Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Sika and Fare at Arne

We went to the RSPB nature reserve today for a walk. This Sika deer appeared to be rooted to the ground, there was a couple of dogs running around, chasing the deer. I had to ask the owners to keep their dogs under control. These nature reserves are great, but to have every Joe Public walking around these reserves I think is not always a good idea as a few of them are irresponsible.
Sika Deer (stag) (2)

Sika Deer (stag)

Towards the end of our walk, we saw a large flock of Fieldfares. I took a few pictures of them, although rather distant, they are difficult to get near as Mike said in his blog. These pictures are best viewed large to get a better view of the birds. Also at Arne there was a large flock of Starlings who were in a field with the Fieldfares.
Fieldfare (2)

Fieldfare

7 comments:

Midmarsh John said...

Magnificent photos of a magnificent beast.
I know what you mean about thoughtless, possibly brainless, dog owners. I see the same thing here where a footpath crossed a field of sheep - in spite of the notice asking people to keep dogs on a lead.

Roy said...

Hi Lyn, at least you got to see some Fieldfares and the images are good. The Siki certainly get very dark in colour this time of year. It's shame about those idiots with dogs, they don't seem to have an idea what they cause or just dont care.

The Early Birder said...

Superb head portrait of the Sika Lyn.
I'll be birding with friends next week who are taking their dog BUT usually on a lead. As long as we don't meet any unfriendly beasts he should be quite docile....I hope! FAB

denzil said...

spectacular photo of a magnificent animal, you must be very proud, thank you for sharing lynmiranda.

Mike Randall Bird Photography said...

Great pictures of the Sika Lyn. You cannot comprehend the idiotic dog owners.
The Sika is really out in the open for you to get nice clear shots.
I saw Fieldfare dropping into berry bushes on our walks in Scotland last week end but again skitish and I only managed distant shots.

karen said...

Wow!! Lovely pictures Lynmiranda, the deer are lovely, and the fieldfares, i would love to see them one day in the flesh!!!x

D - Wing said...

Really great photos. http://d-wing.blogspot.com/