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Badger watching at Wytham Woods.
Oxfordshire Mammal Group runs various educational events throughout the year. Yesterday was an afternoon of looking and learning about signs of Badgers, followed by an evening of Badger watching in Wytham Woods. Wytham Woods is located just outside Oxford and owned … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, science, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland, Wytham woods
Tagged Badgers, blog, education, Environment, images, mammals, nature, Oxford, photography, woodlands, Wytham woods
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If you go down to the woods today
This will be the third month I have been writing a short paragraph for my local Parish council website promoting our village woodland. The wood is owned by the Council but managed by the local community. The woodland covers 24 … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, birds, Blogging, Butterfly, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Woodland
Tagged 30 Days Wild, birds, Blogging, Bluetit, Butterfly, Environment, flowers, If you go down to the woods today, images, May, nature, photography, wild flowers, woodlands
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Fox cubs
Barely taller than the Bluebells themselves, three fox cubs play while their mother watches over them. I slowly creep closer until I’m hiding behind a tree trunk that conveniently splits into two giving me an ideal viewing point. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Blogging, fox, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland
Tagged Blogging, Bluebells, Environment, fox, fox cubs, foxes, images, Keeptheban, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, trail camera, Vixen, wildlife, Wildlife photography, woodland
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Foxes
Red Foxes (Vulpes Vulpes) are a member of the Dog family, but have many similarities to cats, being mainly solitary and using a pouncing method of hunting. As well as communicating using body language and facial expressions, foxes communicate using … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, mammals, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Blogging, Environment, fox, magnetic field, mammals, nature, photography, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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