Night time wildlife 2.

On a walk around a  local field I saw some bones in a clearing under a bush.

I returned  one evening to watch the patch to see what might be using it. Only a rabbit passed through while I was there.

Thank goodness for my remot trigger ! 

After a while when weariness from standing set in I packed up and took a slow walk along the edge of the field, spotted some rabbits running for cover I decided to wait and see if they came back out. 

The following pictures were taken with the camera resting on a monopod.

As I'm just starting out with nightime flash wildlife photography I'm very pleased with these images.

Gear used:- Canon100d, tripod, monopod, remote trigger,   64 buld  Led light.

Seghill Rabbits

Came across some rabbits near Seghill they were quite animated moving around and not just being grass eating furballs.

Preparations & wildlife

I've found a interesting looking place for wildlife watching, standing on a bank with  wetland on one side and open woodland on the  other. There are plenty of rabbit size holes for wildlife to appear from.

I've cleared the area where I'm going to stand of twigs and stuff, looking around I've also cleared any branches that look like they could get in the way of photos. On the way out I've cleared a lot of the twigs to create a path so I can get to my stand point without making to much noise.
Moving out of the woods I saw a Grey Heron take flight from further up the field and missed a photo opportunity because my camera was still set for the darker wood area.

Following the Herons flight took my eye to a brown form moving across the field it took me a moment to realise it was a deer. As I bent to rest my camera on my monopod it must have seen the movement and it came to a stop to look at me, I was happily snapping a way at this point, in the past when I was wearing grey clothing deer would usually bolt, but I think my new green gear paid off today as it just moved off with the same pace as it had been using across the field.

Moments like this are great to see something as wonderful as a deer up close it gived me a kind of adrenalin rush that lasts for ages.

Yellowhammer and rabbits.

We seem to have plenty of yellowhammer in our area I've photos of them in several different locations or the same one is following me around. Saw a Thrush as well today. Two pheasants broke cover in front of me managed to get a snapshot of both. The rabbits were out in force actually moving around chasing each other, makes a change from the sitting munching grass photos. 

One rabbit came so close I took the photo without using any zoom.  

Roe Deer.

Came across a pair of Roe Deer. Quite exiting changing position and managed to get a nice photo.

Rabbit, Rabbit, rabbits.

I'm quite the lighter nights already, I was out last night until about eight and rabbits where to be seen everywhere.

If I can see a lot of rabbits eventually I should see other mamals and birds that prey on rabbits.

I've been reading a book about wildlife photography and the author recommend using the flash on the camera. I was a bit sceptical about this but last night I tried it out and was able to take a photos before the rabbit moved.

I was quite pleased with this photo as I had managed to stalk up quite close the magpie flew away first and the rabbit maved a few steps later.

Arcot Wildlife

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I've spent the last few mornings going to Arcot near Cramlington in Northumberland. On my first visit I saw a fox a pair of rabbits and a small group of Roe Deer. I have seen deer tracks just about everywhere in the fields surrounding the lake but I think the best place for viewing the area is by a gate next to the lake. I've also seen a Grey Heron standing by the lake side.

On my last visit of the week there was a lot of commotion in the water and what I first took for the Coot fighting was in fact the birds starting to mate.