Badger sett trail camera stake out deep in the New Forest – Return visit to a couple of Badger Setts we found last year.
New Forest
Eye to eye.
A short walk in the New Forest this afternoon became one of those stand-out moments. Walking among flowering Gorse bushes turning a corner I came face to face with this Fallow Buck.
After a few seconds of watching each other, I was hoping he would let me raise my camera before running off or running at me! Not to worry he just looked at me allowing me to photograph him before I backed away and he walked off.
Forest beasts.
Another deer stalk – Fallow Deer in the New Forest.
Roebuck.
New Forest Roebuck in velvet.
The death of a King.
In a quiet New Forest location is a monument to an incident where King William the second was killed while hunting in the Royal Hunting Forest (New Forest) in 1100. The monument inscription tells the story on its 3 sides.
Here stood the oak tree, on which an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell at a stag, glanced and struck King William the Second, surnamed Rufus, on the breast, of which he instantly died, on the second day of August, anno 1100.
King William the Second, surnamed Rufus being slain, as before related, was laid in a cart, belonging to one Purkis, and drawn from hence, to Winchester, and buried in the Cathedral Church of that city.
That the spot where an event so memorable might not hereafter be forgotten, the enclosed stone was set up by John Lord Delaware who had seen the tree growing in this place. This stone having been much mutilated, and the inscriptions on each of its three sides defaced. This more durable memorial with the original inscriptions was erected in the year 1841, by WM Sturges Bourne, Warden.
Male Stonechat.
Less wild forest.
Sika deer with New Forest pony and Roe deer within a Sheep field.The less wild forest today!
Raptors.
Raptors on film, a short film of recent local raptor encounters. Buzzards – Kestrel – Marsh Harrier.
Buzzard from trail camera others from standard digital camera. All wild birds.
Kestrel.
Roe Deer.
Local Roebuck in velvet.
So all four UK main breeds of deer spotted this month all in Hampshire. Other 3 in my post below.
Ending the week in the New Forest.
Another end of a week with many visits to our local National park The New Forest. It has been a good week for deer watching which makes more pictures for today’s post. {so look away if you have had enough of my deer pictures!}
Today it was back to Fallow Deer a small herd of Bucks {although they are so magnificent I feel Stags would be a better name for this breed’s males}.
Fallow Bucks.
I also spotted a Fieldfare. They are a large, and colourful thrush this was the first time I was able to capture one in a picture.
Continued Reflections from my World. 