Good news - one of the Lapwing chicks is still with us. There may be others but I managed to see one this morning. I got a photo from a fair distance as it was heading towards the field edge, without the adults needing to go into their distraction routine.
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| Lapwing chick |
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it (and others?) manages to go the distance and fledge before any harm befalls it.
I'm also keeping my fingers crossed that a Roe Deer I saw this morning behind our house is OK. It has a very large lump on its throat/breast area that must be causing some discomfort.
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| Roe Deer with a large lump on its chest |
Despite the recent poor weather and chilly north easterly winds, the wildlife carries on - apart from dragonflies and butterflies that is, who find it too cold to bother getting on the wing.
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Brown Hare |
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| Common Dogwood (lacking a butterfly) |
The cool temperatures have meant that I haven't been doing the number of miles I usually do. I walk because I enjoy it not because I feel I have to, so if I am not getting pleasure from walking I go home. Only 5 miles covered this morning, which for a June day is really poor, but I just didn't see that much to grab my attention despite sitting in a field margin for ages hoping something would come along.
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