All of a sudden whoosh, the sun is shining, the air is warm
and the spring rush commences and it’s early by a good week or two, surprises everywhere with the last 7 or 8 days having been simply gorgeous with
spectacular apricot and plum blossom and spring flowers everywhere.
As usual at this time of year I find myself falling behind
or more correctly that I have fallen behind with all those jobs that should
have been finished by now, so just a quick update on what I've managed to
capture with the Trail Camera I purchased back in November last year as mentioned HERE.
Other than a constant stream of Roe deer that is to be
expected, (I can see them easily in the fields outside most days, even right up
close to the house), I managed to get a short clip one night of a badger at a
friends property and will go back there soon now the hunting season is over.
Sadly Badgers are hunted and persecuted in France
.jpg "Brown Hare in our field in France")
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Not very exciting but I managed to get a half decent still
frame of a Hare on our land. They aren’t very common round here at present and
the hunting in our region for them was suspended this season
A bit of a surprise was to find we have a fox in residence.
Again although these are perhaps not exactly rare they are extensively hunted
and rarely seen around these regions.
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Then the other night I managed to get some film and stills
of Pine Martens which is great and I will definitely try to get some better
quality film. This one seems to only have one eye.
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Overall the quality of the photos and film isn't that great,
I would have expected perhaps a little better given the glowing sales pitch, however the main purpose is served in seeing what is and equally important what isn't present.
Chris
