Monday 15 June 2009

Spotting

It's much more fun spotting wild deer secretly enjoying the quiet landscape than watching tame animals in a parkland setting. I've been weeks looking for these hinds, morning after morning failing to see them while being fairly sure they were not far away. It's a question of patience and watching carefully.
Often people have asked where should I go and at what time of day to see them. The answer is always the same. I've found early mornings to be quite good but then I'm there more often at that time.
On the other hand I've seen them in the heat of a summer afternoon. And a wide expanse of bracken is often a good place to focus on as a head will come up to keep an eye on the intruder.

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