commercial one below, not cheap but they do work well apparently.... BUTTOLO ROE CALL - £19.95
Mark H |
28-01-2008, 08:00 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hidden in the clover
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
Well...
I thought about making my first "mammal of the day" post, something about the bottle-nose dolphins that often swim up our local drainage ditch, or the wildebeest that sweep majestically across the recreation ground behind our house every morning...!
Yeah... Ok pal, I know its not a stoat (I wish), in fact I wish it could be anything else but this....
My first mammal of the day is.....
(drum roll purlease...)
A RAT!  
This one (and its brethren no doubt) enjoy a comfortable living in our compost heap right now.
I know they get their bad press, on WAB too, recently, but they are surely the evolutionary kings of the mammalian world.
Watch the feature length video (well, 4 seconds anyway ), shot this afternoon using the video mode on the stills camera - by clicking HERE.
From little acorns....
Doug. |
28-01-2008, 08:09 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SE Northumberland
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
Nice pic Doug, and a decent little video clip too. I wouldnt consider Brown Rats any less worthy of mention on here than any other mammal. Given the opportunity i`d be happy to photograph them
Mark H |
28-01-2008, 08:42 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hidden in the clover
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
Quote:
Originally Posted by mh68  Nice pic Doug, and a decent little video clip too. I wouldnt consider Brown Rats any less worthy of mention on here than any other mammal. Given the opportunity i`d be happy to photograph them
Mark H | Cheers!
Had to find something else to film today - my Blue Tit camera imploded this afternoon!  |
28-01-2008, 09:10 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Outside Bewdley in a wood with stream in garden.
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
Before it all went pear shaped today something very funny happened. One of the younger squirrels, Chico (named after spaghetti western character), came in through the top window....errr he landed on me...not sure which of us jumped the most! He was looking for nuts - knew i had some hidden away - i've been cutting down on the amount i've been putting out for them since leaving for Cornwall soon.
Another issue altogether - but people i think i've told will read this thread - my old cat is being put to sleep tomorrow afternoon. (Just so you don't ask me how he is at some point!). He'll be turning into a beautiful butterfly |
28-01-2008, 09:13 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Berkshire
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
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Originally Posted by mh68 | Interesting. I have never heard of these. I have searched on the Internet for instructions on how and when to use it but I can't find any. I would guess it is easy to overuse it to the extent that it gets ignored.
Jenny |
28-01-2008, 09:16 PM
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
From the limited info i`ve found Jenny, it seems theyre most effective during summer, around rutting time (Doe call) and when the fawns are newborn/very young (Fawn call).
Mark H |
29-01-2008, 06:30 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Coast Hampshire
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
Spent some time at Arne again just watching the Sika deer in their family groups their calves still cry if separated from mum, the fallows on the Forest stopped doing this a while ago.
my mammal of the day (although got a nice stag) are these two.
Your not having your photo taken looking like that come ere. 
Regards
Rob
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29-01-2008, 06:54 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SE Northumberland
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
Great stuff Rob. I always get sidetracked in the summer when the Roes up here are with fawns,i`ll have to make more effort to get out watching them this year
Mark H | | | |
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