carlmckienaturephotography

                                                                        August 2017                                                            wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) ,feeding on fallen blackberries,late summer    evening in the Oxfordshire countryside                                              https://www.carlmckienaturephotography.com/                                                    https://www.facebook.com/carlmckie0/

                                                             Bank Vole, August 2017                             Bank Vole, Myodes glareolus, searching for food at the edge of an Oxfordshire                                                                   woodland,late summer                                                                                                 https://www.carlmckienaturephotography.com                                                                                                          https://www.facebook.com/carlmckie0/    

                                                                    August 2017 Some images from a recent trip onto the North Yorks moors in search of red grouse.There are sevral well known areas which seem to be hot spots for these birds, but in general on most of the small roads through the moors you will find varying numbers of them, some years being better than others (dry spring and early summers when the chicks are small seem to increase survival rates),but this holds true for most of the upland specialities that breed here. I do find early morning and later in the evening best, as there is less traffic on the roads , which makes it easier when using the car as a hide, during the day the birds move further into the moors,wher it is quieter, it is still possible to stalk them ,but hikers and dog walkers can make this a frustrating job.Year on year the area seems to get noticibly buisier,as it is a very popular area durng summer holidays especially-and recent years have seen a

                                                               Red fox -Vulpes vulpes                                                                         August 2017 The cubs at this site are now fully grown,and readily follow the adults to the food put down for them,it looks like two of the three cubs have survived this far                                                                                                 carlmckienaturephotography.com/                                                         www.facebook.com/carlmckie0/                                                     . linkedin.com/in/carl-mckie-22863713/                                                                500px.com/carlmckie7