Shane

Many thanks.
It’s going to be many yrs until the current wild populations of beavers expend into Norfolk. Hopefully you’ll be able to venture out and find some, maybe into the badlands of the SW where beavers more widespread.

😁Indeed, it’s really just a giant squish tailed vole.
I’ll cost me a small fortune in pound coins trying to get one in place.

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In the evening, one of the kits briefly inspected the hole, it sniffed and pawed the wet entrance soil, then turned and went about its beavering.

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It was in fact a #Beaver.
These incredible rodents excavate their lodge or burrow entrances underwater, this offers them protection from predators, however, sometimes a day rest will be excavated on a ledge near to the waters edge and this is what I believe this is. @beavertrust.bsky.social

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Didn't this go well?
Actually it feels like my posts aren't liked much or being seen. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Anyway, well done to @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social for being the closest with his suggestion of a Water vole, even if you were the only person to make a guess.

@mammalsociety.bsky.social

A bit of #fridayfun.
A hole by this UK river edge is being worked on, who could it be?
#ukmammals #mammals #ukwildlife #nature #Fridayfun

Long overdue sediment removal needed at mine, so we spent a few hrs shifting some and saving what creatures we could find.
22 brook lamprey larvae (ammocoetes) were found and held in an observation tank before moving them elsewhere. (After a little filming session).
#uknature #ukfish #ukwildlife

YouTube video by Sylvia Meller Natur in und um Salzburg

Und die Deutsche Version von unserer Natur Exkursion in und um Salzburg:
youtu.be/jAAqajfNQ-w?...

#Natur, #Wildtiere , #Salzburg , #Säugetiere , #Vögel , #Insekten ,

A photograph of a flea.

A photo of a scabbed over wound on a dead Bat, the skin is bare around the apparent wound, elsewhere soft brown fur covers the mammals body.

Pretty sure that there's no #Fridayflea hash tag anywhere.

Anyway, here's one I found on a deceased 🦇
Unsure if it's a #Bat specific species.
Also would any bat people like to tell me more about the anatomical feature seen on it's lower abdomen? Healing umbilical scar?
#ukwildlife #nature #

YouTube video by Sylvia Meller Nature in and around Salzburg

A little video about some of the wildlife we encountered in Salzburg/Austria:
youtu.be/N2OsEhiBjg8?...

#Wildlife, #Nature, #Salzburg , #Mammal , #Insects, #Invertebrates, #Birds

Photo of a female sparrow hawk. A medium sized hawk, brown in colour with a barred chest stands in long vegetation looking to to the right of picture.

The same bird, this time stood over it's prey, a wood pigeon. The chest of the pigeon is plucked and has most of the flesh removed. The hawk is facing the camera, its yellow eyes fixed on the lens.

Had to down tools today and go grab the camera.

I then spent the next 40mins with this female Sparrowhawk whilst she worked away on her Wood pigeon prey.
#ukwildlife #ukbirds #Birds #birdsofprey #uknature #birdphotography

I didn’t share for you to buy!!
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Wow. @weasylou.bsky.social

If you love beavers and maybe have even seen them down in Devon, then check out @wildlifetoursed.bsky.social YouTube channel.
She’s been filming the beavers on the river Otter for almost as long as they’ve been living there, in particular the tagged pair now affectionately called mr and mrs Bob..

A few hrs Moth trapping on the #Quantockhills last night gave us time to look for other amazing things. Limax cinereoniger -Ash black slugs were about and we managed to witness their impressive mating behaviour. #slugs #ukwildlife #nature

Looks good to me Dave. Had one a couple wks back. Best that I trap tomorrow night as it’s been a week since my last.

Thanks Clive.

Well that's it for the Puss moth caterpillars, the last one of 6 went off to pupate yesterday. I managed some more timelapses as it built it's cocoon between a log and pile of cardboard. This is 4hrs worth of building work. #Teammoth #ukWildlife #uknature #moth #invertebrates #insects #caterpiller

Thanks.
Sad that I broke the initial protective layer, which did however give me a chance to ponder over the architectural development of this cocoon.
As a builder it really got me thinking..

A great place to see them, with all the extra handouts from visitors they're very confiding. We were very fortunate to see Ibex just off the roadside there a few yrs back. Lots of stunning plants and insects too.

What a treat for you. The one in Vienna was my first and only LEO sighting and the memory of that experience will stay with me forever.

I unintentionally damaged the silken cocoon as the puss moth built it. The caterpillar didn’t take long to patch things up. 20min later in time-lapse. #teammoth #ukwildlife #mothsmatter

I’m back in the hide, will she turn up again…..

An hour ago in the orchard hide, she this lady appeared, now I'd not normally do so such tight crops, but much like this lady - frankly my dears, I don't give a damn.
#Deer #ukwildlife #uknature #ukmammals #Naturephotography

A head on photo of the impressive looking Puss moth caterpillar which is upside down on a poplar leaf stem. Its pale brown head is surrounded by a vividly pink shroud which has two black eye spots above the real head. Its green body has six true legs that are black and yellow striped.

Cerura vinula final instar around 23 days after hatching.
In around a weeks time, they’ll go purple and seek out a suitable place to form their cocoon. #teammoth #mothsmatter #uknature #ukwildlife

Sometimes i'm just too kind to you lot.
I mean, who else posts such detailed videos of shatapillers?
Every 42ish mins one them does a poo purge, or should that be 'pass a frass'
#teammoth #caterpillers #Ukwildlife #uknature #invertebrates #nature #frass

A photo of an Adult Long-Eared Owl in a lime tree. This bird and it's mate nested in the middle of Vienna, Austria and its said they raised three chicks. The location was University court yard filled with mature Lime trees. I eventually found it just a few metres up, right above a paved path where students, lecturers and visitors frequently passed under. We had amazing views of it which we shared with anyone interested, watching it preen and doze through the morning.

The problem with taking 100s of photos per week is not knowing what to share next. As I've been recently sharing little things, how about something with feathers right in the middle of #Vienna.
The crazy bird and its mate chose the grounds of a University to nest in. See ALT for more. #Owls #Birds

Close up photo of young fish in their egg sacs. These are a species of Goby and they were about the break free of the sacs and begin life as free swimming young. In the photo are tens of silver eyes each with a dark centre. The bodies are transparent with just the pale cream blob of internal organs visible.

Something fishy was going on under this rock, 100s of eyes were looking up at me, scanning around with that look of guilt.
#rockpools #Devoncoast #uknature #ukwildlife #coasts #fishes #tidepools