This was another trip into the New Forest to look for Fallow Deer and see if we could watch the rut. Although no confrontations were seen between adult male Bucks, one dominant male was calling, and I think the competition from others were not a match for him and they made no challenge to his status and just kept their distance.
A short film best viewed with sound on.
A walk into the New Forest looking for Fallow Deer – a successful walk with plenty of sightings.
A lone Kestrelresting high up on a dead tree.
A few hours walking in the New Forest between heavy rain showers.
A pictorial post today. Back to the New Forest again looking for fungi, some nice examples are now showing.
Panaeolus semiovatus. {egghead mottlegill}
Fomitopsis betulina {Birch Polypore}
Fuligo septica {Dog Vomit slim mould}
Species of Hylemya fly.
Fly agaric
Some more Marsh frogs in the New Forest.
Now we have located the pounds where there are colonies of Marsh frogs in the New Forest it is fairly easy to find some.
Can you see him in picture 1 ? Their camouflage is fairly good.
I spent a couple of days concentrating on getting pictures of dragonflies, both at Titchfield Haven and in the New Forest, it will not be long before they are gone until next year they do not survive the fall in temperatures as we move into autumn.
Southern Hawker [female.]
Migrant Hawker.
Southern Hawker [male.]
Spotting a few House Martins in the New Forest today was nice. They spend a lot of their time on the wing collecting insects. These little birds build mud nests usually below the eaves of buildings like these I spotted today. They are summer migrants and spend their winters in Africa. Although numerous and widespread, recent declines in numbers earn them a place on the Red List.
Yesterday I spotted a common frog I thought I would post a picture of a marsh frog I photographed last week to give a comparison of these two frogs, {common top picture}
This morning, a walk along a New Forest Stream with a good population of Golden Ringed Dragonflies. Many were “dipping” {depositing eggs into the stream}.
Continued Reflections from my World. 